Originally Posted by
Albert Hall
I may be missing something, but why on earth would easyJet want to complicate its very simple fleet by adding Q400s, E175s and E195s and a load of poor contracts to lease or finance these aircraft? The risks would surely outweigh the benefits of sitting on the sidelines, letting it go bust and then stepping in to the markets in which you saw value. The absence of any clear bidder already suggests that many others are taking the same approach.
They would aquire a great maintenance outfit maybe they could expand the Exeter base to carry out major servicing of the easyjet fleet instead of farming the work out.