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#EU regulation

Airlines

Lufthansa and Air France-KLM's Lobby Group Takes Ryanair's EU Ownership to the Irish High Court, Seeking to Test Its Operating Licence

A trade association whose members include Lufthansa and Air France-KLM has gone to the Irish High Court over whether Ryanair meets EU ownership rules. Ryanair says it complies and is contesting the case.

11 October 2026 · 9 minRajkumar Agarwal

Airports & Infrastructure

Schiphol Lost Its Flight Cap in Court. The Noise Fell Anyway.

A Dutch court annulled the 478,000-movement ceiling at Europe's third-busiest hub in March. Five months later, the airport's own evaluation shows noise exposure falling faster than the government forecast — because of pricing, not quotas.

22 August 2026 · 11 minRajkumar Agarwal