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politico.eu • Tommaso Lecca

EU doubles down on carbon pricing for international flights, setting up a US confrontation

The EU is reinforcing its carbon tax approach for international aviation, despite US opposition to carbon pricing. The move is positioned to trigger an extended dispute with Washington over how emissions are attributed and charged for flights crossing borders.

2026-05-12T06:50:10.669357-07:00
Routes   Airlines   United Airlines  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Following American, United to resume Venezuela service

By Air Data News: Houston-Caracas service will resume in August after nearly a United Airlines announced it will resume nonstop flights between the United States and Venezuela , becoming the second U.S.

2026-05-12T06:50:03.343350-07:00
Europe   M&A   Orders   Airbus A350   Airbus   Airlines   Boeing   Lufthansa  
newsroom.lufthansagroup.com • Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Lufthansa exercises option to acquire a majority stake in ITA Airways

By newsroom.lufthansagroup.com: Tags # Finance # Airlines immagine Download Media Kit Preparing your download... Download An error occurred while preparing your download Subline as Bullets Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s stake in ITA Airways is set to increase by 49 percent to 90 percent Second block of shares to be acquired for 325 million euros Completion of the majority acquisition expected in the first quarter of 2027 ITA Airways is already firmly integrated into the Lufthansa Group as its fifth network airline in many areas The Deutsche Lufthansa AG will exercise its option to acquire a majority stake in ITA Airways in June of this year.

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2026-05-12T02:05:54.075685-07:00
Routes   Africa   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Sky Mali halts flights amid security crisis

By ch-aviation: Sky Mali (ML, Bamako) has suspended domestic flights to northern and central Mali following escalating attacks by jihadist and separatist armed groups, in one of the first visible economic impacts of the country’s worsening security crisis, report Jeune Afrique and Agence France Press (AFP).

2026-05-12T06:03:28.113088-07:00