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An article from October 2026 discusses the feasibility of selling TAP Air Lines to a major European airline group, noting the company is nearly complete and valued at 2.5 billion euros. It highlights a government proposal to inject 3.2 billion euros to prevent political capitalization, emphasizing the high capital intensity and global nature of the aviation business requiring significant scale.

Key points

• TAP Air Lines is nearly complete and valued at 2.5 billion euros, making it a potential target for sale to a major European airline group.
• The government proposes injecting 3.2 billion euros to prevent political capitalization, though the article notes this is an ideological or naive idea that the state should not own the company.

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The article is exclusive to ECO Premium subscribers and does not provide specific details on the sale process, timeline, or the identity of the potential buyer group.

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