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Essential news for 09 Dec 2025

London Biggin Hill Airport unveils major runway enhancement

London Biggin Hill Airport completed a milestone runway resurfacing project. The work, achieved with the support of an eight-figure funding package from HSBC UK, marks a key phase in the airport’s ongoing investment to enhance operational resilience and deliver smoother, more predictable arrivals for business aviation customers. Following a summer of work, London Biggin Hill’s runway n...

Bombardier celebrates entry-into-service of Global 8000 aircraft

Bombardier celebrated entry-into-service of its Global 8000 business aircraft during a special event held at its state-of-the-art Aircraft Assembly Centre in Mississauga, Ontario in the presence of employees, government officials, suppliers, media and special guests. Patrick Dovigi, buyer of the first Global 8000 aircraft, accepted the keys to his brand-new private jet, while C...

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Eve Air Mobility and SkyGrid publish joint white paper on advanced air mobility at Airspace Asia Pacific 2025

Eve Air Mobility announced joint publication of a landmark white paper titled “Enabling Advanced Air Mobility – Automated Traffic Management Services for Low-Altitude Operations” unveiled during the CANSO Airspace Asia Pacific conference in Hong Kong, reinforcing their commitment to sustainable and scalable Advanced Air Mobility. The paper provides a roadmap for airspac...

Riyadh Air and IBM partner to launch world's first AI-native airline

IBM and Riyadh Air announced a major milestone in their collaboration, unveiling Riyadh Air as the world's first AI-native airline. Designed from the ground up without legacy patch work, these AI-driven operations provide the foundation to transform guest and employee experiences and set a new benchmark for innovation in the aviation industry. With initial flights underway and i...

CAE to enhance air traffic controller training with CAE Ridge

At Airspace Asia Pacific 2025 CAE announced that it is expanding the use of CAE Ridge, its proven and advanced 3D visualization tool, to its Air Traffic Services training offering. CAE RidgeTM enhances Air Traffic Controller training by introducing immersive, collaborative scenarios that accelerate learning and improve operational decision-making. This commercial off-the-she...