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Lufthansa's premium-fares push and pension cuts trigger 'cheap and nasty' backlash

Lufthansa is generating healthy revenues but persistently high costs are eroding profit margins. Management's twin strategy—raising premium fares while pursuing deep cost reductions, including proposals to cut pilot pension liabilities—has provoked fierce resistance from staff and customers, labelled 'cheap and nasty'.

2026-03-21T06:25:43.870068-07:00

New York Times

Denmark secretly planned to destroy Greenland runways to deter U.S. seizure during 2019 talks

2026-03-20T16:05:49.890470-07:00

politico.eu

Far-left surge in Toulouse alarms aerospace industry over potential policy shifts

2026-03-20T13:10:35.549704-07:00

Vertical Mag

NHV Group expands offshore wind operations with Airbus H175 multirole helicopters

2026-03-20T11:58:15.671640-07:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo

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Lufthansa's premium-fares push and pension cuts trigger 'cheap and nasty' backlash Lufthansa is generating healthy revenues but persistently high costs are eroding profit margins. Management's twin strategy—raising premium fares while pursuing deep cost reductions, including proposals to cut pilot pension liabilities—has provoked fierce resistance from staff and customers, labelled 'cheap and nasty'.

2026-03-21T06:25:43.870068-07:00

Lufthansa's premium-fares push and pension cuts trigger 'cheap and nasty' backlash

New York Times

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Denmark secretly planned to destroy Greenland runways to deter U.S. seizure during 2019 talks In January 2019 Denmark quietly dispatched soldiers, explosives, live ammunition and blood supplies to Greenland as a contingency against President Trump’s efforts to acquire the island. Reports say plans included destroying or rendering airfields unusable to deny U.S. forces access if Washington attempted to seize Greenland.

2026-03-20T16:05:49.890470-07:00

Denmark secretly planned to destroy Greenland runways to deter U.S. seizure during 2019 talks

SpaceNews.com

Officina Stellare wins $2M contract to build lasercom ground station in Spain Officina Stellare has been awarded a $2 million contract to deliver and install a laser communications (lasercom) ground station in Spain, expanding national optical ground infrastructure to enable high‑bandwidth free‑space optical links and support commercial and government satellite missions.

2026-03-20T15:02:22.032658-07:00

Officina Stellare wins $2M contract to build lasercom ground station in Spain

politico.eu

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Far-left surge in Toulouse alarms aerospace industry over potential policy shifts Employers in Toulouse's aerospace sector are bracing for France Unbowed’s possible takeover of city hall after a far-left surge in local elections. They warn potential municipal policy shifts could reshape operating conditions for the local supply chain and workforce concentrated around the city's aviation cluster.

2026-03-20T13:10:35.549704-07:00

Far-left surge in Toulouse alarms aerospace industry over potential policy shifts

Vertical Mag

NHV Group expands offshore wind operations with Airbus H175 multirole helicopters NHV Group is expanding offshore wind operations by integrating Airbus H175 helicopters into its fleet, citing the type’s multirole capability as a key enabler for expanded windfarm support. The move underscores growing operator confidence in medium‑twin rotorcraft for energy‑sector mission sets.

2026-03-20T11:58:15.671640-07:00

NHV Group expands offshore wind operations with Airbus H175 multirole helicopters

Reuters

High Court finds ex‑interim CEO breached duties after lobbying to block Chinese investment in UK aerospace firm London's High Court found the then‑interim chief executive of a British aerospace firm breached his fiduciary duties after lobbying ministers to intervene and block a transaction that would have increased Chinese investment in the company. The judgment centres on executive conduct during sensitive inbound foreign investment negotiations.

2026-03-20T11:34:55.775165-07:00

High Court finds ex‑interim CEO breached duties after lobbying to block Chinese investment in UK aerospace firm

Airways Magazine

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EASA‑backed ANCEN report flags major unknowns in contrails, NOx and aerosols — implications for non‑CO2 mitigation policy An EASA‑backed ANCEN report identifies large scientific uncertainties in contrail formation, aircraft NOx emissions and aerosol impacts—areas that feed directly into modelling and regulatory choices. The analysis maps knowledge gaps policymakers must address before setting robust non‑CO2 mitigation measures for aviation.

2026-03-20T09:40:48.727571-07:00

EASA‑backed ANCEN report flags major unknowns in contrails, NOx and aerosols — implications for non‑CO2 mitigation policy

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Portugal launches privatization process for Azores Airlines Portugal has opened a new privatization process for Azores Airlines, moving to transfer the state-owned regional carrier into private hands. The announcement marks a separate restructuring track from the government's ongoing TAP privatization and signals renewed focus on Atlantic regional connectivity and ownership reform.

2026-03-20T08:54:54.342514-07:00

Portugal launches privatization process for Azores Airlines

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Lufthansa's premium-fares push and pension cuts trigger 'cheap and nasty' backlash

Denmark secretly planned to destroy Greenland runways to deter U.S. seizure during 2019 talks

Far-left surge in Toulouse alarms aerospace industry over potential policy shifts

NHV Group expands offshore wind operations with Airbus H175 multirole helicopters

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