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ANA | VINCI Airports has delivered the first environmental report for the planned Luís de Camões Airport to the Portuguese government, meeting the timetable set in the concession contract and moving the long permitting process forward. Multiple outlets say the submission is a formal milestone rather than final approval: further technical reviews and licences remain before construction can start. Those tracking transport projects or property near the proposed site should note the project is advancing but not yet authorised.
ANA is the company that operates and manages most of Portugal’s major airports; its formal name is ANA — Aeroportos de Portugal (Airports of Portugal), and it is run under a long-term concession by VINCI Airports. ANA handles planning, infrastructure and regulatory steps — for example, it delivered the first environmental report in the licensing process for the proposed Luís de Camões Airport, a key procedural milestone for that project.
Luís de Camões Airport is a proposed new airport project in Portugal, named after the national poet, currently going through environmental and licensing assessments. The operator (ANA) submitted the first environmental report as part of the concession timetable in early 2026, so the project is still in the planning and approval stage rather than in construction.

The hub will create around 200 jobs.

Portuguese airline TAP plans to invest €20 million to establish a new aircraft maintenance hub in Porto.

The Infrastructure minister said the Government had a different understanding of the deal, since it 'ideologically believes' in a 100% privatisation.

The IAG group, Air France-KLM and the German airline Lufthansa are the companies interested in buying TAP.

Caixa Geral de Depósitos says it will commit to recovering nearly €30 million owed by Heliportugal. The amounts relate to several loans used to finance the purchase of helicopters. The company contends the debts are statute‑barred.

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A trip to Antarctica, sustainability in aviation and the novel about the high‑profile crash of a seaplane on the Tagus (which even became a Hollywood film) mark the return of José Correia Guedes.

The sale of TAP's stake in the catering firm has a starting price of €9.6 million. The tender requires experience in the catering sector and in airport operations.

Portuguese airline TAP has opened a tender to sell a 51% stake in its catering unit Cateringpor, setting a reserve price of €9.6 million.

The privatisation of national airline TAP and the sale of packaging firm Logoplaste may become this year’s standout business transactions.


The group's head of finance and sustainability said the State's intention to sell up to 49.9% of TAP's capital represents a 'problem' for the group.

TAP's stakes in the catering and handling companies will be sold, as agreed with Brussels, but outside the airline's privatisation. The proceeds will go to the State.

The National Union of Civil Aviation Flight Personnel (SNPVCA) thanked, in a statement sent to its members, for the “strong participation in the strike,” which led to “the cancellation of around 400 flights.”
The general strike scheduled for December 11 will affect the aviation sector, as cabin crew have already announced their participation in the protest.
