Jurídicos y Administrativos

🎮 Air Europa sponsored CD Estepona with €240,000 yearly in summer 2022, extending the €480,000 deal from two to four years. In April 2023, Ávoris, which acquired Halcón Viajes previously owned by Air Europa's owners, charged another €121,000, totaling €600,000 for CD Estepona. Barceló, co-president of the group and recipient of a €320 million rescue, discovered an unsigned sponsorship contract, returning the invoice as no agreement was negotiated. CD Estepona failed to reach Primera RFEF, despite plans for a luxury estate by Hidalgo spanning 2.2 million square meters.

🛫 Booking.com, a popular travel search engine, continues illegitimate use of the Destinia brand three months after Destinia announced a pending civil lawsuit alleging customer theft. CEO Ricardo Fernández of the Spanish online agency confirms the lawsuit will be filed in the coming days or weeks, with resolution expected before year's end. Booking ceased these practices only on Google searches in Spain, still affecting other markets and search engines. Booking's actions could divert up to 20% of Destinia's direct traffic.

✈️ British Airways, owned by IAG, faced a computer failure causing massive disruptions with flight cancellations and delays. Thousands of travelers were affected, with issues starting at 17:00 British time, impacting routes to Larnaca, Vienna, Vancouver, Dusseldorf, and domestic flights. The company's website and app were down, displaying a high-demand message. Between 18:00-21:00, almost all flights were delayed except for one to Rome; the flight to Singapore was one hour late, while one from Johannesburg arrived two hours behind schedule. The airline acknowledged the technical issue and continued operations with delays.

💸 Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy but continues offering services while negotiating debt solutions. The airline, one of the top three low-cost carriers in the U.S., could not recover from the Covid crisis, suffered from a failed merger with Frontier, and faced competition blockage against a JetBlue offer. Customers are unaffected by the bankruptcy, while creditors negotiate debt terms. Spirit plans to reduce flights by 20% and sell some aircraft, with its largest hub in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, followed by Orlando.

✈ In 2025, Lviv (Leópolis) will be the first city in Ukraine to resume normal commercial flights, following negotiations with European aviation authorities and major insurers. Insurers agree to reopening if deemed safe by regulators. Lviv's airport, near the Polish border, features two terminals and handles up to 3,000 travelers per hour. Ukrainian President Zelensky supports the riskier reopening of Kiev's Boryspil Airport first.

🕵️ 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.