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Last Updated: Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 10:32 PM PST
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Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation
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Asia-Pacific (APAC)
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ch-aviation
• CH-Aviation Staff
SriLankan Airlines reaches agreement to resolve $175M unpaid bond dispute
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M&A
Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation
Airline Industry & Market Trends
Asia-Pacific (APAC)
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ch-aviation
• CH-Aviation Staff
South Korea’s Jin Air proposes merger with Air Busan and Air Seoul targeting 1Q2027
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Aviation Week
• Molly McMillin
Pipistrel becomes first to secure Colombia’s RAC‑VLA type certification
By Aviation Week: Pipistrel is the first organization to receive Aerocivil’s Colombian Regulation-Very Light Aircraft (RAC-VLA) type certification, the company says.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
Ryanair Cuts 1 Million Seats, Removes Five Aircraft from Belgium in Protest Over Aviation Tax Hike
By Aviation Source: Ryanair will cut 1 million seats and remove 5 aircraft from its Belgian operations following the Belgian government’s plan to double the national aviation tax.
AINonline
• AIN Online
U.S. expands use of Upper C‑Band — implications for airlines, avionics and satellite operators
By AINonline: Business, Air Transport, Defense & General Aviation News.
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North America
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)
Aviation Safety & Regulation
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AINonline
• Hanneke Weitering
Electra Files FAA Type Certificate Application for EL9 Hybrid‑Electric Ultra‑Short Aircraft
By AINonline: FAA begins Part 23 review of hybrid-electric EL9 airplane.
Aerospace America
Electra files to certify its hybrid-electric plane under FAA Part 23
Vertical Mag
• Oliver Johnson
Transport Canada halts new FOAC applications for ex‑military and restricted‑category aircraft
By Vertical Mag: Transport Canada says it will no longer accept or consider applications for a Foreign Air Operator Certificate to use experimental or ex-military aircraft holding restricted category certification for specialty air services operations.
