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Aviation Source • Len Varley

Frontier and Spirit: Could 2026 Bring a Merger Amid Spirit’s Bankruptcy?

Aviation Source reports: Amid Spirit Airlines' ongoing bankruptcy crisis and Frontier Airlines' recent CEO change, will 2026 see a merger of the two carriers?.

Bloomberg

Spirit Airlines Eyes Merger With Frontier Amid Restructuring

Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Spirit in talks to merge with Frontier after Chapter 11 filing

Also: Skift, The Points Guy, View from the Wing, thebulkheadseat.com and Bloomberg Law

2025-12-16T15:19:47.808470-08:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Rocket Lab set to launch Space Force and NASA ‘DiskSat’ experiment

By SpaceNews.com: Rocket Lab set to launch Space Force and NASA ‘DiskSat’ experiment Rocket Lab set to launch Space Force and NASA ‘DiskSat’ experiment.

2025-12-16T16:23:39.093380-08:00

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Ukraine claims successful UUV strike on Russian Kilo-class submarine

By Janes: The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) claimed to have damaged a Russian Navy Kilo II (Project 636.3 Varshavyanka) conventionally powered submarine (SSK) in port in...

Also: The War Zone, Business Insider and news.ssbcrack.com

2025-12-16T09:35:43.316861-08:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Digantara raises $50 million to expand from space surveillance to missile defense

By SpaceNews.com: Digantara Industries, an Indian space situational awareness company, has raised $50 million as it expands into the U.S. and pursues work in missile defense.

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FlightGlobal • Howard Hardee

Wisk completes first hover flight with Gen 6 autonomous air taxi prototype

By FlightGlobal: Air taxi start-up Wisk Aero's first Gen 6 prototype got off the ground for a brief hover flight on 16 December.

AINonline

Boeing-backed Wisk Gen 6 Autonomous eVTOL Completes First Flight, Launches Test Campaign

Aviation Week

Wisk’s Gen 6 Autonomous eVTOL Completes First Full‑Scale Flight — Milestone for Urban Air Mobility

Also: Urban Air Mobility News, GlobalAir.com and Business Wire

2025-12-16T14:10:38.586860-08:00

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Trump commissions L3Harris to refurbish ex‑Qatari Boeing 747‑8 BBJ as interim Air Force One

By ch-aviation: US President Donald Trump has commissioned L3Harris Technologies, a defence contractor, to prepare and refurbish a second-hand B747-8(BBJ) as an interim...

2025-12-16T16:02:56.682265-08:00

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Ars Technica • Stephen Clark

NASA’s $4.3 billion space telescope completes construction, set to map the Milky Way in 3D

By Ars Technica: “We’re going to be making 3D movies of what is going on in the Milky Way galaxy.”….

2025-12-16T13:35:08.592245-08:00

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AeroTime • Stephen Pope

Ryanair 737-8 MAX engine shut down in flight after cockpit sun visor detaches

By AeroTime: A Milan-bound Boeing 737-8 MAX operating as a Ryanair flight shut down an engine shortly after departure from Krakow after a cockpit sun visor detached.

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