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Aircraft and transport: Houston City Council approves Southwest Airlines proposal for the "Hobby" Airport expansion (VIDEO)

Houston, USA - Mayor Parker: "This is a big win for our city"

Southwest Airlines' proposal of funding the expansion of Houston's "William P. Hobby" Airport with 100 million dollars was approved by the City Council. It was almost a plebiscite: the proposal received 16 favorable votes and just 1 against. The only dissenter was the council member Jerry Davis, who was elected in the district where the "Bush" Airport rises, which obviously hosts several hub employees:...

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AirportsAci Europe: calls to suspend the EU-Qatar Aviation Agreement raise serious concerns

For Europe’s airports, communities and economy

Importantly, there is no tangible evidence that the EU Qatar agreement has resulted in Qatar Airways gaining a dominant or unfair market position at the expense of European airlines. In fact, Qatar Airways has not expanded significantly in the European market in recent years –as evidenced by the fact that the airline’s seat capacity deployed in Europe in the current IATA Winter season (October 2025–March 2026) remains -10% below its pre-pandemic (2019) level more