Commentary: How TAP Air Portugal’s Privatization Could Shift Markets

TAP Air Portugal aircraft in flight
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Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr made a quick trip to Lisbon, Portugal, in early September. He went there at the request of the Portuguese government, which was seeking to explore Lufthansa’s interest in buying TAP Air Portugal. While the conversation remains confidential, it is safe to assume that Spohr...
Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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