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Aviation Daily, December 19, 2025

VOL. 442 NO. 56 December 19, 2025
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The Daily Memo

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Daily Memo: When Will Spirit Airlines Wrap Up Its Plan?

Dec 18, 2025
Heightened speculation on the ULCC’s next move comes just ahead of the winter holiday season, just over a year since its first round of bankruptcy protection.

Airlines

Delta Air Lines President Glen Hauenstein
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Delta President Glen Hauenstein To Retire In February 2026

Dec 18, 2025
Delta Air Lines President Glen Hauenstein will retire in early 2026, following two decades at the company.
LATAM Airlines A320neo
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LATAM Drops Routes From Lima Due To Contentious Transfer Fee

Dec 17, 2025
LATAM Airlines Peru is dropping six routes from Lima, citing a controversial transfer fee for international travelers.
bermudair e175
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BermudAir Launches AnguillAir-Branded Flights

Dec 18, 2025
BermudAir has kicked off its Anguilla sub-brand with flights between Clayton J. Lloyd International (AXA) and Boston Logan International (BOS) airports.
air force
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USAF Buys Two More 747-8is For Future Air Force One Program

Dec 16, 2025
The USAF is buying two Boeing 747-8is from Lufthansa for training and spares as part of the delayed program to replace the current VC-25A “Air Force One” fleet.
british airways 777
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Airlines Refocus Network Planning Around Constant Disruption

Dec 11, 2025
Airline executives at CAPA describe an operating environment where traditional long-term network planning has been replaced by constant contingency modeling.
flybondi jet
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Flybondi Advances Bid To Become Paraguay’s Flag Carrier

Dec 05, 2025
Argentina’s Flybondi has taken a step toward establishing a second home market in South America as Paraguay’s aviation authority begins the process of authorizing the ULCC to operate as the country’s flag carrier.

Regulatory/Legislative

debris from the black hawk involved in the crash near DCA
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Senate Passes ROTOR Act, Moving ADS-B In Mandate Closer

Dec 18, 2025
The U.S. Senate passed the ROTOR Act that would mandate ADS-B In and require ADS-B Out usage for all but the most national security-critical flying in congested airspace.
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Bedford: FAA Has Solid Plan For ATC Overhaul

Dec 18, 2025
The FAA expects to commit half of the $12.5 billion Congress gave it for air traffic control modernization by the end of the year, Bedford tells senators.

MRO

Signa Aviation Services graduation
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Namibia’s First MRO School Paves Way For Local Workforce Pipeline

Dec 11, 2025
The first group of locally-trained aviation maintenance engineers has graduated from a new MRO school in Namibia.

Airports

London Stansted rendering of expansion
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London Stansted Gets Capacity Boost Approval

Dec 18, 2025
Stansted, the UK capital’s third-largest airport, has received the go-ahead for a significant increase in its annual passenger limit.
Shannon Airport
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Shannon Airport Opens Airfield Solar Farm

Dec 02, 2025
Ireland’s Shannon Airport has opened a 5.5-acre solar farm that will have the capacity to produce about a fifth of the airport’s electricity.

Industry Data

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Data: Airbus & Boeing Narrowbody Deliveries For November 2025

Dec 17, 2025
Commercial narrowbody deliveries came to a total of 96 units in November 2025, nine aircraft higher than the same month of the year prior but 11 down on October.
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Jet Fuel Price Index, Week Ending Dec. 12, 2025

Dec 18, 2025
The global average jet fuel price fell 3.0% last week to $86.88/bbl, compared to $89.55/bbl the previous week.