Jurídicos y Administrativos

🕵️ Javier Hidalgo, former CEO of Globalia, to clarify his involvement in the 'caso Koldo' before the Senate on November 22. Summoned via an unprecedented penal edict after being untraceable, Hidalgo is currently in the Dominican Republic. Previously stayed in Casa de Campo, and was in the U.S. in Miami and Los Angeles. Despite efforts by PP and Spanish ministries, Hidalgo's location was unknown until confirmed by Dominican colleagues. Previously testified in September at the Audiencia Nacional regarding Air Europa's connections with 'caso Koldo'.

💸 On November 18, 2024, the article discusses the increasing necessity for tax settlement automation among businesses and accounting departments. Tax settlement automation utilizes software to automatically calculate, file, and pay taxes, improving operational efficiency and ensuring compliance with tax regulations. It highlights the integration of this automation with ERP and accounting systems, the ability to identify deductions and credits, ensure jurisdictional tax compliance, generate reports, and facilitate audits. Zucchetti Spain offers fiscal management solutions to streamline this process for advisories, law firms, and accounting departments.

✈️ Boeing, amid internal restructuring, dissolves its diversity, equity, and inclusion department. Sara Bowen, head of the department, exits after five years. The company simultaneously lays off 17,000 employees, including the entire diversity department staff. Boeing also implements new salary agreements: a one-time payment of $12,000 to staff, an immediate 4% salary increase, and an additional raise in February next year.

🏠 In Florence, black or gray key boxes with numeric keypads are common outside rental homes, but new vacation rentals are now banned as part of a package of urgent measures. The Tuscan city's response to its transformation includes prohibiting tour guides from using loudspeakers. Locals recently protested the key boxes with red crosses. Florence's left-leaning government also seeks to limit short-term rentals to 120 days per year for tourism.

💸 On November 12, the FAA banned all flights to Port-au-Prince's Toussaint Louverture Airport after a Spirit Airlines aircraft was shot at, with no casualties reported. Five days later, a Southwest Airlines plane at Dallas's Love Field was struck by gunfire at around 8:30 PM, leading to a canceled flight to Indianapolis. No similar flight suspension was enforced at Dallas, despite the confirmed incident by the FAA.

🏡 The Palace Hotel in Madrid, known since 1912, began its extensive façade renovation in June 2023, set to be rebranded as The Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Madrid under Marriott International. Led by architect Miguel Díaz of Ruiz Larrea Arquitectura, the restoration preserves original colors, ornamental details, and structural integrity, contributing to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Paisaje de la Luz. Declared a Site of Cultural Interest (BIC) in 1999, the hotel continues its commitment to cultural heritage conservation.

📍 In Russia, numerous small and medium-sized airlines are on the brink of bankruptcy due to economic hardships and accumulated debts from leasing Western aircraft. Sanctions imposed by the West in 2022 following Ukraine's invasion led to unpaid aircraft leases. The Russian government allowed airlines to erase these debts from their records, yet imposed a 25% tax on them. Larger airlines, like S7 and Aeroflot, face fewer issues, having negotiated ownership for some aircraft, unlike the 20-25 medium-sized airlines now facing a crisis.

✈ Luis Gallego, an aeronautical engineer, became president of IAG and turned around Iberia from losing €1 million a day to profitability without bailouts or intermediaries by 2013. Pepe Hidalgo, with no higher education, acquired Air Europa but faced controversy, including a Supreme Court ruling for Air Europa to repay €25 million to the state for resident certificate fraud from January 2009 to September 2010. During the pandemic, Air Europa, losing €3 million daily, controversially obtained a €475 million government bailout facilitated by Hidalgo's political connections.

🏡 PSOE and Sumar agreed to increase VAT for tourist homes to 21% and eliminate the special fiscal regime for SOCIMIs. Iberia to debut Airbus A321XLR on transoceanic route from Madrid to Boston, expecting seven more by early 2026. Meliá Hotels International improved net results by 28.3% to €139.4M until September, with an EBITDA of €425.9M. Imserso opened applications for 886,269 travel slots for seniors until May 2025. Spanish Hotel Directors Association prepares collective lawsuit against Booking, claiming damages due to collusive practices. Argentina faces privatization or closure of Aerolineas Argentinas. MarSensesHotels & Homes reduces workweek to 32 hours for staff over 58 with unchanged salary. Millenium Hospitality Real Estate names Borja Escalada as CEO. Spanish hotel chains report revenue growth between 2014 and 2023. Stoneweg Hospitality and Lopesan Hotel Group buy Hotel Miguel Ángel in Madrid, with offers around €200M in previous months.

✈ La Caixa contributed €15,000 annually to Begoña Gómez's academic project, while Air Europa, via Wakalua, sponsored with €40,000 per year. In 2020, Gómez approached La Caixa, which accepted due to alignment with its social goals. Wakalua's deal included €25,000 yearly for awards and €15,000 for IE Africa Center-related flights. Additionally, to access Sánchez's wife, Air Europa hired intermediary Víctor de Aldama with a €10,000 salary. Communications and agreements occurred in 2020, with earlier discussions from 2018. The Mixed Monitoring Commission met on October 28 to address controversies surrounding the project.