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Last Updated: Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, 2:06 AM PST
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Leeham News
• Scott Hamilton
Deutsche Aircraft revives D328 turboprop as D328eco, outlines D328MR multi-role plan and supply‑chain strategy
By Leeham News: Subscription Required By Charlotte Bailey Deutsche Aircraft is resurrecting the D328 turboprop as the D328eco, but with five other roles collectively called the D328MR (Multi-Role).
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UVT Aero swaps Tu-214s for Il-114 turboprops and Sukhoi Superjet 100s (SSJ100)
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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.
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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?.
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