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Delta to open first non‑airport lounge at Las Vegas Sphere in multi‑year Sphere Entertainments partnership

Delta Air Lines will open its first non‑airport lounge under a multi‑year partnership with Sphere Entertainments and has been named the Official Airline of Sphere. The deal brings a Delta‑branded hospitality space inside Las Vegas’ Sphere, extending the carrier’s customer touchpoints beyond airports.

2026-01-06T11:13:15.008481-08:00

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Airbus widebody range reviewed: How the A330-900, A350-900 and A350-1000 fit airline strategies

2026-01-06T11:07:28.231103-08:00

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American launches free, AT&T‑sponsored high‑speed satellite Wi‑Fi for AAdvantage members, including new 787s

2026-01-06T07:36:02.853501-08:00

Aviation Week

EU extends divestment deadlines for TAP Air Portugal and SATA tied to pandemic-era restructuring aid

2026-01-06T06:02:40.415274-08:00

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Delta to open first non‑airport lounge at Las Vegas Sphere in multi‑year Sphere Entertainments partnership Delta Air Lines will open its first non‑airport lounge under a multi‑year partnership with Sphere Entertainments and has been named the Official Airline of Sphere. The deal brings a Delta‑branded hospitality space inside Las Vegas’ Sphere, extending the carrier’s customer touchpoints beyond airports.

2026-01-06T11:13:15.008481-08:00

Delta to open first non‑airport lounge at Las Vegas Sphere in multi‑year Sphere Entertainments partnership

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Airbus widebody range reviewed: How the A330-900, A350-900 and A350-1000 fit airline strategies Airbus enters 2026 with a defined widebody lineup — the A330-900, A350-900 and A350-1000. This analysis shows how each type addresses different airline strategies: cost‑efficient medium‑long haul replacement, flexible long‑range capacity, and high‑density premium routes, influencing fleet, network planning, and operating economics.

2026-01-06T11:07:28.231103-08:00

Airbus widebody range reviewed: How the A330-900, A350-900 and A350-1000 fit airline strategies

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Air Transat pilots ratify five-year collective agreement with 91% approval Pilots at Air Transat, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (725 members), ratified a new five-year collective agreement after 98% turnout with 91% voting in favour. The contract is backdated to 1 May 2025 and runs through 30 April 2030; union reps say it improves pilots’ competitive position.

2026-01-06T10:56:15.256858-08:00

Air Transat pilots ratify five-year collective agreement with 91% approval

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American launches free, AT&T‑sponsored high‑speed satellite Wi‑Fi for AAdvantage members, including new 787s American Airlines begins a phased rollout this month of free, AT&T‑sponsored high‑speed satellite Wi‑Fi for AAdvantage members. The program will be installed across most of its fleet — including new Boeing 787‑8 and 787‑9 Dreamliners — and will cover more aircraft and roughly 2 million flights annually than any other carrier.

2026-01-06T07:36:02.853501-08:00

American launches free, AT&T‑sponsored high‑speed satellite Wi‑Fi for AAdvantage members, including new 787s

Aviation Week

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EU extends divestment deadlines for TAP Air Portugal and SATA tied to pandemic-era restructuring aid The European Commission has granted additional time for TAP Air Portugal and SATA to complete divestments mandated as conditions of pandemic-era restructuring aid, extending compliance deadlines as Lisbon advances privatisation plans. Brussels' decision preserves the carriers' restructuring frameworks while postponing enforcement of asset sales.

2026-01-06T06:02:40.415274-08:00

EU extends divestment deadlines for TAP Air Portugal and SATA tied to pandemic-era restructuring aid

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Germany grants VAT exemption to Lufthansa CityLine Germany's tax authorities have granted Lufthansa CityLine a value‑added tax (VAT) exemption, changing the carrier's VAT treatment within Germany. The ruling formalises CityLine's tax status and removes VAT liabilities for the activities covered by the exemption, with implications for the airline's cost base and accounting in the German market.

2026-01-06T06:01:28.835444-08:00

Germany grants VAT exemption to Lufthansa CityLine

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Airbus Repositions A220-500 Marketing Toward Regional Airlines Airbus is adjusting marketing for the A220, emphasizing its suitability for regional airline operations and pushing the stretched A220-500 to win orders. The move reframes the type—originally Bombardier's C Series pitched against the A318/A319 and 737 equivalents—as a regional workhorse.

2026-01-06T00:25:41.591207-08:00

Airbus Repositions A220-500 Marketing Toward Regional Airlines

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Airbus repositions A220 for regional carriers with high‑density variant Airbus is repositioning the A220 toward regional carriers and short‑haul operations, introducing a high‑density variant and reframing marketing to drive sales in regional markets. The campaign repackages the type's origins as Bombardier's C Series to emphasize capacity and economics for dense regional routes and leasing/wet‑lease opportunities.

2026-01-06T00:25:41.097685-08:00

Airbus repositions A220 for regional carriers with high‑density variant

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Delta to open first non‑airport lounge at Las Vegas Sphere in multi‑year Sphere Entertainments partnership

Airbus widebody range reviewed: How the A330-900, A350-900 and A350-1000 fit airline strategies

American launches free, AT&T‑sponsored high‑speed satellite Wi‑Fi for AAdvantage members, including new 787s

EU extends divestment deadlines for TAP Air Portugal and SATA tied to pandemic-era restructuring aid

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