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Aviation Daily, December 22, 2025

VOL. 442 NO. 57 December 22, 2025
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Airlines

Volaris Airbus A320neo
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Volaris, Viva Agree To Form Mexican Airline Group, Retaining Both Brands

Dec 19, 2025
Volaris and Viva Aerobus have agreed to a merger of equals, bringing the country’s two largest domestic operators under a single holding company.
Qanot Sharq Airbus aircraft
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Uzbekistan’s Qanot Sharq Takes Its First Airbus A321XLR

Dec 19, 2025
Uzbekistan’s Qanot Sharq has become the fifth Airbus A321XLR operator worldwide, having taken delivery of the first of four A321XLR aircraft.
Vietnam Airlines CEO Le Hong Ha (right) and SAT CEO Kerry Mok
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Vietnam Airlines Teams With SATS On Ground Handling, Cargo

Dec 17, 2025
Vietnam Airlines and ground-handling specialist SATS have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement aimed at deepening SATS’ presence in Vietnam.
Azul director of network and strategic planning and revenue management André Américo
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Azul Estimates AI Strategy Is Yielding $6M A Week

Dec 15, 2025
Azul Airlines has layered AI over its existing revenue management, network planning and maintenance systems, generating around $6 million in weekly gains.
SAS and Braathens aircraft tails
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SAS Reaffirms Wet-Lease Commitment With Braathens

Dec 18, 2025
SAS Scandinavian Airlines has reaffirmed its commitment to a wide-ranging, wet-lease cooperation with Braathens Regional Airways.
Dave Stroud, ASM; Andrew Macmillan, Manchester Airports Group; Agi Smith, easyJet; Satyaki Raghunath, independent advisor
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EasyJet Presses Airports For Efficiency

Dec 10, 2025
As European airports grapple with rising congestion and aging infrastructure, easyJet says operators must adapt to support high-density, fast-turn operations.

The Daily Memo

contrails in the sky
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Daily Memo: Could Tackling Contrails Become A Priority?

Dec 19, 2025
As Europe’s aviation industry studies changes in climate policy, experts hope analysis of contrail effects will guide lawmakers to produce effective legislation

Technology

a rendering of an aircraft
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Hydrogen Returns With Clean Aviation’s Latest Call For Projects

Dec 18, 2025
Hybrid-electric propulsion for narrowbody airliners is a focus of the European Clean Aviation research program’s fourth call for proposals.

Airframers

Boeing 777F inflight
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Boeing Requests 777F Exemption From ICAO Production Ban

Dec 19, 2025
In a reverse of its previous policy, Boeing is requesting an exemption from regulations prohibiting production of the current 777F beyond the end of 2027.

Safety

Airbus bearings
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Airbus Calls Maintenance Technicians’ Attention To Wheel Bearings

Dec 16, 2025
Wheel bearings, landing gear components that ensure smooth rotation and sustain high loads, should be maintained carefully, Airbus experts say.

MRO

Air France Industries employee
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Nacelle Maintenance JV Wins Asia Clearance

Dec 11, 2025
Asia-Pacific’s newest nacelle repair facility has received regulatory approval to offer MRO and rotable support for the nacelles on three engine types.
CF34 engine
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Engine Lessors Brace For CF34 Maintenance Wave

Dec 05, 2025
BeauTech Engine Leasing says a looming CF34 engine capacity crunch as regional jet fleets approach a major maintenance cycle will strain the MRO ecosystem.

Airports

Auckland International Airport with Air New Zealand aircraft
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Auckland’s International Capacity Grows But Is Still Below 2019 Level

Dec 02, 2025
New Zealand’s main international gateway is projecting a strong rise in international airline capacity in its summer season.

Industry Data

airbus
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Flight Friday: Airbus Strives To Meet Revised 790-Delivery Target For 2025

Dec 19, 2025
As of the end of November, Airbus had delivered nearly 660 aircraft; to get to its new target, the European airframer needs to deliver around 130 aircraft.
Boeing 737 MAX 8
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Flight Friday: Boeing Aims For 650 Deliveries Amid Production Surge

Dec 19, 2025
Boeing has delivered almost 540 aircraft by the end of November; there is still an outside possibility it can hit almost 650 deliveries by the end of the year.
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SpeedNews Commercial Aircraft & Engines Marketplace

Dec 20, 2025
Marketplace for Commercial Aircraft & Engines.

Calendar

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Dec 20, 2025
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