Brief: October 16-22, 2026
The FAA certified Boeing's 737 MAX-10, and Lufthansa moved to buy 44.9 per cent of TAP Air Portugal for €1.025 billion. SAS began selling SkyTeam status matches from €89, while the EU court upheld Dublin Airport's 32 million passenger cap. Southwest and American reworked loyalty and sales rules.
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Lufthansa Seeks Full Control of TAP Air Portugal (en.ilsole24ore.com)
Lufthansa aims to acquire the entire share capital of TAP Air Portugal in the long term, starting with a 44.9 per cent stake it will buy for €1.025 billion… more
VendorsLufthansa (Airline)Southwest Companion Pass drops card bonuses (thepointsguy.com)
Southwest Airlines will stop counting credit card welcome bonuses, referral bonuses, anniversary points, and bonus spend points toward the Companion Pass… more
VendorsSouthwest (Airline)
EU Court Upholds Dublin Airport Passenger Cap (traveltourister.com)
The EU Court of Justice upheld Dublin Airport's 32 million passenger cap, confirming the An Bord Pleanála planning condition is legally enforceable and… more
VendorsRyanair (Airline)AirportsDUB (Dublin Airport)Norwegian Military Cars Recorded Secret Codes (dailywire.com)
The Norwegian Armed Forces discovered that Chinese-manufactured Hertz rental cars recorded military movements and secret gate security codes. The breach… more
VendorsHertz (Car rental)
Booking Holdings Launches Vayo Travel Agent (bookingholdings.com)
Booking Holdings plans to invest $100 million in Vayo, a personal travel agent that launches in private beta with a waitlist open at vayo.com. The service… more
American Airlines mandates credit card sales training (insideflyer.com)
American Airlines added mandatory online credit-card sales instruction for over 30,000 flight attendants. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants… more
VendorsAmerican (Airline)Delta Confirms Blocking of "unauthorized automated activity" (theverge.com)
Earlier, Delta said it had no formal agreement with external AI tools. Here is it's stated AI Policy from April 2025. There some technical analysis of… more
VendorsDelta (Airline)
New York airports lose 82% of budget seats (thetravel.com)
Budget airline seat capacity at Newark, LaGuardia and JFK has fallen 81.6%, from 1.2 million monthly seats to 224,000, after Spirit Airlines collapsed… more
VendorsAllegiant (Airline)American (Airline)Breeze Airways (Airline)1 more vendors: FrontierAirportsJFK (John F. Kennedy International Airport)LGA (LaGuardia Airport)EWR (Newark Liberty International Airport)1 more airports: TTNRhodes Resort Wins Two World Travel Awards (breakingtravelnews.com)
AMOH, a Luxury Collection Resort, Rhodes won Europe's Leading New Resort and Greece's Leading Hotel Suite at the 2026 World Travel Awards European Gala… more
SAS Sells SkyTeam Status Matches From $99 (viewfromthewing.com)
SAS is selling status matches starting at €89 ($99) for SkyTeam Elite, €199 for Elite Plus, and €349 for Diamond, with no flight challenge required and… more
VendorsAlaska (Airline)American (Airline)Delta (Airline)3 more vendors: JetBlue, Scandinavian Airlines, UnitedFAA Certifies Boeing 737 MAX-10 (faa.gov)
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued certification for Boeing's 737 MAX-10, clearing the aircraft for delivery to domestic and foreign carriers… more
AI-Faked Boarding Pass Prompts Turkish Airlines Return (rustourismnews.com)
A Turkish Airlines passenger on flight TK2326 from Istanbul to Izmir allegedly used AI to alter his mobile boarding pass, changing his economy seat in… more
VendorsTurkish Airlines (Airline)AirportsIST (İstanbul Airport)
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