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Last Updated: Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 3:47 AM PST
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Simple Flying
• James Pearson
China Eastern launches 29‑hour one‑stop — world’s longest scheduled one‑stop passenger route
By Simple Flying: It has a longer duration and covers more distance than any other one-stop scheduled passenger service.
Aviation Week
• Alan Dron
GCC States to Create Supranational Gulf Civil Aviation Authority
By Aviation Week: The nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) plan to establish an over-arching Gulf Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) for the region.
ch-aviation
Jersey government: collapsed Blue Islands owed £7.47m (~$10m) in public funds
By ch-aviation: The Jersey government has clarified that stricken Blue Islands (SI, Jersey) owed GBP7.47 million pounds (USD10 million) in public funds at the time of its collapse,...
AINonline
• Kerry Lynch
Bombardier's UAE MRO Service Center Taking Shape, Opening Slated for H2 2026
By AINonline: Slated to open in second half of 2026.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Unidentified A350-1000 order in November pushes Airbus' 2025 net orders to 700; IndiGo, Etihad add narrowbody/widebody units
By FlightGlobal: Orders for eight Airbus A350-1000s from an undisclosed customer during November helped push the airframer's net total for the year to 700. Airbus's figures for the month formally list an additional 30 A350-900s for IndiGo - taking its total to 60 of the type - and six A330-900s for Etihad ...
Aviation Week
• Graham Warwick
China’s TCab Demonstrates Transition from Thrustborne Hover to Wingborne Flight in Winged eVTOL Test
By Aviation Week: China’s TCab Technology has joined the select group of startups that have transitioned between thrustborne vertical and wingborne horizontal flight.
ch-aviation
Poland's LOT aims to finalise Smartwings acquisition by YE25
By ch-aviation: Discover more news on LOT Polish Airlines at ch-aviation, the leading aviation news and data provider.
