Portugal selling off TAP subsidiaries
January 7, 2026
TAP’s catering and ground service businesses must go as part of Portugal’s deal with EU regulators
TAP’s catering and ground service businesses must go as part of Portugal’s deal with EU regulators
With three bidders qualified to make actual offers, it’s not clear that all three are equally interested
First-round documents are in for airlines bidding to take over TAP; the next step is due December 12
Potential bidders have 60 days to say if they’re in and then months to submit a bid
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TAP’s catering and ground service businesses must go as part of Portugal’s deal with EU regulators
With three bidders qualified to make actual offers, it’s not clear that all three are equally interested
First-round documents are in for airlines bidding to take over TAP; the next step is due December 12
Potential bidders have 60 days to say if they’re in and then months to submit a bid
Elections over, Portugal’s new government returns to the task of selling off the airline
Ryanair, Europe’s biggest discount airline, is continuing its crusade against bailouts crafted for a number of national flag carriers, suing
TAP sets new JFK and Boston routes from Lisbon, and signs up with JetBlue to sell each other’s tickets to and from 20 JetBlue destinations.
Touching or humorous airline videos have become something of a Christmas tradition, and TAP Portugal has joined the crowd with
Ryanair, the biggest short-haul and budget carrier in Europe has often hinted at starting a trans-Atlantic service, but never taken the step. Now it may…
Azul, Brazil’s #3 airline is #1 in news these days. The airline, controlled by founder David Neeleman, also the founder of JetBlue, has just inked a major code-share agreement with United Airlines, whose presence in Brazil has been weak compared to its competitors.