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Miguel Praga

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Ávoris recurre a una consultora para acelerar su expansión

🌎 Ávoris, led by Vicente Fenollar and Juan Carlos González, aims to boost international operations, targeting 50% of its EBITDA from foreign markets, up from 20%. They partnered with Force Nexus Consulting, founded by Javier Moreno, ex-VP of Disneyland Paris. In 2025, Ávoris expanded to Italy, Mexico, Colombia, France, and Costa Rica, enhancing its tourism footprint. Force Nexus will support Ávoris' global growth, focusing on strategic market expansion and partnerships.
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Los pilotos rusos: “Estamos volando con mapas de papel”

✈️ In Russia, as of 2022, pilots rely on paper maps due to Western sanctions following the Ukraine invasion, denying them access to digital navigation systems like Jeppesen and Lido. Aeroflot, which used Lido for 10 years, now uses unreliable maps from Aeromap in St. Petersburg. Flight planning is chaotic with inconsistent calculations and uncertain fuel loading. The U.S. permits Belarus' Belavia to buy spare parts, highlighting Russia's aviation struggles.
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IAG invertirá 55 millones para blindar su 20% en Air Europa

✈ IAG CEO Luis Gallego announced a €55 million investment to maintain their 20% stake in Air Europa amid Turkish Airlines' entry. Confident in their competitive edge, Gallego emphasized IAG's financial strength. Following the failed Air Europa acquisition, Iberia plans to expand to 70 long-haul aircraft. IAG is interested in TAP for its 25% share in Europe-Brazil traffic but remains cautious, depending on conditions set by the Portuguese government.
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India y China reanudan los enlaces aéreos tras el Covid

✈️ India and China resume direct flights from October 26, 2025. IndiGo will fly from Kolkata to Guangzhou, followed by Air India. Flights halted in 2020 due to COVID and deteriorating relations, including a June 2020 border conflict in Galwan Valley. Improved relations have led to the flight resumption, following the Indian Premier's recent visit to China. Aviation authorities have agreed flights can restart, subject to airline commercial decisions, aligning with the winter schedule.
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9.800 millones de viajeros aéreos en el mundo en 2025

✈ El Consejo Internacional de Aeropuertos reporta que en 2024, casi 10 billion travelers passed through over 2,800 airports across 185 countries, marking a global record. Air traffic grew by 3.7%, with international traffic up by 5.3%, surpassing the 2.4% domestic rise. Africa saw a 9.4% increase, though traveler numbers remain low. Europe grew 3.6%, driven by international traffic. Latin America's air traffic grew 5.9%, while North America reached 2.1 billion travelers.
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Volotea pesca en el reparto de subvenciones en Córcega

✈ Córcega, el 2024, aprobó subvenciones para atraer a 250,000 nuevos turistas en temporada baja mediante contratos con Volotea y Air Corsica. Se implementará un modelo de “compra pública de tráfico aéreo” por cuatro años. El gobierno invertirá 500,000 euros en 2024 y 2.5 millones en 2026 y siguientes, esperando aumentar en siete millones las pernoctaciones. Volotea cubrirá rutas desde Burdeos, Nantes y Estrasburgo, mientras Air Corsica operará desde Charleroi y Roma.
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Despidos, el precio de la Inteligencia Artificial

🛩 Lufthansa plans to lay off 4,000 administrative employees in the coming months due to the introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI), surprising many by publicly announcing this decision. This move could harm their reputation, especially during their international expansion. As AI replaces human labor, there are growing concerns about its impact on social security contributions and employment. Lufthansa's actions highlight the urgency for Europe to address these technological changes to mitigate future economic consequences.
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Aena y Xunta de Galicia crean una comisión sobre aeropuertos

✈ Vigo, October 2025: A meeting on Galician airports' issues, exacerbated by Ryanair's exit, ended without resolution. Key figures included Xunta's Diego Calvo, Santiago's mayor Goretti Sanmartín, and others. The 90-minute discussion revealed conflicting priorities: Xunta aims for political balance, while Vigo and Coruña push to enhance their airports. Santiago proposes specialization: passenger focus for itself, and aeronautical activities for others. No progress was achieved.
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Imserso: más competencia que nunca para conseguir plaza

🗺️ Pensionistas, 2025/2026, España: El programa de turismo del Imserso tendrá 4,329,606 acreditados, un récord. La venta comienza el lunes 6 de octubre con 879,213 viajes disponibles, una reducción de 7,056 respecto a 886,269 la temporada pasada. Lote 1 (Costa Peninsular) ofrece 440,284 plazas, principalmente en Andalucía, Comunidad Valenciana, Cataluña, y Murcia. Lote 2 (Costa Insular) incluye 228,142 plazas, principalmente en Baleares y Canarias. Lote 3 (turismo escapada) ofrece 210,787 plazas.
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Canadá advierte a los no binarios que pueden ser rechazados en USA

📅 Canadá, 2019-2024: Emitió 3,400 pasaportes para personas no binarias con una "X" en el identificador de género. Ahora advierte sobre posibles rechazos en la frontera de EE.UU., tras declaraciones de Donald Trump afirmando que solo existen dos sexos. Estados Unidos es el principal destino de viaje para canadienses, lo que hace relevante esta alerta del Departamento de Asuntos Exteriores.
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