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Airports   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
Washington Post • Editorial Board

Trump-backed $22.5B Dulles overhaul targets terminal/airfield modernization and removes “people mover” transit

President Donald Trump announced a $22.5 billion renovation of Washington Dulles International Airport, seeking to remake one of the US capital’s main international gateways. The plan would eliminate the airport’s “people movers” and reflect a renewed push to update an infrastructure project the articles say was long delayed by federal ownership.

Also: The Guardian
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 Binding 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, airwaysmag.com, aviator.aero and aviator.aero
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: FlightGlobal, Simple Flying, Airbus, aerospaceglobalnews.com and atcnews.org
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
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