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Day`s summary for 23 Dec 2025

Porter Airlines achieves major milestone with 50th Embraer E195-E2

Embraer delivered the 50th E195-E2 aircraft to Porter Airlines, marking a major milestone in one of North America’s most dynamic fleet expansions. Since receiving its first E2 jet in December 2022, Porter set out to reshape travel across North America and set a new standard for passenger experience. Porter has firm orders for 75 aircraft, with purchase rights for an additional 25, poten...

Riyadh Air major milestone in delivery phases of its first aircraft from Boeing by completing first test flight

Riyadh Air has achieved a significant milestone as its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner successfully completed its initial test flight (B1 Flight) today. The aircraft took off from Boeing’s facility in Charleston, South Carolina, USA, marking the start of a comprehensive test flight program to be conducted within the United States. The flight was operated by Boeing’s test pilots as par...

Air Charter Scotland awarded vital Aberdeen-Wick-Aberdeen PSO route

Air Charter Scotland, a leading on-demand air charter operator, is expanding into scheduled air service operations in the new year.  The Glasgow headquartered company today 23rd December 2025 signed a contract with The Highland Council to commence the PSO (Public Service Obligation) route from Wick-Aberdeen-Wick, effective January 12, 2026.   The route has b...

Coulson Aviation announces launch of Boeing 767 VLAT program

Coulson Aviation USA announced the launch of its Boeing 767 Very Large Airtanker program, marking a significant advancement in the evolution of aerial firefighting capability. The program is intended to provide a sustainable replacement for legacy VLAT platforms nearing the end of their operational service life. Recent grounding of the MD11 and DC10 fleets has highlighted a structural challenge fo...