Aspiring African LCC Operator Retains EasyJet Founder Haji-Ioannou
Stelios Haji-Ioannou joins African venture.
Would-be low-cost airline owner Rubicon Diversified Investments (RDI) is seeking advice from Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of major European operator EasyJet, which flies single-aisle Airbus A320s. (Photo: Airbus)
Would-be low-cost airline owner Rubicon Diversified Investments (RDI) is seeking advice from Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of major European operator EasyJet, which flies single-aisle Airbus A320s. (Photo: Airbus)

Stelios Haji-Ioannou, who established and whose family retains almost 40 percent of British low-cost carrier (LCC) EasyJet, has partnered with UK entrepreneurs wanting to buy aviation companies. With about $14 million in start-up capital, Rubicon Diversified Investments (RDI) is employing Haji-Ioannou to advise on a possible African-market LCC business model.