Sorry to throw a cat amoungst the pigeons, but this article has appeared in the Times.
EasyJet has been tipped by The Times as a potential bidder because in January Silverjet appointed Amir Eilon - a former easyJet board member and a close friend of its founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou - as a non-executive director.
An industry insider said Eilon was known as a ‘deal-maker’ in the industry, having helped in the easyJet flotation of 2000.
From 1998-2006 he was a non-executive director of the airline, playing a key role in its takeover of Go and also in the securing of an option to acquire Deutsche BA.