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PaxEx   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
PaxEx.Aero • Seth Miller

Allegiant to launch “Allegiant First” premium seats on select aircraft in 2027, adding complimentary drinks

Allegiant is introducing a new premium cabin—marketed as “Allegiant First”—with larger seats and complimentary drinks. The offering will debut on select aircraft in 2027 as the carrier continues premiumization beyond its traditional ultra-low-cost positioning.

Airline Geeks • Zach Vasile

Allegiant Introduces New Premium Seats

Also: Simple Flying and upgradedpoints.com
2026-07-29T14:46:53.755048-07:00
Airports   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
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Washington Post • Editorial Board

The Dulles revamp is long overdue. It could have happened decades ago.

By Washington Post: The overhaul of Dulles International Airport, unveiled on Wednesday, would probably have happened a long time ago if it was not owned by the federal government.

Also: Bloomberg, Associated Press, Washington Post, FL360aero, The Hill, CBS News, The Guardian and sourcenm.com
2026-07-29T12:04:24.754324-07:00
Europe   M&A   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   TAP Air Portugal   Lufthansa  
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Bloomberg • Albertina Torsoli, Henrique Almeida, Sonje Wind

Lufthansa, Air France-KLM Submit Bids for Portugal’s TAP

By Bloomberg: Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Air France-KLM submitted binding offers for a minority stake in the country’s state-owned airline TAP SA, setting up a competition between the two aviation groups for a sought-after asset that provides access to markets like Latin America.

Also: Aviation24, One Mile at a Time, Aviation Week, airwaysmag.com and 5 more
2026-07-29T10:31:56.666068-07:00
Event   Supply Chain   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Industry Leader Profiles & Interviews   Airbus  
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Bloomberg • Leen Al-Rashdan

Airbus Profit Rises on Aircraft Deliveries; Maintains Targets

By Bloomberg: Airbus SE reported a 54% increase in second-quarter earnings as aircraft production improved, fueling the European planemaker’s optimism that it can achieve its delivery target for the year.

Also: Breitflyte, AirInsight, Air Data News, FlightGlobal, Simple Flying, Airbus, atcnews.org and aerospaceglobalnews.com
2026-07-29T10:31:48.162941-07:00