The Air Current
• Jon Ostrower
The Air Current
• Jon Ostrower
Today In Aviation
Last Updated: Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, 12:30 PM PST
2025-12-08T12:30:48.491846-08:00 2025-12-08T12:30:48.491846-08:00 (2025-12-08T12:30:48.491846-08:00)
North America
Airports
Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation
Airline Industry & Market Trends
Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management
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View from the Wing
• Garyleff; Gary Leff
American Airlines Buys Two Spirit Gates at Chicago O'Hare for $30 Million
By View from the Wing: American Airlines is paying $30 million to buy two Spirit Airlines gates at Chicago O'Hare—G8 and G10—in a previously undisclosed deal revealed through bankruptcy court filings.
Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
NBAA Forms Coalition to Fight Washington’s Aircraft Luxury Tax
By Flying Magazine: Recently passed legislation levies a 10 percent tax on the sale of noncommercial aircraft worth over $500,000.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Gogo Invests in Farcast to Secure Development of Aviation User Terminals
By Via Satellite: Gogo has made a strategic equity investment in user terminal startup Farcast to fund the development of aviation user terminals for Gogo customers.
Skift
• Adriana Lee
AI-Driven Layoffs Reshape Travel Sector: Nearly 50,000 U.S. Jobs Cut This Year
By Skift: Executives specifically cited AI as a reason for nearly 50,000 U.S. job cuts this year. How that shows up in the travel sector varies.
Aviation Week
• Lee Ann Shay
Bombardier Global 8000 Enters Service — First 8,000‑nm Delivery to Canadian Operator
By Aviation Week: Bombardier delivered the first 8,000-nm range aircraft to a Canadian operator.
AINonline
Bombardier Delivers First Global 8000
Also:
Skies Magazine and
Bombardier
ch-aviation
• CH-Aviation Staff
Azul reportedly abandons plans to acquire A321XLR
By ch-aviation: Access the article “Brazil's Azul appears to drop undisclosed XLR plans” and more exclusive aviation news. Subscribe now!.
Supply Chain
Europe
North America
M&A
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)
Aviation Safety & Regulation
Defense Industry & Major Contractors
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Reuters
• Dan Catchpole
Boeing completes $4.7B acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, reshaping global wing and fuselage supply chain
By Reuters: Boeing said on Monday it has closed its $4.7 billion takeover of Spirit AeroSystems , re-acquiring the bulk of the world's largest independent wing and fuselage maker.
Flying Magazine
Boeing Completes Spirit AeroSystems Acquisition
Also:
Associated Press,
Paddle Your Own Kanoo,
Aerospace America,
AviationPros,
Aerospace Manufacturing,
Simple Flying,
Breaking Defense,
The Independent,
Defense Daily
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