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Aviation Daily, December 8, 2025

VOL. 442 NO. 47 December 08, 2025
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The Daily Memo

JetBlue Airways aircraft flying in a sunset
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Daily Memo: JetBlue CEO Reflects On Progress, Broader Scale Concerns

Dec 05, 2025
As JetBlue Airways charts a course toward sustained profitability, it is also advocating for broader industry change to improve the competitive landscape.

Regulatory/Legislative

Orlando airport
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U.S. DOT Picks Peraton For ATC Modernization Integrator Role

Dec 05, 2025
Peraton has been chosen as the sole integrator in the ambitious U.S. DOT plan to upgrade the country’s air traffic control infrastructure by 2029.

Airframers

sofitec in sevilla
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Sofitec Employees Warned Airbus Of Production Issues, Union Says

Dec 05, 2025
Workers at Seville-based supplier Sofitec Aero had alerted Airbus about manufacturing problems on fuselage panels, labor union UGT FICA said.

Airlines

korean air 777-300ERs
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Korean Air Plans Starlink Rollout For All Five Group Airlines

Dec 05, 2025
Korean Air is revealing plans to install Starlink high-speed Wi-Fi across its own fleet and those of its subsidiaries.
rendering of PAL a350-1000
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Philippine Airlines To Receive First A350-1000 This Month In BOC Deal

Dec 04, 2025
Philippine Airlines has reached a sale/leaseback deal with BOC Aviation covering the first two of the carrier’s Airbus A350-1000s.
Hawaiian Airlines A321neo
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Alaska Considers Future Of Hawaiian’s Small Number Of A321neos

Dec 05, 2025
Alaska Air Group is weighing the fate of Hawaiian Airlines’ A321neos in the merged entity’s fleet, concluding the current number in the operation is too small.
Spirit Airlines A320neo
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Spirit Airlines Pilot Furloughs Canceled; ALPA Details Intervention

Dec 05, 2025
Spirit Airlines has canceled previously announced and pending furloughs of up to 365 pilots, which were scheduled to take effect Jan. 31, 2026.
crowds at new delhi indigo counter
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IndiGo Halts New Delhi Flights To Address Network Disruption

Dec 05, 2025
IndiGo suspended flights at New Delhi as it attempts to recover from a spate of major flight disruptions that have caused India’s regulator to take action.
helvetic e-jet
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Helvetic Airways CEO Points To 'Unrest' In ACMI Market

Dec 05, 2025
The head of Swiss wet-lease specialist Helvetic Airways expects consolidation to occur among ACMI operators, noting some “unrest” in the market.
Spirit and Frontier aircraft
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JetBlue Airways Founder: Spirit, Frontier ‘Need Each Other’

Dec 05, 2025
As Spirit Airlines marks a third month in its repeat restructuring, airline founder David Neeleman is weighing in on its chances of survival.

Sustainability

flag with Shell logo on it.
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Shell, Green Sky Capital, Sign Deal For Egypt’s First SAF Facility

Dec 03, 2025
Egypt has moved closer to establishing its first commercial-scale SAF plant after Shell signed a long-term agreement to purchase SAF from Green Sky Capital.

Airports

smiths detection scanner
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Smiths To Sell Airport Screening Division For $2.2B

Dec 05, 2025
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has reached an agreement to acquire Smiths Detection, which produces screening equipment deployed in major airports.

MRO

Pratt & Whitney 1900G
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ELFC: No Quick Fixes For Engine Durability Or Supply Chain

Dec 02, 2025
New generation narrowbody engines are unlikely to match the durability of their predecessors within the next five years, engine lessor ELFC's COO says.

Industry Data

ATR 72-500 40th anniv
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Flight Friday: The Legacy And Future Of ATR’s 42 And 72

Dec 05, 2025
On the 40th anniversary of the first ATR 42 delivery, Flight Friday looks at how the ATR 42 and the larger ATR 72 have been utilized over the last six years.
Airbus O+Ds Nov 2025 pic
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Data: Airbus A320neo Deliveries Fall In November

Dec 05, 2025
Airbus delivered 72 aircraft to 38 customers in November, meaning the company must hand over 133 aircraft in December to meet its new 2025 target of 790 units.
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SpeedNews Commercial Aircraft & Engines Marketplace

Dec 05, 2025
Marketplace for Commercial Aircraft & Engines.

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