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Last Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, 10:56 AM PST
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Aviacionline
Abra Group Files Confidential Form F-1 for U.S. IPO, Reworks Board to Meet U.S. Governance Standards
By Aviacionline: Abra Group Files Confidential Draft for U.S. IPO and Overhauls Board Structure The holding company for Avianca, Gol and Wamos Air filed a draft registration statement with the SEC and adjusted its corporate governance to meet U.S.
AINonline
Inside Comac’s C919-based CBJ — China’s push to challenge Western airliners and business jets
By AINonline: We go inside the C909 based CBJ.
AINonline
• Matt Thurber
Robinson Helicopter and Lake Fusion Develop Lidar Obstacle-Detection System for Visibility-Challenged Helicopter Operations
By AINonline: Lidar-based system can improve safety in visibility-challenged environments.
eveairmobility.com
Eve Lists in Brazil, Secures $40M BNDES Loan to Fund eVTOL Integration and Certification Testing
By eveairmobility.com: - Funding will support the integration phase of the electric propulsion system and testing of the certification prototype - New credit line strengthens the company’s cash position as it advances toward aircraft certification SÃO PAULO, Brazil – December 9, 2025 – Eve Air Mobility (“Eve”) (NYSE: EVEX, EVEXW; B3: EVEB31), a company dedicated to developing solutions for the Urban Air Mobility (UAM).
Urban Air Mobility News
Eve Air Mobility secures BNDES financing to support Brazil listing and commercialisation
AINonline
• Amy Wilder
XO Launches Corporate Membership To Meet Demand for Flexible Bizav Travel
By AINonline: Multi-user accounts offer simultaneous flight capability.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Azul Embraer E195 lands on wrong runway at Rio’s Santos Dumont after parallel runway lights switched off
By FlightGlobal: Brazilian investigators have been unable to determine precisely why runway lights at Rio de Janeiro's Santos Dumont airport were switched off for several minutes, during which time an Azul Embraer 195 inadvertently landed on the illuminated parallel runway.
Runway Girl
• Becca Alkema
Malaysia selects Aireon space-based ADS-B to enhance oceanic surveillance over Kuala Lumpur FIR
By Runway Girl: The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) and Aireon LLC today announced a strategic collaboration to deploy Aireon’s space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) data for air traffic surveillance across the oceanic sector of the Kuala Lumpur Flight Information Region (FIR).
