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Last Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, 11:49 PM PST
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UVT Aero swaps Tu-214s for Il-114 turboprops and Sukhoi Superjet 100s (SSJ100)
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Air Arabia moves closer to launching Dammam base to target Saudi market
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Bloomberg
• Aaron Clark
Passenger Jets Are Japan’s Newest Tool to Track Climate Change
By Bloomberg: ANA Holdings Inc., Japan’s largest airline, and the nation’s space agency are accelerating efforts to use sensors mounted on commercial jets to improve monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions.
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IndiGo to wet-lease five Airbus A320s to boost near-term capacity
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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
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.
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.
