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Reuters • Sam Tabahriti

Ryanair signs five-year Google Cloud partnership to deploy Gemini and DeepMind AI across operations

Ryanair will deploy Google’s Gemini AI tools and DeepMind models across its operations under a five-year cloud partnership. The airline said the technology will support crew scheduling and operational decision-making, expanding generative AI’s role in the management of a large, complex airline network.

2026-08-12T01:05:51.097105-07:00
Europe   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
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Aviation Source • Len Varley

School’s Out: Heathrow Records Busiest Day of 2026

By Aviation Source: As schools closed for the summer holidays, Heathrow Airport experienced its busiest day of 2026 so far, welcoming 267,000 passengers on 19 July.

2026-08-11T23:12:12.464069-07:00
M&A   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
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FlightGlobal • Alfred Chua

Korean Air-Asiana merger enters final stage

By FlightGlobal: Korean Air will integrate Asiana operations on 17 December. The board of Korean Air, as well as shareholders of Asiana Airlines, have approved the merger of the two carriers, paving the way for integration in December.

Also: Yonhap News Agency, koreatimes.co.kr and english.kyodonews.net
2026-08-11T23:50:33.909034-07:00
PaxEx   Europe   Airports   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation  
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Wall Street Journal • Dawn Gilbertson

Europe Has a New Passport System—and It’s Driving Travelers Crazy

By Wall Street Journal: LISBON—The agent manning the passport control line warned me not to be fooled by the mercifully short line that greeted me upon arrival at Portugal’s Lisbon International Airport on the last Friday in July.

2026-08-11T23:21:02.698292-07:00