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Miguel Praga

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Los cementerios de aviones, repletos de A380, B747 y B777

✈ IATA reports 14% of the global aircraft fleet is grounded, 4 percentage points higher than pre-COVID levels, totaling approximately 1,600 additional stored planes. Widebody storage rate is 12.1%, up from 7.5% in August 2019, mainly in Europe and North America. The B777 model has 166 units parked with an average age of 20 years, compared to the total in-service commercial fleet average of 13 years. Short-haul aircraft, especially turboprops, see 25.8% not in service, up from 19.2% five years ago. For narrow-body planes, the rate is 10.5%, compared to 7.7% in 2019; discounting 635 temporarily retired due to Pratt & Whitney engine issues, the rate would be 7.4%. North America has the highest number of grounded aircraft, partly due to the US pilot shortage.
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TAP será vendida antes del verano de 2025

✈ Privatization of TAP, Portugal's state airline, set for the first half of 2025. Meetings held in Lisbon with Air France-KLM, Lufthansa, and IAG, owner of Iberia and British Airways. The Portuguese Prime Minister is finalizing interviews with potential candidates and aims for a complete sale, despite opposition calling for a partial privatization. Sale conditions to be established by December this year, focusing on Lisbon's future as a hub.
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Alemania: Ryanair abandona tres aeropuertos por los costes

✈ Ryanair to reduce its presence in Germany by summer 2025 due to taxes and airport charges, impacting flights across many locations. The airline will exit Dortmund, Dresden, and Leipzig, with operations primarily serving Mediterranean tourist destinations, especially Spain. Operations will be cut by 60% in Hamburg and 20% in Berlin, favoring competitor EasyJet in Berlin. Ryanair will cease to operate 22 routes serviced this summer and overall flights in Germany will decrease by 12%.
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Air Europa: Sánchez negoció el rescate mientras su esposa e Hidalgo se reunían

💸 On July 16, 2020, Spanish President Pedro Sánchez, along with José Luis Ábalos and Nadia Calviño, discussed Air Europa's state aid. The same day, the president's wife, Begoña Gómez, secretly met with then-CEO Javier Hidalgo at Globalia's offices. Hours later, ex-Globalia advisor Víctor de Aldama and Hidalgo met Ábalos at the Ministry of Development. Air Europa's rescue by the government was confirmed two months before the Council of Ministers' approval on November 3, 2020.
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Hay más datos impactantes sobre el rescate de Air Europa

💸 Key facts from the article include an investigation by the UCO revealing evidence of government involvement in the urgent rescue of Air Europa. Víctor de Aldama's intercepted mobile phone contains incriminating information. Juan José Hidalgo, as a precaution due to the scandal, has limited his travel from Spain, cancelling trips except for the inaugural flight to Santiago de los Caballeros. Globalia's spokespeople insist on no illegalities in SEPI's rescue, despite Aldama's phone suggesting otherwise. The judicial system is yet to decide on reopening the case against Air Europa while tension rises in Moncloa and the OMT.
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Acceden al aeropuerto donde se agolpan los 777X, la nueva joya de Boeing

🛫 At Paine Field airport in Washington, Boeing's B777X, the world's largest twin-engine passenger aircraft, awaits certification. Initiated in 2013, the B777X's debut was targeted for 2020 but has been postponed to at least 2025. It boasts a wingspan of 71.1 meters and a range of up to 17,220 kilometers. The planes currently sit unpainted, pending delivery.
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Las aerolíneas acusan a las agencias online de “engañar a los clientes”

✈ A4E, a major European airline lobby, criticizes online travel agencies (OTAs) for the lack of transparency and deceptive practices. Syntesia's report reveals OTAs charge customers almost 25% more than airlines' direct sales channels. Consumers face hidden fees, often wrongly attributed to airlines, with OTAs selling services like SMS updates that airlines offer for free. Two OTAs hold 50% of Europe's business, and three GDSs control 95% of the market. Ourania Georgoutsakou of A4E warns this threatens the EU’s single market by disrupting fair competition.
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Un avión de Air France se cruzó con los misiles iraníes

🛫 Air France flight AF662 from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Dubai encountered missiles overhead on October 1, in the afternoon around 17 UTC. The Boeing 777 300, registration F-GSQU, was flying north to south into the Persian Gulf. Following this, flight AF218 to Mumbai returned to Paris, and flight AF257 from Singapore to Paris landed in Delhi for refueling due to a route change necessitated by the situation. French media report a lack of direction from air traffic control, while U.S. media indicate a forewarned missile launch, corroborated by Israeli alerts. An investigation has been initiated in France regarding the risk exposure of the flight.
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