TAP sale ‘economic crime; affront to workers’; ‘attack on national sovereignty’
Communist-backed trade unions blast government influence over flagship airline Portugal’s Communist-backed trade union confederation (CGTP-IN) has said today that the privatisation of TAP is an economic crime, an affront to
Two of the TAP ‘disgraced’ launch new book
Frederico Pinheiro and Hugo Mendes, two of the younger players in recent TAP debacles – both of whom have been shown the door – have launched a new book, on
Minister vows State won’t simply sell TAP to highest bidder
Government will select bid that “best serves the country” Portugal’s minister of finance said on Thursday that the winner of the TAP privatisation process will not “simply” be the highest
TAP Air Portugal CEO “great supporter” of privatisation
The decree law for the reprivatisation of the airline will be approved on Thursday The CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of TAP, Luís Rodrigues, said today that
Government prepares to approve TAP privatisation bill
The Portuguese government is set to approve a law that will define the criteria for the privatisation of TAP at the next Council of Ministers meeting on September 28. At
‘No decision will compensate for reputational damage’ – former TAP CEO
Christine Ourmières-Widener hopes “the truth is restored” Claiming almost €6 million for unfair dismissal, ousted TAP CEO Christine Ourmières-Widener has said that any decision by the courts “will not erase
TAP pilots shocked by former CEO’s “unbelievable” compensation claim
Tiago Faria Lopes, leader of tCivil Aviation Pilots Union SPAC, has called the €5.9 million claimed by former TAP CEO Christine Ourmières-Widener in her case against the company for unfair
Ousted TAP CEO lodges compensation case for nearly €6 million
Indemnity requested is double that initially touted Ousted TAP CEO Christine Ourmières-Widener has filed a civil suit against the airline for unfair dismissal – demanding nearly €6 million in damages’
Portugal’s TAP airline posts half year profits (after so many years of losses)
TAP Air Portugal “achieved a net profit of €22.9 million in the first half of this year, after recording a loss of €202.1 million in the same period last year,
Bidding process for TAP could begin next month
The three main European airline giants, Lufthansa, IAG and Air France KLM, which have expressed an interest in buying a controlling stake in Portuguese airline TAP, are likely to make