Wow, big news.
Looking at that, that means:
1) They want an airline to buy EI, not investors or a hedge fund, so while that's not exactly what EI management were looking for, at least it won't be liquidated by a hedge fund.
2) This other airline will have to make a full takeover bid for EI.
My guess would be IAG despite them saying they want no involvement, although there would be a bit of a conflict between EI's and BA's Transatlantic networks, and if Ryanair make it their business to damage EI as much as possible, EI are really going to need to rely on a strong TA network and connections to and from it...
The Lufthansa group may be a possibility, but not as likely as IAG IMHO.
I can't see AF/KLM taking them on at the minute.
Any other airline/group in a position to acquire an airline?
Last edited by Aerlingus231; 23rd Jul 2013 at 09:01.