Montenegro and Lufthansa's Carsten Spohr sign the deal for up to 49.9 percent of TAP today. The President has promulgated a special governance decree for the airline, and the European Commission's competition review comes next, with Lufthansa to bear any remedies.
Brazil's new dual VAT reaches air fares from 2027 and runs in full from 2033. ECO puts the effective rate at 26.5 percent; an airline association expects 17.8 percent fewer international trips, and TAP's chief says he hopes it never happens.
The aviation regulator has issued SPdH, the former Groundforce now wholly owned by Menzies, the tendered ground handling licences at Portugal's three busiest airports. What they cover, how the tender unfolded, and what it means for passengers.
A ministers' letter answering ANA's July report says the duty to provide land for the Luís de Camões airport does not make the state liable for expropriations, and clean-up costs are up for negotiation. ANA disagrees.
Regulation (EU) 2026/2202 entered into force on 22 October and applies from 23 October 2027: nine months to claim, 30 days for airlines to pay or explain, the same 250 to 600 euro amounts. A claims firm says TAP pays in 10 days and SATA in 130. How to complain in Portugal now.
NAV Portugal's redesign of northbound take-offs from Lisbon, approved by ANAC, should cut the number of residents affected by noise by about 35,000, the Government told Público. No map or start date is public yet. Help with soundproofing in four councils.
SATA Handling staff strike from 07:30 to 10:30 Azores time each day until 27 October, then 16:00 to 19:00 to 3 November. An arbitration ruling fixed minimum services: SATA lists the Corvo and Flores flights it will run, and lets passengers rebook outside the strike hours at no charge.
