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Essential news for 12 Jan 2026

Airbus reports 793 commercial aircraft deliveries in 2025

Airbus delivered 793  commercial aircraft to 91 customers globally in 2025 and registered 1,000  new gross orders in the Commercial Aircraft business. The backlog at the end of December 2025  increased to a new year-end record of 8,754  aircraft highlighting the strong market demand for Airbus’ product portfolio. In 2025, Airbus achieved another h...

G500 and G600 secure EASA steep-approach certification

Gulfstream G500 and Gulfstream G600 have received certification for steep approach landing by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), allowing operations at even more airports worldwide. G500 and G600 received Federal Aviation Administration steep-approach certification in 2023 and 2024, respectively. To earn the FAA and EASA certifications, both aircraft successfully demonstrated s...

Allegiant and Sun Country Airlines to combine, creating a leading, more competitive leisure-focused U.S. airline

Allegiant and Sun Country Airlines announced a definitive merger agreement under which Allegiant will acquire Sun Country in a cash and stock transaction at an implied value of $18.89 per Sun Country share. Sun Country shareholders will receive 0.1557 shares of Allegiant common stock and $4.10 in cash for each Sun Country share owned, representing a premium of 19.8% over Sun Country's closing...

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World's first 737-800NG combi goes into service for Air Inuit

Air Inuit, which is wholly owned by the Inuit of Nunavik through Makivvik Corporation, today announced that its first newly re-engineered Boeing 737–800NG combi aircraft has been certified by Transport Canada, marking the arrival of the world's first 737–800NG configured for both passengers and freight. The aircraft will officially enter service on Air Inuit's Montréal-K...

International Flight Center celebrates opening of new luxury terminal

International Flight Center (IFC) at Miami Executive Airport (KTMB) debuted its brand new FBO terminal, including marking the occasion with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony in the fourth quarter of last year. Modern, luxury facility was designed with travelers’ comfort and productivity in mind, featuring stylish lounges, private bed-and-bath snooze rooms, a 10-seat conference room with full...

VINCI Airports celebrates the completion of modernization works in Cape Verde Airports and launches a new phase of ambitious investments

VINCI Airports marks a major milestone in Cape Verde. During a ceremony attended by Prime Minister José Ulisses Correia e Silva, Deputy Prime Minister Olavo Avelino Garcia Correia and Nicolas Notebaert, President of VINCI Airports, the Group announced the completion of the first phase of airport modernization and the launch of an ambitious new investment program to continue supporting air t...

Cathay welcomes findings and recommendations in Peking University’s study to accelerate China’s SAF ecosystem development

Cathay welcomes the release of Igniting the SAF Market: Policy Pathways for Scaling Sustainable Aviation Fuel in China, a research study published by Peking University’s National School of Development in late 2025. The in-depth analysis and recommendations outlined in the study offer actionable insights on scaling SAF adoption in the Chinese Mainland through market measures on both supply an...