News in Brief Podcast | Week 26 2024 | Strike action, rate increases and Atlas Air turbulence
In this episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone ...
At a time when even Sir Richard Branson is pleading for state aid for his airlines, and has offered up his private island in the Caribbean as collateral on loans, freighter operator Atlas Air is trying to pull out all the stops in terms of new funding via a deal structured as a “mixed shelf”.
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