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LEVEL begins independent operations under IATA code "LL" with inaugural Barcelona–New York service

LEVEL, now an autonomous carrier within IAG after securing its AOC in December 2024, began operating under its own IATA code "LL" on 1 Dec 2025. The airline launched a Barcelona–New York inaugural flight, was cleared for Argentina, Chile and US services, and holds 16% of Barcelona El Prat's long‑haul market.

2025-12-02T08:06:34.198555-08:00

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Italian minister backs proposed Airbus–Thales–Leonardo space merger as model for European consolidation

2025-12-01T11:27:20.830130-08:00

Aviation Week

Republic and Mesa complete merger, creating second-largest U.S. regional with 310 E-Jets

2025-11-25T11:16:31.951593-08:00

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Tata Sons regains control of Air India after nearly 70 years of state ownership

2025-11-24T23:19:08.512497-08:00

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Atlantic Aviation buys ExecuJet FBO at Princess Juliana (SXM), its third Caribbean base Atlantic Aviation has acquired ExecuJet’s fixed-base operator at Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) in Sint Maarten, marking the chain’s third Caribbean base. The purchase expands Atlantic’s business-aviation footprint across key leisure routes and strengthens its FBO network for private and charter traffic in the region.

2025-12-02T09:29:13.984922-08:00

Atlantic Aviation buys ExecuJet FBO at Princess Juliana (SXM), its third Caribbean base

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LEVEL begins independent operations under IATA code "LL" with inaugural Barcelona–New York service LEVEL, now an autonomous carrier within IAG after securing its AOC in December 2024, began operating under its own IATA code "LL" on 1 Dec 2025. The airline launched a Barcelona–New York inaugural flight, was cleared for Argentina, Chile and US services, and holds 16% of Barcelona El Prat's long‑haul market.

2025-12-02T08:06:34.198555-08:00

LEVEL begins independent operations under IATA code "LL" with inaugural Barcelona–New York service

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Lufthansa Cargo and Swiss WorldCargo launch strategic cooperation to harmonise products, operations and IT Lufthansa Cargo and Swiss WorldCargo announced a strategic cooperation to align product portfolios, service offerings, shipment flows and operational processes on a shared IT platform while preserving separate brands. The initiative aims to generate commercial and operational synergies, simplify customer products and improve efficiency across the group’s cargo network.

2025-12-02T04:46:04.296193-08:00

Lufthansa Cargo and Swiss WorldCargo launch strategic cooperation to harmonise products, operations and IT

Space Intel Report

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Italian minister backs proposed Airbus–Thales–Leonardo space merger as model for European consolidation Italy's minister has endorsed a proposed merger combining the space divisions of Airbus, Thales Alenia Space and Leonardo, describing the tie‑up in Bremen as a model for European consolidation to boost industrial scale and competitiveness in satellite manufacturing and defence systems.

2025-12-01T11:27:20.830130-08:00

Italian minister backs proposed Airbus–Thales–Leonardo space merger as model for European consolidation

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Transat spurns Groupe Mach for Air Canada‑linked offer as Péladeau pushes for board shake-up Transat A.T. Inc. spurned Montreal developer Groupe Mach and accepted an Air Canada‑linked offer, while major shareholder Pierre Karl Péladeau’s Financière Outremont launched a public campaign seeking an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting, board seats and a strategic overhaul after weak results and balance‑sheet strain.

2025-12-01T11:27:08.256240-08:00

Transat spurns Groupe Mach for Air Canada‑linked offer as Péladeau pushes for board shake-up

Runway Girl

Jamco and Bain Capital sign definitive agreement to acquire Iacobucci HF Aerospace (IHFA) Jamco Corporation and Bain Capital have signed definitive documentation to acquire Iacobucci HF Aerospace S.p.A. (IHFA). The paperwork formalises the parties' agreement and commits them to proceed with the transaction under the terms set out in the definitive documentation between the two companies.

2025-12-01T11:27:03.639377-08:00

Jamco and Bain Capital sign definitive agreement to acquire Iacobucci HF Aerospace (IHFA)

FlightGlobal

Administrators close in on sale of Reaction Engines' assets to preferred bidder Insolvency administrators for UK-based Reaction Engines are reported to be close to agreeing a sale of the collapsed company's assets to a preferred bidder, a move that will transfer ownership of its hypersonic technology, associated engineering programmes and intellectual property to a new owner.

2025-12-01T03:58:11.056236-08:00

Administrators close in on sale of Reaction Engines' assets to preferred bidder

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Air T says Rex will focus on reactivating regional network and avoid competing on trunk routes Air T, the US-based holding company that recently acquired Regional Express (Rex), has pledged to "stay in its lane" by prioritizing reactivation of Rex's regional network rather than competing on trunk routes. The commitment sets the carrier's immediate recovery and route strategy under new ownership.

2025-11-30T16:04:09.271873-08:00

Air T says Rex will focus on reactivating regional network and avoid competing on trunk routes

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