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
Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
Airways Magazine • Airways Newsroom

Philippine Airlines receives first A350-1000, becomes Southeast Asia's first operator

By Airways Magazine: Philippine Airlines takes delivery of its first A350-1000, becoming the first airline in Southeast Asia to operate the type.

Also: Dj's Aviation, philippineairspace.blogspot.com and aeroroutes.com
2025-12-20T08:28:10.724713-08:00
GA   BizAv   NTSB   North America   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
Associated Press • Associated Press

Business jet crashes while landing at Statesville Regional Airport, erupts in large fire

By Associated Press: Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his wife, and their two children are among the seven people killed in a plane crash in North Carolina.

Also: New York Times, CNBC, Travel Radar, Simple Flying, FlightGlobal, AeroTime, Aviation Week, bostonherald.com, rocketcitynow.com, CNN, Daily Sabah, The Independent and 119 more
2025-12-18T08:54:33.537334-08:00