VG to be merged into WX
Some interesting comments were made by Cityjet CEO, Geoffrey O'Byrne-White, about the AF takeover of VLM. AF also owns VG and the Cityjet CEO is in charge of the integration of the two carriers, since AF also owns WX.
O'Byrne-White is in charge of the integration with VLM and said it offered a "great opportunity" for CityJet to expand. The two will operate as separate brands initially but CityJet is likely to subsume VLM over time, boosting its position as a regional player. (Quote from Irish Times)
I wonder what effect this is going to have on fleet planning; Cityjet has recently started taking delivery of RJ85s, but AF/KL have ordered Embraers; VLM's F50s will have to be replaced at some stage. There are some interesting challenges and opportunities for JER out of all this, not least of course, the prized JER-CDG.