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Lufthansa to raise stake in ITA Airways to 90%, exercising options for €325m and moving toward full control

Lufthansa Group will exercise options to increase its holding in ITA Airways from 41% to 90% by June 2026 for €325 million, taking majority control ahead of full integration. The move is paired with a plan for fleet scaling, including orders for 20 new widebodies.

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2026-05-12T02:05:54.075685-07:00
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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
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 they must not distract from other key tasks. Pilots of a Qantaslink De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 were focused on readiness 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