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Last Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, 10:30 AM PST
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FlightGlobal
• Howard Hardee
Court approves sale of Spirit’s O'Hare gates G8 and G10 to American Airlines
By FlightGlobal: A court filing related to Spirit Airlines' Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings shows that the ULCC has agreed to transfer the pair of gates - numbers G8 and G10 - to American Airlines.
AINonline
• Charles Alcock
Dassault Appears Poised To Start Flight Testing Falcon 10X Business Jet
By AINonline: A published image of a 10X prototype in Bordeaux appears to show ground tests underway.
Reuters
• David Shepardson
US FAA to spend $6 billion on air traffic telecom, radar
By Reuters: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration head Bryan Bedford said on Tuesday the agency is committing $6 billion by year-end on air traffic control telecom infrastructure and radar surveillance systems that will be deployed by the end of 2028.
Reuters
BAE Systems halves stake in Kazakh carrier Air Astana
By Reuters: Britain's BAE Systems said on Tuesday it will cut its stake in Kazakh carrier Air Astana by nearly half.
Aviation Week
• James Pozzi
ITP Aero to acquire Aero Norway, expanding CFM56 engine repair capacity
By Aviation Week: ITP Aero has signed a binding agreement to acquire CFM56 engine repair specialist Aero Norway.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Probe Opens After Cessna 650 Citation III Crashes Following Excessive Left Bank on Final to Toluca
By FlightGlobal: Mexican investigators have opened a probe into a serious Cessna 650 Citation III accident south of Toluca airport on 15 December. The country's transportation ministry states that the executive jet had departed Acapulco's runway 24 for Toluca.
Vertical Mag
• Archer Press Release; December
Archer announces plans for U.K. engineering hub, hires veteran British eVTOL engineering leader
By Vertical Mag: The company, through its newly established U.K. subsidiary, intends to build and grow a team in the country to support its work in the region.
eVTOL Insights
Archer to Open UK Engineering Hub in Southwest England; Vertical Aerospace’s Dr. Limhi Somerville to Join in Early 2026
Urban Air Mobility News
