North America   M&A   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
Skift • Gordon Smith

Allegiant to acquire Sun Country for $1.5B, creating a major U.S. leisure carrier

Allegiant will acquire rival Sun Country in a $1.5 billion cash-and-stock transaction that folds the two carriers' leisure-focused networks and fleets into a larger U.S. leisure airline. Management projects roughly $140 million of annual synergies; regulatory and political approval remains a potential hurdle.

Also: CNBC, Aviation Week, Airline Economics, One Mile at a Time, View from the Wing, The Points Guy, Airline Geeks, The Air Current, youare.travel, en.traicy.com, Fortune, rocketcitynow.com and 5 more
2026-01-11T13:42:59.980817-08:00
eVTOL   Helicopter   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation  
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Vertical Mag

Vertical’s Top 10 Rotorcraft Stories of 2025 — Safety, Regulation & Design Advances

By Vertical Mag: | To ensure delivery of future emails, add [email protected] to your contacts. | |---| | | ![]() | Latest Issue Read Now | ![]() | | | ![]() | | Vertical’s Top 10 stories of 2025 This year brought hard lessons in safety, renewed debates over regulation, and advances in rotorcraft design and capability.

2026-01-11T16:08:55.088275-08:00
Routes   Middle East   Europe   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
AeroTime • Gabriele Petrauskaite

Etihad to launch nonstop Luxembourg–Abu Dhabi service, becoming first Middle Eastern carrier to serve Luxembourg

By AeroTime: Etihad Airways will start the nonstop service between Luxembourg and Abu Dhabi, aiming to become the first Middle Eastern carrier to serve the country.

Also: Aviation Source and travelandtourworld.com
2026-01-11T07:44:27.714993-08:00
M&A   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
ir.suncountry.com

Allegiant and Sun Country to Merge, Creating Leading U.S. Leisure Airline

By ir.suncountry.com: Brings Together Airlines with Similar Flexible Capacity Models Serving 22 Million Annual Customers, Nearly 175 Cities, With More Than 650 Routes, and 195 Aircraft Complementary Route Networks, Diversified Fleet, and Third-Party Travel Business Expand Choice, and Service for Passengers, Allowing.

2026-01-11T13:42:35.858823-08:00
Honeywell   MRO   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airbus A350   Airbus   Airlines  
air-journal.fr • Thierry Blancmont

(FR) Airbus A350: pilots warn of recurring Honeywell weather radar malfunction

By air-journal.fr: Depuis plusieurs mois, un dysfonctionnement récurrent du radar météo Honeywell embarqué sur les Airbus A350 fait l'objet d'inquiétudes croissantes au sein des.

2026-01-11T02:08:34.796526-08:00