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• Sanja Stefanjesko
Aeroflot has acquired Lufthansa’s stakes in catering businesses, marking a corporate transaction between Russia’s flag carrier and the German airline group. The deal affects aviation-adjacent operations rather than aircraft or route networks, adding a new dimension to the companies’ respective portfolio strategies.
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Aeroflot has acquired Lufthansa’s stakes in catering businesses, marking a corporate transaction between Russia’s flag carrier and the German airline group. The deal affects aviation-adjacent operations rather than aircraft or route networks, adding a new dimension to the companies’ respective portfolio strategies.
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Boeing’s $8.4 billion acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems has exposed previously unidentified liabilities, while the FAA fined the company $3.1 million for hundreds of quality-system and safety violations tied to 737 production. Separately, foreign airlines are challenging the exclusion of non-U.S. operators from a $5.7 billion 5G upgrade fund.
Swire has accelerated the reduction of its holding in Cathay Pacific, bringing its stake to 39.2%. The transaction reshapes the ownership profile of one of Asia’s major airlines, making the latest change in Swire’s long-standing investment a closely watched corporate development.
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has tentatively approved JetBlue Airways’ purchase of airport slots from Spirit Airlines, advancing a transaction that could reshape access to constrained airports while adding a regulatory dimension to the carriers’ broader competitive and strategic plans.
South African Airways plans to resume its search for a strategic equity partner, reopening a process aimed at bringing outside investment into the state-owned carrier. The move puts the airline’s ownership and capital strategy back in focus as it seeks a prospective long-term partner.
TAP Air Portugal reported growing losses in the first half of 2026 as the Portuguese carrier awaits a decision on its planned sale. Air France-KLM and Lufthansa Group are competing to become TAP’s new owner, adding financial pressure to an already consequential privatization process.
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