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Lufthansa to raise ITA Airways stake to 90% with €325m majority acquisition slated for Q1 2027

Lufthansa Group will exercise its call option to increase its ITA Airways holding from 41% to 90% via a further 49% stake purchase for €325 million. Majority completion is expected in Q1 2027, further consolidating ITA’s role as the group’s fifth network airline. In parallel, the group is ordering additional long-haul aircraft—20 aircraft comprising A350-900s and Boeing 787-9s.

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Lufthansa moves to take control of ITA Airways

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2026-05-12T02:05:54.075685-07:00
Middle East   Europe   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Wizz Air expects to break even for full year as revenues strengthen

By FlightGlobal: Budget carrier calm over impact from Middle East as it redeploys fleet to core markets. Central European budget carrier Wizz Air is forecasting that it will break even, and perhaps turn in a small net profit, for the full year.

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2026-05-12T02:05:22.105373-07:00
Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

Focus on cockpit tasks caused Dash 8-300 crew to line up with runway’s edge lights

By FlightGlobal: The ATSB acknowledges that cockpit checks are important, but stresses that they must not distract from other key tasks. Pilots of a Qantaslink De Havilland Dash 8-300 were focused on ready checks when they inadvertently lined up with a runway’s edge lights before a take-off at night.

2026-05-11T23:45:38.258917-07:00
Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Southwest Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Southwest Airlines Flight Diverts After Cockpit Windscreen 'Shattered' as it Cruised at 31,000 Feet Over Oklahoma

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A Southwest Airlines flight from Albuquerque to Baltimore was forced to make an emergency landing on Monday afternoon after the cockpit windscreen on the Captain’s side of the flight deck suddenly shattered as the plane cruised at 31,000 feet over Oklahoma.

2026-05-11T22:12:26.917866-07:00