Has anyone noticed hints recently from Christoph Mueller that Aer Lingus may be looking at potential takeover targets? Below is a quote from Mueller in a recent article on
Aviation Week magazine (Nov 21 2012):
it [Aer Lingus] wants to participate actively in industry consolidation, but as an investor, not as a takeover target.
And here is another comment from Mueller in the
Irish Independent (Nov 20 2012):
Aer Lingus chief executive Christoph Mueller recently said that the airline would have difficulty growing organically and would consider small asset purchases in order to help it expand.
Given the state of SAS lately, you'd wonder are they looking at them as a potential target.