FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Today In Aviation
Last Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, 9:18 AM PST
2025-12-09T09:18:33.876759-08:00 2025-12-09T09:18:33.876759-08:00 (2025-12-09T09:18:33.876759-08:00)
AINonline
• Charles Alcock
London Biggin Hill Airport Completes Runway Improvement Works
By AINonline: Eight-figure investment intended to make bizjet arrivals easier to plan.
SAF
North America
Airline Industry & Market Trends
Policy & Regulation
Sustainability & Climate Initiatives
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The Air Current
• Elan Head
Bipartisan House Bill Seeks to Reinstate Aviation Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Tax Credit
By The Air Current: Small group of lawmakers seeks to reinstate aviation-specific biofuel subsidy.
PaxEx
Airports
Airline Industry & Market Trends
Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management
Industry Leader Profiles & Interviews
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Skift
• Bailey Schulz
United’s David Kinzelman Pushes for Seamless End-to-End Travel — From Booking to Baggage
By Skift: United exec David Kinzelman is working to make travel more seamless for customers, from booking to baggage.
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
Etihad cancels 16 Boeing widebody orders as it expands long‑haul fleet with A330-900 and A350
By FlightGlobal: Etihad Airways cancelled orders for 16 Boeing widebody aircraft in November, the same month the Abu Dhabi carrier revealed plans to significantly expand its Airbus long-haul fleet with new A330-900 and A350 orders.
Satellite
ATC
Aviation Safety & Regulation
Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management
Asia-Pacific (APAC)
NEW
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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).
SAF
IATA
Europe
Airline Industry & Market Trends
Policy & Regulation
Sustainability & Climate Initiatives
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IATA
IATA: SAF Production Growth Slows — Industry Must Act to Meet e‑SAF Mandates
By IATA: IATA released new estimates for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production showing that SAF production growth rate is slowing down.
Skift
• Darin Graham
SAF Shortfalls and Fading Net‑Zero Claims Force a 2026 Reckoning for Aviation
By Skift: In 2026, aviation faces a major reckoning as sustainable aviation fuel falls short of expectations. With stalled production, rising costs, and fading net-zero claims, the industry is forced to rethink its entire decarbonisation strategy.
