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Last Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, 9:32 PM PST
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Aviation Source
• Len Varley
Frontier Flight F92647 (A321neo) Returns to Cleveland After Engine Failure on Dec. 15
By Aviation Source: Frontier Airlines flight F92647, an A321neo departing for Atlanta, made a return to Cleveland (CLE) after experiencing an engine failure after takeoff on 15 December.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
Frontier and Spirit: Could 2026 Bring a Merger Amid Spirit’s Bankruptcy?
By Aviation Source: Amid Spirit Airlines' ongoing bankruptcy crisis and Frontier Airlines' recent CEO change, will 2026 see a merger of the two carriers?.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Spirit in talks to merge with Frontier after Chapter 11 filing
FlightGlobal
• Howard Hardee
Wisk completes first hover flight with Gen 6 autonomous air taxi prototype
By FlightGlobal: Air taxi start-up Wisk Aero's first Gen 6 prototype got off the ground for a brief hover flight on 16 December.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
Ryanair 737-8 MAX engine shut down in flight after cockpit sun visor detaches
By AeroTime: A Milan-bound Boeing 737-8 MAX operating as a Ryanair flight shut down an engine shortly after departure from Krakow after a cockpit sun visor detached.
Skift
• Darin Graham
EU Adopts 90% Emissions Cut by 2040 — New Aviation Mandates to Hit Airlines, Hotels and Cruises
By Skift: The European Union has passed a new climate law requiring a 90% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 compared to 1990 levels. This raises the pressure EU climate rules now include a 90% emissions cut by 2040, new building and aviation mandates, and a softened car ban—travel companies must adapt fast.
Bloomberg
• Ryan Gould
Apollo Weighs Potential $12 Billion Sale of Atlas Air Worldwide
By Bloomberg: Apollo Global Management Inc. is exploring a potential sale of its aviation company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.
ch-aviation
• CH-Aviation Staff
New York court dismisses Wheels Up's 2023 lawsuit against flyExclusive
By ch-aviation: The Supreme Court of the State of New York dismissed on December 3 a 2023 lawsuit filed by Wheels Up (WUP, Teterboro) which alleged that flyExclusive (JRE,...
