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Aviation Week • David Casey

KLM Targets Selective Growth With Three New European Routes

Aviation Week reports: KLM plans to add three new European destinations in summer 2026 as the carrier continues to fine-tune its hub-and-spoke strategy under capacity limits at AMS.

Breitflyte • Joe Breitfeller

KLM to Introduce New Service to Jersey, Santiago de Compostela and Oviedo for Summer 2026

Simple Flying • James Pearson

The UK's Regional Airline? KLM Announces Flights To 19th Airport

Also: Aviation24, Dj's Aviation and aeroroutes.com

2025-12-17T06:30:08.441121-08:00

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FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

EU Clean Aviation to fund €60m for three hybrid-electric narrowbody powerplant ground demonstrators

By FlightGlobal: Up to three engine makers could share €60 million ($70.3 million) in EU funding to build ground demonstrators of hybrid-electric narrowbody powerplants under Clean Aviation's next round of projects.

2025-12-17T08:22:52.729028-08:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Passenger Attempts to Open Emergency Exit at 39,000 ft on Alaska Airlines 737; Crew Subdue Individual, Charges Filed

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A passenger on an Alaska Airlines flight attempted to open the emergency exit mid-flight, leading to chaos and charges.

2025-12-17T07:23:31.965033-08:00

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US airlines trim 2025 revenue forecasts as government shutdown hits demand

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2025-12-17T07:25:12.404982-08:00

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Airline Economics • Patrick Tibke

airBaltic continues to expand network for summer 2026

By Airline Economics: airBaltic has announced that it will introduce four additional new routes for its summer 2026 schedule, building on a previous network expansion announced in September.

Airways Magazine

airBaltic Expands Summer 2026 Reach with New Routes

World Airline News

airBaltic Increases frequencies on over 30 existing routes from the Baltics for Summer 2026

Also: Aviation24, travelandtourworld.com and airlinergs.com

2025-12-16T11:07:25.528035-08:00

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Air Transat rejects shareholder push to call meeting for board changes

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2025-12-17T08:10:02.476983-08:00

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Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Israel’s Air to Begin Cargo eVTOL Deliveries in Early 2026

By Flying Magazine: Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) model will become operational in early 2026, Air says.

Also: eVTOL Insights, AeroTime and aircargoweek.com

2025-12-17T06:10:51.925185-08:00

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Reuters • Nathan Gomes

Natilus marks India foray with new subsidiary, SpiceJet order for 100 jets

By Reuters: U.S. aviation startup Natilus on Wednesday said that India's SpiceJet has ordered 100 of its blended-wing-body jets, as the company marks its entry into the fast-growing Indian market with the launch of a local subsidiary.