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Aviation Daily, December 17, 2025

VOL. 442 NO. 54 December 17, 2025
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The Daily Memo

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford
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Daily Memo: Bedford’s FAA Aims To Move Faster, Be Better

Dec 16, 2025
Can the FAA approve new products more quickly without compromising safety? The agency’s leader thinks it can—and he sounds committed to the cause.

Airlines

Allan Kilavuka
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Kenya Airways CEO Kilavuka Steps Down

Dec 16, 2025
Kenya Airways group MD and CEO Allan Kilavuka has stepped down from active duty with immediate effect, after six years leading the SkyTeam carrier.
Photo of SAS CEO Anko van der Werff taken at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit World in Lisbon, December 2025.
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SAS Cuts Disruption Costs 50% By Focusing On The Basics

Dec 15, 2025
SAS has cut its disruption costs by 50% and reached an all-time-high net promoter score (NPS) through a “relentless focus” on the basics of air travel.
American Eagle Republic Airways Embraer 175
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New Mesa-Republic Cabin Crew Tentative Deal Includes Boarding Pay

Dec 16, 2025
Shortly after the Mesa Airlines and Republic Airways merger, flight attendants at the two airlines reached a tentative agreement that includes boarding pay.
Esayas Woldemariam Hailu, CEO of Lomé-based ASKY
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ASKY Eyes Paris Launch, First Widebodies

Dec 05, 2025
West African carrier ASKY is planning its first service to Europe within a year with a flight to Paris, intending to add widebodies to undertake the expansion.

Regulatory/Legislative

An air traffic controller works at a STARS terminal.
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FAA’s Bedford Defends Prime Integrator Choice

Dec 16, 2025
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford on Dec. 16 defended the expedited selection of Peraton to lead an overhaul of the U.S. ATC system.
Abderahmane Berthe
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AFRAA Applauds Abolition Of Airfare Taxes Across West Africa

Dec 16, 2025
AFRAA has welcomed a decision by the Economic Community of West African States Commission (ECOWAS) to abolish air ticket taxes in the region by Jan. 1, 2026.

Technology

Duffy at NIAR
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Duffy, Officials Celebrate NIAR’s New Advanced Manufacturing Hub

Dec 16, 2025
Wichita’s National Institute for Aviation Research marked its 40th anniversary with a sneak peek of its new innovation advanced manufacturing hub.
a photo from Safran
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Safran’s New UK Tech Hub Targets Rare Earth Alternatives

Dec 02, 2025
Safran is expanding its tech development activities abroad by setting up Safran Tech UK, which CEO Olivier Andriès says will have two principal focus areas.

MRO

(From left) Massimo Sabella, Klaus-Peter Leinauer, Bo Lump, Basil Papayoti, Enrique Robledo and Olivier Ruffet speaking on a panel about MROs and aging fleets at MRO Europe.
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MROs Confront Legacy Fleet Pressures

Dec 15, 2025
Airlines’ reliance on older aircraft is increasing turnaround times and straining technical teams.

Air Navigation

air traffic controller at work
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Eurocontrol Strives To Grow Traction Of Emergency Location Repository

Dec 04, 2025
Eurocontrol is endeavoring to make aviation players aware of the existence of the Location of an Aircraft in Distress Repository and is urging them to use it.

Industry Data

data-charts-graphs

Leisure And Discounted Business Fares Week Of December 8

Dec 16, 2025
Harrell Leisure And Discounted Business Fares and Cost-Per-Mile.