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Silverjet said in talks with buyers for sale
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Posted 02 June 2008 @ 06:51 am GMT
Silverjet, the latest business-class airline to collapse, is in talks with a number of potential buyers to agree a sale early this week, the Sunday Times reported.
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Credit crunch hits first-time buyersThe company, launched at the start of 2007, on Friday called in administrators and grounded its fleet after failing to get an emergency $5 million (2.53 million pound) loan.
The paper, quoting industry sources, said Viceroy Holdings, the investment fund behind the failed refinancing deal, might consider a bid, with another coming from a group of former Silverjet managers.
Silverjet was not immediately available for comment.
(Reporting by Clara Ferreira-Marques; Editing by David Holmes)
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