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Italy fines Ryanair €255.8m for blocking online travel agencies

Italy's competition authority has fined Ryanair €255.8m for allegedly abusing its market power by blocking online travel agencies from selling its fares, a ruling the carrier said it will 'immediately appeal'. The penalty targets Ryanair's distribution practices and could change airline–OTA dynamics across Europe.

2025-12-23T03:29:42.163358-08:00

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Competition Commission opens probe into IndiGo after thousands of flight cancellations

2025-12-21T19:08:17.087650-08:00

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US FAA chief confirms he did not divest Republic Airways shares amid conflict-of-interest scrutiny

2025-12-22T08:05:00.130761-08:00

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FTC conditions Boeing's $8.3bn Spirit AeroSystems reacquisition on divestment of Airbus‑facing units including Malaysian Subang

2025-12-03T09:32:08.429817-08:00

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Italy fines Ryanair €255.8m for blocking online travel agencies Italy's competition authority has fined Ryanair €255.8m for allegedly abusing its market power by blocking online travel agencies from selling its fares, a ruling the carrier said it will 'immediately appeal'. The penalty targets Ryanair's distribution practices and could change airline–OTA dynamics across Europe.

2025-12-23T03:29:42.163358-08:00

Italy fines Ryanair €255.8m for blocking online travel agencies

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US FAA chief confirms he did not divest Republic Airways shares amid conflict-of-interest scrutiny The US Federal Aviation Administration chief has confirmed he did not divest his holdings in Republic Airways, prompting conflict‑of‑interest scrutiny linked to the carrier's merger. The admission raises questions about compliance with prior ethics commitments and could intensify congressional and regulatory review.

2025-12-22T08:05:00.130761-08:00

US FAA chief confirms he did not divest Republic Airways shares amid conflict-of-interest scrutiny

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Competition Commission opens probe into IndiGo after thousands of flight cancellations India's Competition Commission (CCI) said it will investigate the events that led IndiGo to cancel thousands of flights, opening a formal competition-regulatory review of the country's largest carrier. The probe follows mass schedule disruptions that affected passengers and airport operations across India.

2025-12-21T19:08:17.087650-08:00

Competition Commission opens probe into IndiGo after thousands of flight cancellations

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India's competition watchdog to probe IndiGo after thousands of flight cancellations

2025-12-21T19:08:17.087650-08:00

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Arkia launches last-ditch legal bid to block Wizz Air opening Israeli base Arkia has launched a last‑ditch legal bid to block Wizz Air from opening an Israeli base, escalating a dispute over the Hungarian carrier's planned operational expansion into Israel and highlighting rising competition for local route capacity. Arkia seeks injunctions as the battle over market share intensifies.

2025-12-17T21:47:41.239767-08:00

Arkia launches last-ditch legal bid to block Wizz Air opening Israeli base

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Finnair to contest €7.6m FCCA penalty as it raises $350m in notes Finnair said it will legally challenge a Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority proposal to impose a €7.6m penalty and has completed a $350m notes offering to bolster liquidity. The carrier disputes the regulator's findings and says it will pursue all legal remedies.

2025-12-05T04:28:23.213133-08:00

Finnair to contest €7.6m FCCA penalty as it raises $350m in notes

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FTC conditions Boeing's $8.3bn Spirit AeroSystems reacquisition on divestment of Airbus‑facing units including Malaysian Subang The US Federal Trade Commission has approved Boeing's proposed $8.3 billion reacquisition of Spirit AeroSystems on the condition Boeing divest Spirit businesses that supply products to Airbus — including Spirit's Malaysian Subang aerostructures unit — a move that could complicate the deal's planned year‑end closing.

2025-12-03T09:32:08.429817-08:00

FTC conditions Boeing's $8.3bn Spirit AeroSystems reacquisition on divestment of Airbus‑facing units including Malaysian Subang

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Boeing looks to close Spirit AeroSystems merger this year as FTC orders divestitures

2025-12-03T09:32:08.429817-08:00

Boeing must divest Spirit Aero

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Italy fines Ryanair €255.8m for blocking online travel agencies

Competition Commission opens probe into IndiGo after thousands of flight cancellations

US FAA chief confirms he did not divest Republic Airways shares amid conflict-of-interest scrutiny

FTC conditions Boeing's $8.3bn Spirit AeroSystems reacquisition on divestment of Airbus‑facing units including Malaysian Subang

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