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Last Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, 7:21 AM PST
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Skift
• Darin Graham
SAF Shortfalls and Fading Net‑Zero Claims Force a 2026 Reckoning for Aviation
By Skift: Travel's Sustainability Fairy Tail Won't Get Its Happy Ending Darin Graham SKIFT TAKE With green marketing collapsing and net-zero plans unravelling, the In 2026, aviation faces a major reckoning as sustainable aviation fuel falls short of expectations.
IATA
IATA: SAF Production Growth Slows — Industry Must Act to Meet e‑SAF Mandates
By IATA: IATA released new estimates for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production showing that SAF production growth rate is slowing down.
Skift
• Bailey Schulz
Luxury Travel in 2026: How the Top 10% Will Drive — and Risk — the Aviation Recovery
By Skift: In 2026, the luxury bubble will swell. But when travel depends on the top 10%, the entire industry rises and falls with them.
Reuters
IATA Forecasts Record $41B Net Profit for Global Airlines in 2026 Despite Delivery Delays
By Reuters: Global airline trade body IATA said on Tuesday the airline sector would post record profits next year despite ongoing supply chain issues leading to slower aircraft deliveries and a delay in rolling out more fuel-efficient jets.
Chapman Freeborn expands flexible air charter services to address global air-cargo realignment
By aircargoweek.com: The global air cargo market is undergoing a period of significant realignment, driven by shifting trade patterns, evolving manufacturing strategies, and a.
eveairmobility.com
Eve Air Mobility and SkyGrid Outline Automation and TSP Role to Scale Advanced Air Mobility in White Paper
By eveairmobility.com: Collaboration highlights the role of automation and third-party services in scaling low-altitude operations safely and efficiently. Hong Kong, China – December 9, 2025 – Eve Air Mobility (“Eve”) (NYSE: EVEX, EVEXW; B3: EVEB31) and SkyGrid, an Advanced Air Mobility Third-Party Service Provider (TSP) announced today the joint publication of a landmark white paper titled “Enabling Advanced Air.
Unmanned Airspace
Eve and SkyGrid propose automated low‑altitude ATM framework for eVTOL integration
Urban Air Mobility News
Eve Air Mobility, SkyGrid publish white paper on automated ATM for low altitude operations
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
Cebu Pacific to launch four‑weekly Manila–Riyadh service from March 2026
By AeroTime: Cebu Pacific launches direct Manila-Riyadh service from March 2026, offering Filipino overseas workers more affordable travel options with four weekly flights.
