FlightGlobal
• Howard Hardee
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• Howard Hardee
Today In Aviation
Last Updated: Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 6:29 AM PST
2025-12-05T06:29:02.888272-08:00 2025-12-05T06:29:02.888272-08:00 (2025-12-05T06:29:02.888272-08:00)
Australian Aviation
• Jake Nelson
Qantas brings back its last A380 after half a decade
By Australian Aviation: VH-OQC “Paul McGinness”, which was mothballed in 2020 along with the rest of Qantas’ A380 fleet during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, touched down in Sydney at 8:30am on Friday, having been in Abu Dhabi undergoing maintenance and refurbishments since 2021.
Vertical Mag
• Jen Boyer;
VIH says S-92 Fire Raptor is proving itself as super heavy firefighting workhorse
By Vertical Mag: VIH Helicopters' Fire Raptor performed better than expected and the company says the program has considerable expansion potential.
Aviation Week
• Adrian Schofield
Korean Air Plans Starlink Rollout For All Five Group Airlines
By Aviation Week: Korean Air is revealing plans to install Starlink high-speed Wi-Fi across its own fleet and those of its subsidiaries.
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Aviation Week
• David Casey
Alaska Airlines Secures Heathrow Slots for Seattle–London Service Starting May 2026
By Aviation Week: Alaska Airlines has secured slots at London Heathrow, paving the way for the carrier to launch its planned Seattle-London service in May 2026.
Airline Economics
• Patrick Tibke
Titan Aviation Leasing delivers first A330-200P2F to JD Airlines as Chinese e-commerce boosts cargo fleet
By Airline Economics: Titan Aviation Leasing has delivered the first of two A330-200P2F aircraft to JD Airlines, the cargo airline of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
Vietjet takes delivery of 22 Boeing, Airbus and COMAC aircraft in largest fleet expansion
By AeroTime: Vietjet is to take delivery of 22 new aircraft before year end, including Boeing, Airbus, and COMAC planes for operations across Southeast Asia.
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CNBC
• Leslie Josephs
Southwest Airlines cuts outlook on government shutdown demand hit, higher fuel costs
By CNBC: The carrier said it expects 2025 earnings before interest and taxes of about $500 million, down from a previous forecast of $600 million to $800 million.
