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TAP Air Portugal Strengthens Porto Hub With New Routes and MRO Base

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TAP Air Portugal has unveiled a wide-ranging expansion plan that significantly elevates Porto’s Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport as a core pillar of its future network and operational strategy. The initiative includes the construction of a new maintenance and engineering facility and the launch of multiple new international routes, marking a deliberate shift toward decentralizing operations away from Lisbon.

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airBaltic Launches Riga–Faro Route In Winter Expansion

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airBaltic, Latvia’s national carrier, has launched a new direct service connecting Riga (RIX) with Faro (FAO) in southern Portugal, expanding its footprint in one of Europe’s most popular leisure regions. The route, operated once weekly on Saturdays, marks airBaltic’s fourth Portuguese destination after Lisbon, Porto, and Madeira, which will be added later in 2025. The inaugural flight has a scheduled block time…

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SATA Azores Airlines Restructures North American Network

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SATA Azores Airlines has announced significant changes to its North American operations, restructuring its summer 2025 schedule. The airline will discontinue flights from Funchal to Boston, New York JFK, and Toronto. Additionally, three routes from Porto to the same destinations will also be dropped. These adjustments are part of SATA’s broader strategy to optimize its transatlantic operations and focus on routes with stronger…

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Lufthansa Technik to Open New Facility in Portugal by 2027

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Lufthansa Technik (Germany) has announced plans to invest significantly in a new facility near Porto, Portugal, as part of its global expansion strategy. The project, slated for completion by the end of 2027, underscores Lufthansa Technik’s commitment to enhancing its maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capabilities in Europe.

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TAAG Angola Airlines Cancels Planned Luanda-Porto Route

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TAAG Angola Airlines has announced that it will no longer proceed with its planned Luanda-Porto route, which was initially scheduled for launch on April 15, 2025. The cancellation reflects a change in TAAG’s network planning, possibly due to market conditions or operational adjustments. The decision affects TAAG’s anticipated expansion into Portugal’s Porto region, where the airline aimed to establish a…