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▶TAP Air Portugal: Lufthansa may acquire 45% stake in a historic shake-up for European skies ▶737 MAX Sets Delivery Record with 363 Aircraft in Nine Months as FAA Validates Safety Despite New Software Bug ▶VietJet Enters Europe with Prague: What This New Airline Route Really Means for Travel ▶Air Astana Launches Two New Routes to Oman and Japan: Your Next Asian or Gulf Getaways Take Off ▶Birmingham bets £2 billion on becoming UK’s air gateway without new runway ▶Emirates SkyCargo: Why the Airline is Betting $1 Billion on South America This Year

Companies14 October 2026

TAP Air Portugal: Lufthansa may acquire 45% stake in a historic shake-up for European skies

Europe’s commercial aviation landscape faces a historic upheaval as Lufthansa reportedly outbids Air France-KLM to acquire up to 44.9% of TAP Air Portugal. The German group’s all-cash offer could reshape transatlantic ro...

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Boeing14 October 2026

737 MAX Sets Delivery Record with 363 Aircraft in Nine Months as FAA Validates Safety Despite New Software Bug

Boeing delivered 363 737 MAX aircraft between January and September 2026, smashing its previous record of 325 in the sam...

Companies13 October 2026

VietJet Enters Europe with Prague: What This New Airline Route Really Means for Travel

Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet has launched a Hanoi-Prague route via Almaty, marking the first Asian budget airline...

Destinations13 October 2026

Air Astana Launches Two New Routes to Oman and Japan: Your Next Asian or Gulf Getaways Take Off

The Kazakh airline expands its international network with two strategic routes: Salalah in Oman and Tokyo-Narita in Japa...

Airports12 October 2026

Birmingham bets £2 billion on becoming UK’s air gateway without new runway

Birmingham Airport unveils a £2 billion masterplan to double passenger traffic to 30 million by 2041, focusing on termin...

Companies12 October 2026

Emirates SkyCargo: Why the Airline is Betting $1 Billion on South America This Year

Emirates SkyCargo is investing nearly $1 billion in 2026 to expand its South American cargo network, adding seven weekly...

Companies12 October 2026

Flydubai: Pilot's Attempt to Crash Plane on Tel Aviv Foiled at Last Minute

A Flydubai pilot’s chilling attempt to crash a Boeing 737 into Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion Airport on September 30, 2026, was...

Companies11 October 2026

Ryanair Slashes Winter Frequencies to Counter Soaring Fuel Costs—Here’s How It Affects Your Travels

Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has announced an additional reduction of 600,000 to 700,000 seats for the 2026-2027 winte...

Companies11 October 2026

Why European Airfares Will Skyrocket Until 2029: Expensive Fuel to Reshape the Industry

European airlines face a bleak period ahead as airfares surge over the next three years, driven by soaring fuel costs, s...

Destinations11 October 2026

Ryanair snubs France in 29 new 2027 routes: UK regional airports and Morocco take center stage

Ryanair has unveiled the first wave of 29 new summer 2027 routes, with France notably absent. The airline prioritizes UK...

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