A reform of Portugal's civil-aviation contraordenação regime reset on Friday 23 May 2026 lifts the headline-fine ceiling that the Autoridade Nacional da Aviação Civil (ANAC) can apply to large airlines for a light infringement from €3,000 to €65,000...
The TAP privatisation file moves from indicative to binding with a September 2026 decision window. Air France-KLM (SkyTeam) and Lufthansa (Star Alliance) face off for the 44.9% strategic slot as SPAC sharpens the labour-stability risk on the Lufthansa side.
The pilots' union Sindicato dos Pilotos da Aviação Civil (SPAC) sharpened its position on the TAP privatisation on Wednesday, with president Hélder Santinhos telling Público that the bid from Lufthansa would create "um problema na estabilidade...
The Sindicato Nacional do Pessoal de Voo da Aviação Civil (SNPVAC) — the union that represents cabin crew on Portuguese-flag carriers — voted on Tuesday 19 May 2026 to join the CGTP general strike scheduled for Wednesday 3 June 2026 , putting more...
TAP Air Portugal signed the contracts disposing of its 49.9% stake in SPdH — Serviços Portugueses de Handling to Menzies Aviation Portugal on Tuesday 28 April 2026 , with the deal surfacing publicly on Monday 18 May 2026 through the advisory...
TAP has until Wednesday 13 May to file its defence to Azul's €189 million civil action in the Tribunal da Comarca de Lisboa. The Brazilian carrier argues TAP never constituted the Security Agreement promised in the 2016 bond — a €90 million principal plus a decade of interest.
TAP signed the contracts disposing of its 49.9% stake in SPdH ground-handling to Menzies on 7 May 2026, the last non-core equity tie under the 2021 EU Restructuring Plan covering €3.2 billion in State Aid. Closure subject to regulatory clearances; privatisation moves a step closer.
