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Last Updated: Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, 4:23 PM PST
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Washington airports brace for flooding as atmospheric river threatens closures, diversions and infrastructure damage
By Flying Magazine: The Pacific Northwest is getting hammered by heavy rain, and Washington airports near rivers are bracing for flooding events.
Riyadh Air plans to launch as 'world's first AI-native airline'
By Airline Economics: The partnership will see the airline focus on building intelligent employee workflows, customer care, and crew enablement using generative and autonomous AI.
Vertical Aerospace wants the stock market to take it seriously
By The Air Current: Company hopes unveiling of new eVTOL design will help boost its stock price and fundraising prospects.
VIH’s S-92 'Fire Raptor' proves effective in heavy firefighting; program eyes expansion
By Vertical Mag: | To ensure delivery of future emails, add [email protected] to your contacts. | |---| | | ![]() | Latest Issue Read Now | ![]() | | | ![]() | | VIH says S-92 Fire Raptor is proving itself as super heavy firefighting workhorse VIH Helicopters' Fire Raptor performed better than expected and the company says the program has considerable expansion potential.
(ES) The 'Cartagena Maneuver': Plus Ultra and Laser's trick to bypass the air blockade in Venezuela
By Aviacionline: La “maniobra Cartagena”: el truco de Plus Ultra y Laser para burlar el bloqueo aéreo en Venezuela Sin vuelos directos y con Panamá desconectado, descubre cómo funcionan la alianza Plus Ultra–Laser y la logística fronteriza por Táchira.
American Airlines Buys Two Spirit Gates at Chicago O'Hare for $30 Million
By View from the Wing: American Airlines is paying $30 million to buy two Spirit Airlines gates at Chicago O'Hare—G8 and G10—in a previously undisclosed deal revealed through bankruptcy court filings.
Boeing completes $4.7B acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, reshaping global wing and fuselage supply chain
By Reuters: Boeing said on Monday it has closed its $4.7 billion takeover of Spirit AeroSystems , re-acquiring the bulk of the world's largest independent wing and fuselage maker.