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Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary says airline to issue strong set of results next week

Ryanair's O'Leary predicting 'hard Brexit' on the way

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has said the Government has little influence over Brexit.

EasyJet's CEO Carolyn McCall says the airline's summer bookings are ahead of last year

EasyJet reports half year loss due to weak sterling

UK budget airline EasyJet has racked up large half-year losses after being stung by the collapse in the value of the Brexit-hit pound and the later timing of Easter.

Business • 16 May 17

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary had campaigned against Brexit in the run-up to the vote

Ryanair wants aviation at top of Brexit agenda

Ryanair has warned that all EU airlines would not be able to fly between Britain and Europe if the country did not agree a new aviation deal as part of the Brexit negotiations which will be triggered later today.

Business • 29 Mar 17

Easyjet reports its first decline in profits since 2009

EasyJet presses on with Brexit plan, profits dip

EasyJet said it expected currency headwinds and measures to mitigate Britain's vote to leave the EU to hit earnings again in 2017 after reporting its first fall in annual profit in six years.

Business • 15 Nov 16

Analysts had expected the airline to report pretax profit of about £497m.

EasyJet in warning on lower annual profits

EasyJet said its annual profit would fall by over 25% this year, after disruption, security concerns and exchange rate headwinds hit the British airline.

Business • 06 Oct 16

EasyJet warns of impact from events in Nice and Turkey

No profit forecast from EasyJet amid uncertainties

UK low-cost airline EasyJet has reported an 8.3% drop in quarterly revenue per seat, broadly in line with an earlier warning over the impact of cancelled flights.

Business • 21 Jul 16

EasyJet said it has no plans to move its headquarters or jobs from its Luton base in England

EasyJet applies for EU flights certificate

EasyJet is drawing up plans to potentially move its legal headquarters out of the UK and into Europe as the business fallout from the EU referendum continues.

Business • 01 Jul 16

After Brexit, Easyjet is anticipating additional economic and consumer uncertainty this summer

EasyJet warns on third-quarter profit

EasyJet has warned on third-quarter profits, blaming the strike action by French air traffic controllers, congestion issues at Gatwick airport and severe weather.

Business • 27 Jun 16

Brexit would create uncertainty for both UK and other EU airlines

UK vote could affect Europe airline traffic rights

A British vote to leave the European Union in Thursday's referendum would call into question EU agreements on open airspace that have fostered a huge expansion of air travel.

Business • 20 Jun 16

EasyJet supports Britain staying in the European Union

Brexit: EasyJet may set up separate European unit

British budget airline EasyJet has explored setting up a separate European business if Britain votes to leave the European Union at a June 23 referendum, reports over the weekend said.

Business • 13 Jun 16

Easyjet posts a pretax loss of £24m for the six months to the end of March

EasyJet reports half year loss of £24m

EasyJet said strong demand for beach holidays was making up for a drop in travelling in the wake of recent attacks in Europe, and raised its dividend in a sign of its confidence.

Business • 10 May 16

EasyJet said the quieter winter season was impacted by attacks in Paris and cancelled flights to Egypt

EasyJet's revenue per seat lower on Paris attacks

British low-cost airline EasyJet said demand for travel was dampened by security fears in the final weeks of 2015 but a recovery in bookings and ticket prices put it on track to meet annual forecasts.

Business • 26 Jan 16

The low fares airline has reported an 18% jump in annual profit on bumper summer holiday travel

EasyJet confident on future, orders 36 more planes

EasyJet has signalled its confidence in future growth by ordering 36 additional A320 aircraft amid what it called resilient demand for flights.

Business • 17 Nov 15

Easyjet lifts profit outlook after record August

EasyJet today raised its full-year profit outlook to forecast growth of up to 21% after a record number of August passengers turned to the British low-cost airline to get away.

Business • 03 Sep 15

Easyjet is Europe's second biggest budget airline behind Ryanair

Easyjet expects annual profit growth of 14%

British low-cost airline Easyjet has guided to annual profit growth of up to 14%, and said some of the headwinds it had flagged two months ago had been offset by higher demand on beach holiday routes.

Business • 22 Jul 15

Europe's five largest airlines looking at setting up a new grouping to lobby for airline interests in Brussels

Airlines join forces to push EU to help cut costs

Europe's five largest airlines have set aside their differences to urge the European Union to do more to lower airport costs and taxes.

Business • 18 Jun 15

EasyJet reports a pre-tax profit of £7m in the six months ended March 31

EasyJet shares dive on profit-warning

EasyJet shares slumped today as the budget carrier said a strike by French air traffic controllers last month would hit profits.

Business • 12 May 15

EasyJet names its new chief financial officer

EasyJet names new chief financial officer

British low-cost airline easyJet today named Andrew Findlay as its new chief financial officer.

Business • 13 Apr 15

EasyJet said the weakening of the euro against the pound was the main boost to its bottom line in the second quarter

EasyJet upgrades H1 forecast on currency boost

EasyJet upgraded forecasts for its first-half period, saying it expected foreign currency tailwinds to provide a £20m boost, potentially helping it to overcome a usual seasonal loss.

Business • 26 Mar 15

EasyJet expecting first-half losses of between £10-30m, compared with a loss of £53m last year

EasyJet's first-half losses to fall this year

EasyJet said first-half seasonal losses would shrink this year after it added seats on successful routes and attracted more business passengers.

Business • 27 Jan 15

Bumper pay packet for EasyJet CEO McCall

Easyjet boss Carolyn McCall received pay and bonuses worth £7.7m despite deteriorating levels of customer satisfaction and punctuality.

Business • 05 Dec 14

EasyJet postspretax profit of £581m for the year to the end of September

Easyjet's full year profit jumps 21.5%

British low-cost airline EasyJet today reported a 21.5% jump in annual profit, in line with its expectations.

Business • 18 Nov 14

EasyJet expects to report a pretax profit in the range of £575-580m, compared with a previous range of £545-570m

EasyJet lifts its full year profit forecast

EasyJet lifted its annual profit guidance above analysts forecasts after it benefited from strong summer travel and lower than expected fuel costs.

Business • 03 Oct 14

EasyJet to buy 27 new planes from Airbus

EasyJet raises dividend ratio, buys more planes

Budget airline EasyJet said it would lift its payout ratio to 40% next year and also said it had reached agreement with Airbus to add 27 planes to its fleet.

Business • 18 Sep 14

EasyJet's low-cost model has helped it to grow despite difficulties in the aviation industry

EasyJet expects annual profit growth of 14%

Low-cost airline easyJet said it would grow annual profit by at least 14% assuming no further significant disruption over the next two months, putting it on track to meet analyst expectations.

Business • 24 Jul 14