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Cranky Flier

Southwest’s Year of Change: Elliott Management and the Airline’s Overhaul

Cranky Flier reports: To say this has been a year of change for Southwest would be a notable understatement. Partially under its own initiative and largely under the influence of its activist investor Elliott Management, the airline has been furiously working to get out of the dark place where former CEO Gary Kelly left it.

2025-12-08T04:04:18.089911-08:00

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Last Updated: Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, 4:05 AM PST

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Airports   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
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New York Times • Binod Ghimire; Daisuke Wakabayashi

Nepal Charges Chinese State‑Owned Firm and Officials Over Cost Inflation at Pokhara International Airport

By New York Times: Nepal’s anti-graft watchdog said the state-owned Chinese firm and Nepali officials colluded to inflate the costs of an international airport in Pokhara.

Also: ANI News Agency
2025-12-08T03:47:13.434966-08:00
Europe   M&A   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends  
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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines emerges as buyer of Czech budget carrier Smartwings

By FlightGlobal: Turkish budget carrier Pegasus Airlines is set to acquire Czech Airlines and its low-cost operator Smartwings in a €154 million ($180 million) transaction.

Also: AeroTime, Aviacionline, Airline Economics, Aviation Week, The Independent and 6 more
2025-12-08T00:27:20.803924-08:00
BizAv   Supply Chain   Europe   Hydrogen   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives  
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FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Beyond Aero eyes sites for BYA-1 fuel-cell business jet production campus after feasibility study

By FlightGlobal: French business jet developer Beyond Aero has kicked off the hunt for a location for its future production centre, having completed feasibility studies for a facility sized to build up to 60 of its fuel cell-powered BYA-1s per year, a figure that could eventually rise to 120.

2025-12-08T02:48:56.626920-08:00
eVTOL   Supply Chain   Europe   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)  
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Business Wire • For more information

Vertical Aerospace partners with Syensqo to accelerate industrialisation of VX4 eVTOL

By Business Wire: Vertical Aerospace (“Vertical” or “Company”) [NYSE:EVTL], a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering electric aviation, and Syensqo, a glob...

Also: Aerospace Manufacturing, Urban Air Mobility News and aerospace-innovations.com
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