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Aviacionline • Pablo Diaz

(ES) The 'Cartagena Maneuver': Plus Ultra and Laser's trick to bypass the air blockade in Venezuela

Aviacionline reports: La “maniobra Cartagena”: el truco de Plus Ultra y Laser para burlar el bloqueo aéreo en Venezuela Sin vuelos directos y con Panamá desconectado, descubre cómo funcionan la alianza Plus Ultra–Laser y la logística fronteriza por Táchira.

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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.

2025-12-08T12:30:18.929416-08:00

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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.

Simple Flying

Court Filing Fuels Speculation of American Airlines–Spirit Merger After Bankruptcy and Gate Sale

Reuters

American Airlines to acquire two Chicago gates from Spirit Airlines for $30 million after bankruptcy court approval

Also: ch-aviation, Aviation A2Z, Aviation Source and thebulkheadseat.com

2025-12-08T04:26:03.105256-08:00

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The Air Current • Jon Ostrower

The Decline and Demise of Spirit AeroSystems — Essential Reading on a Critical Supplier

By The Air Current: Our essential reading list to understand the trajectory of this complex and tumultuous relationship.

2025-12-08T11:07:24.120450-08:00

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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.

Also: NBAA and avweb.com

2025-12-08T10:50:22.875752-08:00

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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.

FlightGlobal

Bombardier delivers first Global 8000 as Mach 0.95 business jet enters service

AINonline

Bombardier Delivers First Global 8000

Also: Flying Magazine, Wings, Skies Magazine, GlobalAir.com and Bombardier

2025-12-08T10:24:07.136916-08:00

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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.

2025-12-08T11:48:27.836063-08:00

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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

New York Times

Boeing Completes Acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, Gaining Control of 737 Fuselage Supplier After In‑Flight Part Incident

Also: Associated Press, Paddle Your Own Kanoo, Aviation Week, Aerospace America, AviationPros, Aerospace Manufacturing, Simple Flying, Breaking Defense, The Business Journals, The Independent, Defense Daily, Cargo Facts and 11 more

2025-12-08T05:57:58.126094-08:00

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(ES) The 'Cartagena Maneuver': Plus Ultra and Laser's trick to bypass the air blockade in Venezuela

Today In Aviation

Gogo Invests in Farcast to Secure Development of Aviation User Terminals

American Airlines Buys Two Spirit Gates at Chicago O'Hare for $30 Million

Court Filing Fuels Speculation of American Airlines–Spirit Merger After Bankruptcy and Gate Sale

American Airlines to acquire two Chicago gates from Spirit Airlines for $30 million after bankruptcy court approval

The Decline and Demise of Spirit AeroSystems — Essential Reading on a Critical Supplier

NBAA Forms Coalition to Fight Washington’s Aircraft Luxury Tax

Bombardier Global 8000 Enters Service — First 8,000‑nm Delivery to Canadian Operator

Bombardier delivers first Global 8000 as Mach 0.95 business jet enters service

Bombardier Delivers First Global 8000

AI-Driven Layoffs Reshape Travel Sector: Nearly 50,000 U.S. Jobs Cut This Year

Boeing completes $4.7B acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, reshaping global wing and fuselage supply chain

Boeing Completes Spirit AeroSystems Acquisition

Boeing Completes Acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, Gaining Control of 737 Fuselage Supplier After In‑Flight Part Incident