UAV Development & Drone Programs   Europe  
Unmanned Airspace • Philip Butterworth-Hayes

Open Skies Network and NHS to launch medical drone delivery linking Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in 2025

Open Skies Network and Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust have agreed a multi‑year partnership to introduce an NHS medical drone delivery service between Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly starting in 2025. Initial operations will carry medical samples and supplies between the mainland and island communities.

Also: dronelife.com and Flyer.co.uk
2025-12-18T02:05:19.264287-08:00
North America   M&A   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Policy & Regulation  
Bloomberg • Maya Averbuch

Viva Aerobus and Volaris to Form Mexican Low‑Cost Airline Group, Reshaping Domestic Market

By Bloomberg: Mexico’s budget airlines Viva Aerobus and Volaris have agreed to create an airline group to increase low-cost flight options in the country and abroad.

Also: Aviacionline and travelandtourworld.com
2025-12-18T22:52:40.949076-08:00
Supply Chain   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
Leeham News • Leehamcoeu; Bjorn Fehrm

Bjorn's Corner — Part 21: Accelerating Large-Aircraft Development Through Certification Implementation

By Leeham News: December 19, 2025, ©. Leeham News: We do a series about ideas on how the long development times for large airliners can be shortened. New projects talk about cutting development time and reaching certification and production faster than..

2025-12-19T00:05:20.391189-08:00
PaxEx   Europe   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Europe’s new border rules could trigger airport chaos and three‑hour delays for non‑EU travellers

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: New immigration rules in Europe threaten to cause significant delays and chaos at airports for third-country travelers.

2025-12-18T22:44:00.552338-08:00
Supply Chain   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

United Aircraft unveils newly built Tu-214 at Kazan plant after first flight

By FlightGlobal: United Aircraft has shown off a newly-built Tupolev Tu-214, the twinjet type which is part of the strategy to address Russian airline capacity demand. The company says the aircraft "recently took off for the first time" from its manufacturing site in Kazan.

2025-12-18T23:49:12.863271-08:00