M&A   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)  
Air Data News • JCC; Ricardo Meier

Potential Viva–Volaris tie-up would create Latin America’s largest low‑cost carrier and reshape regional rankings

A proposed combination of Mexico's Viva Aerobus and Volaris would create Latin America's largest low‑cost carrier and materially change the ranking of the region's airline groups. The move would consolidate fleets and capacity across short‑haul networks, altering competitive dynamics between legacy and LCC players.

2025-12-21T04:04:09.343134-08:00
PaxEx   North America   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Workforce & Skills Development  
New York Times • Niraj Chokshi; Desiree Rios

Inside American Airlines’ Tornado‑Hardened Operations Center: How 1,700 Employees Keep Flights Moving

By New York Times: Inside a tornado-hardened office in Texas, 1,700 American Airlines employees manage the carrier’s operations, responding to bad weather, plane trouble and ailing passengers.

2025-12-21T02:09:39.474667-08:00
ATC   AI   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives  
Breitflyte • Joe Breitfeller

Lufthansa to Fit 130+ A320s with Real‑Time Flight‑Profile Transfer Tech to Cut CO2 and Boost Punctuality

By Breitflyte: Lufthansa Group has announced the upgrade of over 130 Airbus A320 aircraft with state-of-the-art, automated flight profile transfer technology starting in 2026.

2025-12-20T16:30:46.700546-08:00
Routes   Europe   North America   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends  
Breitflyte • Joe Breitfeller

Air Transat Inaugurates New Toronto Services to Istanbul (Türkiye) and Georgetown (Guyana)

By Breitflyte: Air Transat is celebrating the launch of inaugural flights from Toronto Pearson to Georgetown, Guyana, and Istanbul, Türkiye.On Wednesday (December 17, 2025), Air Transat announced the launch of inaugural flights to Istanbul, Türkiye (IST) and Georgetown, Guyana (GEO).

2025-12-20T09:38:24.670303-08:00
North America   M&A   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Policy & Regulation  
Bloomberg • Maya Averbuch

Viva Aerobus and Volaris to Form Mexican Low‑Cost Airline Group, Reshaping Domestic Market

By Bloomberg: Mexico’s budget airlines Grupo Viva Aerobus SAB and Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB, known as Volaris, expect to receive approval for their merger over the next 12 months from shareholders and regulators in Mexico, Colombia and the US, and form a new holding company.

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