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Angola's Ministry of Transport, via its official LinkedIn account, announced (11-Dec-2025) it selected a consortium led by Corporación América Airports as the winning bidder on its tender to operate and manage Luanda António Agostinho Neto International Airport under a 25 year contract, with the option to extend for a further 15 years.

Southwest Airlines and Turkish Airlines announced (17-Dec-2025) a partnership to offer passengers single ticket, trans Atlantic journeys between the US and Istanbul from early 2026. Turkish Airlines operates to more than 350 destinations in 132 countries from Istanbul Airport, including 10 airports in the US served by Southwest. International passengers will be able to connect through the shared gateway airports. Southwest announced six partnerships with overseas carriers in 2025 connecting its network to places in Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. [more - original PR]

BermudAir introduced (17-Dec-2025) the new AnguillAir sub-brand to commence the following services with Embraer E175 and E190 aircraft:

• Anguilla-Boston: Twice weekly from 17-Dec-2025 until 25-Apr-2026;
• Anguilla-Newark: Twice weekly from 18-Dec-2025 until 12-Apr-2026;
• Bermuda-Baltimore/Washington: Twice weekly from 19-Dec-2025 until 13-Apr-2026. [more - original PR]

Ryanair announced (17-Dec-2025) plans to open a new two aircraft base at Rabat Sale International Airport in Apr-2026, marking its fifth Moroccan base. The project requires an investment of USD200 million. The LCC plans to operate 20 routes from Rabat in summer 2026, including seven new connections to Milan Bergamo, Baden Baden, Frankfurt Hahn, Nuremberg, Porto, Pisa and Valencia. Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson stated: "Our latest base opening takes Ryanair's total investment in Morocco to over USD1.6 billion, supporting over 8500 direct and indirect jobs and delivering growth in the local tourism economy". [more - original PR]

US President Donald Trump announced (16-Dec-2025) the following updates to measures restricting the entry of foreign nationals to the US:

• Continue to fully restrict and limit the entry of nationals of Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen;
• Fully restrict and limit the entry of nationals of Burkina Faso, Laos, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Syria, and individuals using travel documents issued or endorsed by the Palestinian Authority;
• Continue to partially restrict and limit the entry of nationals of Burundi, Cuba, Togo and Venezuela. The US Government will also modify the partial restriction and limitation on the entry of nationals of Turkmenistan;
• Partially restrict and limit the entry of nationals of Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominica, Gabon, Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia and Zimbabwe. [more - original PR]

Brazil Ministry of Ports and Airports (MPor) presented (16-Dec-2025) a strategy of BRL1.5 billion (USD272.27 million) in investments to expand and modernise airport infrastructure. Details include:

• The new public portfolio of airport projects is valid for the 2026/27 cycle. The initiative will focus on regional aviation, increasing air connectivity and meeting growing demand of the air sector, particularly in regions with low air transport coverage;
• Mpor has structured a portfolio with 34 new projects at 31 airports, distributed across 16 states. The strategy is organised into three priority areas:
  • Projects in advanced stages of construction, with a projected investment of BRL531 million (USD96.38 million);
  • New priority projects to be initiated from 2026 onwards, totalling over BRL1 billion (USD181.51 million);
  • Projects focused on remote regions and the Legal Amazon, with approximately BRL250 million (USD45.38 million);
• In addition to the construction projects, the Ministry of Planning will continue a schedule of technical studies. These include technical feasibility studies for 22 airports, paving studies for a further 17, and the exploration of nine new regional airports in six states. [more - original PR]