Miguel Praga

📰 Encarna Piñero, CEO of Grupo Piñero, acted as the patron of a military ceremony where the national flag was donated by the Government of the Region of Murcia to the Fifth Zone of the Guardia Civil. Accompanied by regional president Fernando López Miras, Piñero highlighted her family's respect for security forces. López Miras praised the Guardia Civil's role in significant events like the Lorca earthquake and the Santa Teresa floods, emphasizing their importance to Spain.

✈️ Air Europa's cabin crew unions face internal conflict before negotiating a new agreement. USO accuses CCOO, SITCPLA, and AACEFSI of disrupting the formation of the negotiating table, contrary to election results across work centers. For 25 years, agreements were based on election outcomes. Now, lacking consensus, cabin crew must vote on union representation. USO warns this could delay contract improvements, including salary increases and permanent contracts.

🛩 Arabia Saudita invierte sus ingresos petroleros para desarrollar dos mega resorts turísticos en el mar Rojo: Mar Rojo y Amaala. El 2025, BeOnd, una aerolínea de lujo en Milán, inauguró vuelos a las costas saudíes con dos vuelos semanales. Andrew Tyler Smith, director del aeropuerto, destaca la expansión de la red. Riyadh Airlines aún no ha comenzado sus rutas turísticas.

✈️ Iberia, in November 2023, celebrated one year of operating the Airbus A321XLR, a model that reduces fuel consumption by 40% compared to wide-body aircraft. Ramiro Sequeira noted its impact on long-haul strategies, enabling new destinations and increased frequencies. Key updates include increased flights to Boston and Puerto Rico, and new routes to Recife (December 13) and Fortaleza (January 19), each with three weekly flights. Five A321XLRs are in service, with more arriving through 2026.

📈 Ben Smith, CEO of Air France-KLM, highlights KLM's financial struggles due to a 41% increase in airport fees at Schiphol. The elevated costs, combined with high taxes, threaten KLM's business model viability. Smith urges a reconsideration of fleet, flight routes, and staffing. Schiphol, crucial for KLM as a major European hub, faces competition from Heathrow, Charles de Gaulle, and Frankfurt. Smith hopes for policy changes under the Netherlands' new centrist government led by Rob Jetten.