ch-aviation
• Hilka Birns
The Azores has invited Ryanair to talks after the airline indicated it may withdraw from the region. The article provides no further details on the proposed discussions or the scope and timing of any withdrawal.
FlightGlobal
• CFM International
By FlightGlobal: CFM International’s RISE program pushes Open Fan design toward 20% better fuel efficiency while engineering for hot, harsh operating environments.
FlightGlobal
• Alfred Chua
By FlightGlobal: Philippines-based carrier touts cost discipline and market leadership as reasons for a 'positive' outlook next year. Cebu Pacific expects to be loss-making this year amid high fuel prices, but forecasts a recovery in the new year as “external pressures” ease.
Inflight Online
• Satu Dahl
By Inflight Online: Astronics has revealed the company's financial results Q3 2026 which show record operating income on 28% sales growth.
By Live From A Lounge: SpiceJet has been forced to cancel Dubai to India operations as well, due to non-payment of arrears.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The NTSB slams New York Times article about aviation safety, claiming comments it gave the newspaper have been 'distorted.'.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Company had planned to establish carrier with fleet of A380s. UK-based Global Airlines, the company behind an effort to establish an Airbus A380 operator, has been ordered into liquidation by a court.
ch-aviation
• Hilka Birns
By ch-aviation: Lebanon's Tripoli Rene Mouawad AB is scheduled to open for commercial passenger flights on December 14, 2026, following trial flights from November 22, according to an official announcement by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.
The Daily Debrief
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Reuters
• Julie Zhu, Rozanna Latiff
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
