FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Today In Aviation
Last Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, 7:11 AM PST
2025-12-16T07:11:53.808137-08:00 2025-12-16T07:11:53.808137-08:00 (2025-12-16T07:11:53.808137-08:00)
Skift
• Gordon Smith
Nine Airline CEOs in Five Weeks: Leadership Moves from Europe to Asia and What It Means
By Skift: Uncover the rapid CEO transitions within airlines, including significant moves from Europe to Asia in recent weeks.
FlightGlobal
• Howard Hardee
Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle Departs; Airline Gives No Reason
By FlightGlobal: The airline does not specify a reason for parting ways with Biffle, who has held Frontier's top spot since March 2016.
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Runway Girl
• Becca Alkema
Bombardier marks Global 8000 first delivery and service entry, repositions luxury brand
By Runway Girl: December 11, four days after handing the keys for the first customer Global 8000 to its new owner, Bombardier welcomed a handful of journalists to the UK’s Farnborough Airport in a celebration of the new jet and the company’s reimagined brand.
ch-aviation
airBaltic to shift to in‑house fleet operations from 2026, reducing wet‑lease reliance
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AirInsight
• Addison Schonland
U.S. DOT T‑100 Data Shows A330-to‑787/A350 Widebody Replacement Trends
By AirInsight: US DOT T-100 traffic data shows clear widebody replacement patterns, from A330s to 787s and A350s, confirming rational fleet decisions.
Reuters
• Sam Tobin
Leonardo denies liability for helicopter crash that killed Leicester City owner
By Reuters: Italy's Leonardo has denied liability for the 2018 helicopter crash which killed Thai businessman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, saying in its defence to a lawsuit that its AW169 model is safe.
ch-aviation
Kenya Airways to establish Accra secondary hub, base up to three Embraer E190s
By ch-aviation: Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) could base up to three E190s at its Accra base as it pursues its strategy to establish a secondary hub in Ghana, chief...
