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Aviation Daily, December 23, 2025

VOL. 442 NO. 58 December 23, 2025
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The Daily Memo

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Daily Memo: 2026 Could Be Year One Of The Next Great Civil Engine War

Dec 22, 2025
As 2026 beckons, engine-makers position themselves for the industry’s most valuable prize: a place on the next-gen Airbus and Boeing single-aisle aircraft.

Cargo

FedEx MD-11
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FedEx Expects To Return MD-11s To Service In Spring 2026

Dec 22, 2025
FedEx anticipates its grounded MD-11Fs will return to service this spring, while projecting continued financial impacts during the peak winter season.

Technology

Onera's Jericho
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Onera Uses New Airframe Testbed For Hydrogen Tank Integration

Dec 19, 2025
Onera has started using a new test facility for structural materials, applying new methods to a Clean Aviation project on airframes for hydrogen propulsion.
isaacman
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NASA's Isaacman Wants More X-Planes

Dec 22, 2025
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has signaled a desire to revitalize the agency’s aeronautics program, calling for more experimental X-planes.
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New Tracking Systems Decreasing Numbers Of Lost Luggage, SITA Says

Dec 18, 2025
New technology is significantly decreasing “permanently lost” luggage among air travelers, according to aerospace technical support systems specialist SITA.

Airlines

PAL a350-1000
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Philippine Airlines Becomes First A350-1000 Operator In SE Asia

Dec 22, 2025
Philippine Airlines has taken delivery of Southeast Asia’s first Airbus A350-1000, with the aircraft set to become the airline’s flagship.
Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A330-200
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Libya Moves To Establish New National Carrier

Dec 19, 2025
Libya is moving to revive its aviation sector with plans to launch a new national airline, Libyan United Airlines, expecting to begin operations in early 2026.
SalamAir A320neo
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Salam Air Begins Central Europe Expansion With Vienna

Dec 22, 2025
Omani LCC SalamAir’s strategy to grow into unserved markets is taking the next step by adding Central Europe to its expansion plans.
Flyadeal aircraft inflight
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Flyadeal Opens Expanded Operations Control Center In Jeddah

Dec 19, 2025
Saudi LCC Flyadeal has opened a new, expanded Integrated Operations Control Center (IOCC) at its headquarters in Jeddah.

Regulatory/Legislative

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Regulators Mandate Airbus A220 Brake-Control Software Update

Dec 22, 2025
Airbus has released a software update to address A220 wheel-skidding issues, with Transport Canada and EASA mandating its installation.

MRO

Foam wash for a GE90 engine
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GE Aerospace Adapts 360 Foam Wash For MRO Shops

Dec 10, 2025
GE Aerospace’s airline customers have achieved considerable on-wing engine performance and efficiency gains through its proprietary engine wash system.
TAAG Angola Airlines A220-300
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ASKY, TAAG Latest African Airlines To Develop Independent MROs

Dec 10, 2025
Togo-based ASKY and Angolan flag-carrier TAAG have revealed plans to establish their own MRO operations.

Sustainability

Synhelion plant
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Swiss Signs Long-Term Offtake Deal For Solar Jet Fuel

Dec 19, 2025
Swiss International Air Lines has signed a five-year offtake agreement with Switzerland’s Synhelion.

Industry Data

Volaris & Viva
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Carbon Analysis: New Volaris–Viva Group Efficiency

Dec 22, 2025
Carbon Analysis assesses what the new Volaris-Viva Aerobus airline group would look like from an efficiency perspective: two airlines well suited to combining.
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Data: Boeing & Airbus Widebody Deliveries For November 2025

Dec 19, 2025
A total of 18 widebody aircraft were delivered in November, which was four units below the previous month but eight above November 2024.