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Last Updated: Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, 2:15 PM PST
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Alaska Airlines Leans on Hawaiian Merger to Drive Global Expansion
By Skift: Alaska Airlines has been undergoing a major international expansion ever since it merged with Hawaiian Airlines.
First Look at JetBlue's JFK Lounge
By Skift: Joanna Geraghty, CEO of JetBlue, talked strategy and previewed illustrations of planned airport lounges at Skift Aviation Forum.
Spirit seeks lease rejections on additional 11 ‘cash drain’ A320-family jets
By FlightGlobal: Spirit Airlines is shedding more metal with a plan to reject leases on an additional 11 Airbus A320-family jets.
Vilnius Airport briefly closes after suspected balloons enter airspace; reopens
By Reuters: Lithuania's Vilnius airport suspended flights for a second time on Wednesday due to suspected balloons in its airspace, the operator said in a statement, the latest in a string of such incidents in recent months.
Solairus Aviation inducts first Gulfstream G800 into U.S. charter fleet
By ch-aviation: Solairus Aviation (TWY, Novato) has inducted the first G800 available for charter, in line with plans announced in early November. The 2025-built...
Southwest CFO Defends Network Changes, Calls Point-to-Point Model a 'Huge Differentiator'
By Skift: Southwest Chief Financial Officer Tom Doxey said the airline's large point-to-point network that is a key differentiator from rival carriers.
Boeing looks to close Spirit AeroSystems merger this year as FTC orders divestitures
By Reuters: Boeing said on Wednesday it could close its $4.7 billion acquisition of wing and fuselage maker Spirit AeroSystems by the end of the year after a U.S. regulator said it could proceed, so long as it carried out divestments that have largely been agreed to with rival Airbus .