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India's Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, via his official Twitter account, announced (13-Jul-2026) 104 airports in India are 100% powered by renewable energy at present, up from 55 airports in 2020 and none in 2014.

American Airlines and STARLUX Airlines submitted (10-Jul-2026) a joint application to the US Department of Transportation to request reciprocal blanket codeshare authority. The application seeks to enable American to codeshare on STARLUX services between the US and Taiwan and beyond. STARLUX would codeshare on American services throughout the US and onward. American is also seeking an amendment to its existing third country codeshare exemption to add STARLUX to the list of foreign airline partners covered by that authority. The agreement also covers operational coordination to improve connecting opportunities, reciprocal lounge access for eligible premium passengers and frequent flyer cooperation. [more - original PR] [more - Aviation Week]

ICAO reported (13-Jul-2026) the following traffic highlights for May-2026:

• ASK: +5.5% year-on-year;
  • Africa: +5.4%;
  • Asia Pacific: -2.0%;
  • Europe: +2.0%;
  • Latin America/Caribbean: +1.4%;
  • Middle East: -27.2%;
  • North America: +0.1%. [more - original PR]

Lufthansa Group, via its official website, announced (08-Jul-2026) Lufthansa will suspend Frankfurt-Buenos Aires service from 25-Oct-2026 to 11-Nov-2026 due to runway construction work at Buenos Aires Ezeiza International Airport. Affected passengers will be rebooked primarily on alternative itineraries via Rome Fiumicino, with onward connections to and from Buenos Aires operated by ITA Airways. SWISS also announced the suspension of Zurich-Buenos Aires service during the construction period.

Ghana Airports Company, via its official Facebook and Twitter accounts, announced (12-Jul-2026) the phased deployment of new security screening equipment at passenger checkpoints at Accra International Airport Terminals 2 and 3. Passengers will no longer be required to remove large electronic devices, or liquids, aerosols and gels from their bags for screening.

easyJet announced (10-Jul-2026) its board reached an agreement in principle with Apollo Global Management on the key financial terms of a possible cash offer for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of easyJet for GBP7.15 (EUR8.40) per share, pursuant to a proposal submitted by Apollo on 08-Jul-2026. The board noted the offer exceeds Castlelake's 04-Jul-2026 proposed offer of GBP6.90 (EUR8.10) per share, adding: "The easyJet Board further believes that the Proposed Transaction offers an attractive combination of value, strategic alignment and long-term stewardship of the business", concluding: "Accordingly, the easyJet Board is no longer minded to recommend the Castlelake Proposal". The board stated "it would be minded to recommend to easyJet shareholders", should a firm intention to make an offer be announced on such financial terms. Apollo will be required to either announce a firm intention to make an offer for easyJet or to announce that it does not intend to make an offer for easyJet by 17:00 on 07-Aug-2026. [more - original PR] [more - original PR - II]