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Europe   M&A   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   TAP Air Portugal   Lufthansa  
Bloomberg • Albertina Torsoli, Henrique Almeida, Sonje Wind

Lufthansa Group and Air France-KLM submit binding offers for minority stake in Portugal’s TAP

Portugal’s privatization of TAP Air Portugal is entering a decisive phase as Lufthansa Group and Air France-KLM submit binding offers for a minority stake. The state is preparing to sell up to 49.9% (with plans also cited for a 44.9% stake), positioning both bidders for a long-term partnership approach.

Also: One Mile at a Time, airwaysmag.com, Aviation24, aviator.aero and aviator.aero
2026-07-29T10:31:56.666068-07:00
Supply Chain   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus  
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Bloomberg • Leen Al-Rashdan

Airbus Profit Rises on Plane 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: Airbus, AirInsight, Simple Flying and aerospaceglobalnews.com
2026-07-29T10:31:48.162941-07:00
eVTOL   Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Virgin Atlantic (VS

Joby, Virgin Atlantic formalise UK air taxi partnership

By ch-aviation: Support Contact Newsroom Print Page Preparing for print Commercial Aviation brief Joby Aviation, © Joby Aviation By Armin Kific 29Jul2026 LinkedIn X Facebook Copy news link RSS Feed Joby Aviation ( Monterey/Carmel ) and Virgin Atlantic (VS, London Heathrow ) signed an agreement on July 22, 2026, to formalise their 2025 partnership into a “binding, multi-year commercial framework, establishing Virgin Atlantic as Joby's exclusive airline partner for air taxi services in the UK.” This builds on Joby's existing partnership with Delta Air Lines , which holds a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic.

Also: Aviation Business News
2026-07-29T11:49:55.016394-07:00
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: Associated Press and The Guardian
2026-07-29T12:04:24.754324-07:00
CrowdStrike Outage   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)   United Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

United Airlines sues cyber firm for $5mn over IT crash

By ch-aviation: United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare) has filed a USD5 million lawsuit against Homesite Insurance Company, alleging it is the only one of eight insurers participating in the airline's cyber insurance programme to refuse payment for losses stemming from the July 2024 CrowdStrike outage that grounded thousands of flights.

2026-07-29T11:05:05.881205-07:00