Miguel Praga

🛩 KLM faces challenges with recent worker strikes. Two strikes have already cost the airline €30 million, with two more strikes potentially costing €10 million each. These actions threaten KLM's savings plan amidst rising operational costs. Despite a 2.25% wage increase agreement with NVLT, VKP, and De Unie, unions FNV and CNV sparked the strikes. Additionally, tax hikes push customers towards cheaper flights from Germany and Belgium, complicating KLM's financial recovery efforts.

✈ Norwegian, once a major private Norwegian airline, narrowly avoided collapse post-pandemic. Under founder Bjorn Kjos, it expanded chaotically, nearly faltering due to ventures in Guadalupe, Martinica, Argentina, and London. By refocusing on Europe, especially Scandinavia, Norwegian stabilized. On Friday, it achieved an unexpected milestone by purchasing 30 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, its first acquisition since 2017, boosting its fleet from 94 aircraft. The move aims to replace older planes and support moderate fleet growth.

🛩 Trump, September 2025, New York: During the UN assembly, Turkish leader Erdogan met with U.S. President Trump, announcing a purchase of 85 Boeing 787s. This follows similar deals with Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. These transactions are perceived as strategic wins for Trump, who credits himself with helping Boeing, despite his controversial reputation. The move emphasizes Trump's focus on economic gains through strategic international engagements.

🚀 Boeing's stock increased by 4% this Friday due to an unexpected decision from the FAA. Since 2021, Boeing couldn't self-certify its planes after two 737Max crashes and production issues with the 787. Now, the FAA restored these certification powers, trusting Boeing's procedural improvements. The decision indicates regained confidence, suggesting Boeing no longer requires intense scrutiny.

✈️ El Ministerio de Economía de Argentina ha autorizado a World2Fly para operar vuelos regulares de pasajeros y carga entre Europa y Argentina, tras la aprobación del subsecretario Hernán Adrián Gómez. Actualmente, solo Iberia y Air Europa vuelan regularmente desde España a Argentina. Plus Ultra planea iniciar vuelos entre Madrid y Buenos Aires en 2026, lo que potencialmente duplicará las aerolíneas españolas operando en Argentina.

🐬 Arche, a hotel chain with 23 locations in Europe, is tackling the demographic crisis by offering a €2,500 discount on apartment purchases to guests who conceive a child during their hotel stay, provided the child is born after moving in. Additionally, the family is offered a free celebration, such as a baptism, at one of their hotels. Verification relies on matching conception dates with the parents' simultaneous hotel stay.

✈ Miércoles, Costa Rica, una avería en el radar de control aéreo detiene todos los vuelos durante seis horas. El problema comienza de noche y se resuelve alrededor del mediodía. Aeropuertos afectados: Juan Santamaría en Alajuela y Guanacaste. Cinco vuelos impidieron aterrizar y tres no despegaron. Luís Miranda, subdirector de Aviación Civil, informa que la avería se originó en el Centro de Control de Área en Honduras. Espacio aéreo a más de 19,000 pies sin incidentes.