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FlightGlobal • Howard Hardee

Delta and United take minority stakes in Republic Airways after Mesa combination creates 310‑strong regional fleet

FlightGlobal reports: Mesa and Republic completed their combination late last month, creating the second-largest feeder airline in the USA with a 310-strong fleet of Embraer regional jets.

2025-12-05T10:27:15.898796-08:00

Today In Aviation

Last Updated: Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 11:14 AM PST

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Skift • Bailey Schulz

Rising U.S. Travel Fees — $40, $100, $250 — Squeeze Passengers and Pressure Airlines

By Skift: New fees have sparked concerns within the U.S. travel industry, especially during a year of soft international tourism.

Also: Business Traveller and Live and Let's Fly

2025-12-05T10:54:18.849966-08:00

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AINonline • Matt Thurber

Ontic Opens MRO Center of Excellence in Florida

By AINonline: Consolidates company’s maintenance, repair, and overhaul activities in the U.S.

2025-12-05T11:11:12.009424-08:00

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Aviacionline • Redacción Aviacionline

(ES) Avian Líneas Aéreas bankruptcy lifted

By Aviacionline: Levantaron la quiebra de Avian Líneas Aéreas Así lo confirmó Germán Efromovich a Aviacionline. Germán Efromovich logró levantar la quiebra de Avian Líneas Aéreas, y anticipó que ahora buscará la forma de volver a poner en funcionamiento la compañía, para lo cual iniciará negociaciones con los lessors propietarios de las dos aeronaves ATR que permanecen hasta el momento en un hangar del Aeroparque.

ch-aviation

Argentina's Avian exits bankruptcy, eyes restart

2025-12-04T14:08:16.863244-08:00

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ch-aviation • CH-Aviation Staff

Brazil suspends flight-delay litigation pending court ruling in Azul case

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2025-12-05T08:47:46.358594-08:00

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Reuters • Anshuman Tripathy

Delta resumes operations at Detroit after brief ground stop caused by connectivity issue

By Reuters: Delta Air Lines said on Friday it had resumed operations at the Detroit airport after a brief ground stop for all its flights due to a technical connectivity issue.

Aviation A2Z

Major Systems Outage Halts All Departures at DTW — Delta Cancels Hundreds of Flights, DL208 Diverted

Airline Geeks

Delta Issues Ground Stop at Detroit After Network Outage

Also: Delta Air Lines and 3 more

2025-12-05T07:57:12.870919-08:00

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AirInsight • Addison Schonland

Gulfstream G300 Completes Maiden Flight, Enters Flight Test Program as G280 Successor

By AirInsight: Gulfstream’s G300 completes first flight, launching the next-generation replacement for the G280 and setting a new benchmark in the super-midsize jet segment.

Flying Magazine

New Gulfstream G300 Makes First Flight

AINonline

Gulfstream’s New G300 Makes Successful First Flight

Also: FlightGlobal, AeroTime, avweb.com and businessairportinternational.com

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Aviation Week • Helen Massy-Beresford

Air France expands La Première first class to Atlanta, Boston, Houston and Tel Aviv on select 777‑300ERs

By Aviation Week: Air France is adding its new La Première first class cabin on select Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to four more destinations: Atlanta, Boston, Houston and Tel Aviv.