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Skift • Gordon Smith

Norwegian to buy Nordic Leisure Travel Group for about $845m to build end-to-end Nordic travel

Norwegian Air Shuttle has agreed to acquire Nordic Leisure Travel Group (NLTG) for 7.94bn Swedish krona (~$843–$845m), creating a Nordic travel platform spanning tour operations, charter aviation, and 26 hotels. The deal adds NLTG’s brands—Ving, Spies, Tjæreborg, Globetrotter and Sunclass Airlines—to Norwegian and Widerøe.

2026-06-16T03:32:55.344332-07:00
Africa   Policy & Regulation   Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Armin Kific

Int'l airlines now exempt from racial licensing in S Africa

By ch-aviation: Support Contact Newsroom Print Page Preparing for print Commercial Aviation brief South African Airways fleet, © South African Airways By Armin Kific 16Jun2026 LinkedIn X Facebook Copy news link RSS Feed Pretoria High Court has struck the application of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Act criteria when adjudicating licence applications for international carriers operating in South Africa, in a June 5 order.

2026-06-16T04:34:12.147361-07:00
Middle East   PaxEx   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Workforce & Skills Development   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Paul Ash

Maldives' BeOnd misses staff pay amid cash crunch

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