eVTOL Insights
• Jason Pritchard
UrbanV and Alatau Advance Air Group have launched an international collaboration to design Kazakhstan’s first vertiport network and establish a vertiport test centre for eVTOL demonstration flights. The programme will scope ground infrastructure and operational frameworks needed to host advanced air mobility trials across Kazakhstan.
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Leeham News
• Leehamcoeu; Bjorn Fehrm
By Leeham News: Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm December 18, 2025, © Leeham News: In our series about alternative propulsion aircraft, last week we looked at the energy consumption and range of a typical nine-seater battery-electric commuter aircraft using our Aircraft..
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: US-based aviation services company AAR is expanding its engineering capabilities with the acquisition of North Carolina firm Aircraft Reconfig Technologies.
Reuters
• Joanna Plucinska
By Reuters: German airline group Lufthansa has vowed to start making its ambitious turnaround plan a reality in 2026 as investors remain sceptical at the end of another mixed year under Chief Executive Carsten Spohr.
ch-aviation
• CH-Aviation Staff
By ch-aviation: Aegean Airlines (A3, Athens) became the first airline from the European Union to operate a scheduled flight to Baghdad in more than three decades. The Greek...
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Reuters
• Dan Catchpole
By Reuters: Labor officials said on Wednesday that contract talks with Boeing covering the future of roughly 1,600 white-collar union members at fuselage supplier Spirit AeroSystems after its acquisition by the planemaker had been paused until January 5.
