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Last Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, 11:38 PM PST
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Air Arabia moves closer to launching Dammam base to target Saudi market
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M&A
Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation
Airline Industry & Market Trends
Asia-Pacific (APAC)
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Bloomberg
• Tooba Khan
Pakistan to Sell 75% Stake in Pakistan International Airlines as Part of Major Privatization Drive
By Bloomberg: Pakistan plans to sell a controlling stake in the national flag carrier, a long-struggling enterprise central to the government’s privatization drive.
Aircraft Finance & Leasing
Orders
Airline Industry & Market Trends
Policy & Regulation
Asia-Pacific (APAC)
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IndiGo to wet-lease five Airbus A320s to boost near-term capacity
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Leadership
North America
M&A
Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation
Airline Industry & Market Trends
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Aviation Source
• Len Varley
Frontier and Spirit: Could 2026 Bring a Merger Amid Spirit’s Bankruptcy?
By Aviation Source: Amid Spirit Airlines' ongoing bankruptcy crisis and Frontier Airlines' recent CEO change, will 2026 see a merger of the two carriers?.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Spirit in talks to merge with Frontier after Chapter 11 filing
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Bloomberg Law
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
Frontier Flight F92647 (A321neo) Returns to Cleveland After Engine Failure on Dec. 15
By Aviation Source: Frontier Airlines flight F92647, an A321neo departing for Atlanta, made a return to Cleveland (CLE) after experiencing an engine failure after takeoff on 15 December.
eVTOL
AI
North America
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)
Aviation Safety & Regulation
Policy & Regulation
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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.
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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