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December 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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December 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Why Wisk got off the ground when so many Boeing projects didn’t theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev... (via @elanhead.com & @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent
Why Wisk got off the ground when so many Boeing projects didn’t
Boeing’s first new commercial aircraft to fly in 16 years is an autonomous electric air taxi
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December 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Spirit Airlines gets $50 million lifeline and more time from creditors. Meanwhile, Frontier dismisses CEO. theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @byerussell.com) #staycurrent
Spirit Airlines gets $50 million lifeline and more time from creditors
Capital infusion comes as rival Frontier dismisses CEO Barry Biffle
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December 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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There’s been a lot of talk since August about whether Spirit Airlines will survive its second bankruptcy in less than a year.

Things come to a head this weekend when Spirit’s lenders will decide whether it meets conditions for a needed capital infusion.

With @jonostrower.com on @theaircurrent.com
Spirit Airlines’ competitors think it may go bust this weekend
At issue is Spirit’s ability to draw $100 million from its financing in bankruptcy by a Dec. 13 deadline
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December 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
V-22 Ospreys have serious unresolved safety risks, NAVAIR review confirms theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
V-22 Ospreys have serious unresolved safety risks, NAVAIR review confirms
X-53 inclusion risk previously reported by TAC is just one of many outstanding safety concerns for the V-22
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December 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Spirit Airlines’ competitors think it may go bust this weekend theaircurrent.com/airlines/spi... (via @jonostrower.com & @byerussell.com) #staycurrent
Spirit Airlines’ competitors think it may go bust this weekend
At issue is Spirit’s ability to draw $100 million from its financing in bankruptcy by a Dec. 13 deadline
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December 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
U.S. SAF tax credit gets new life in bipartisan House legislation theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @willguisbond.com) #staycurrent
U.S. SAF tax credit gets new life in bipartisan House legislation
Small group of lawmakers seeks to reinstate aviation-specific biofuel subsidy
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December 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Vertical Aerospace wants the stock market to take it seriously theaircurrent.com/industry-str... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
Vertical Aerospace wants the stock market to take it seriously
Company hopes unveiling of new eVTOL design will help boost its stock price and fundraising prospects
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December 9, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Vertical Aerospace wants the stock market to take it seriously theaircurrent.com/industry-str... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
Vertical Aerospace wants the stock market to take it seriously
Company hopes unveiling of new eVTOL design will help boost its stock price and fundraising prospects
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December 9, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Chronicling the decline and demise of Spirit AeroSystems theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent
Chronicling the decline and demise of Spirit AeroSystems
Our essential reading list to understand the trajectory of this complex and tumultuous relationship
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December 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Why Eve turned to a competitor for its eVTOL pusher motors theaircurrent.com/industry-str... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
Why Eve turned to a competitor for its eVTOL pusher motors
Thorough evaluation and carefully worded contract support Eve’s selection of Beta as a supplier
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December 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Saudi Arabia brings a critical eye to appraising eVTOL readiness theaircurrent.com/industry-str... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
Saudi Arabia brings a critical eye to appraising eVTOL readiness
Kingdom-based The Helicopter Company will help put Joby and Archer through their paces in 2026 sandbox trials
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November 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Customer consensus pushes Airbus toward shorter legs for A220 stretch theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent
Customer consensus pushes Airbus toward shorter legs for A220 stretch
“So far we have a Pratt engine, I’d love to have another one,” Airbus Commercial CEO Christian Scherer said in Dubai.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Seeking a solution to aviation’s government shutdown problem theaircurrent.com/aviation-pol... (via @willguisbond.com) #staycurrent
Seeking a solution to aviation’s government shutdown problem
Lawmakers support insulating the FAA from future shutdowns in principle, but see proposals as politically unlikely
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November 21, 2025 at 2:41 AM
From Dubai: Honda draws back the curtain on eVTOL development (via @elanhead.com) theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev... #staycurrent
Honda draws back the curtain on eVTOL development
Honda will fly a full-scale eVTOL demonstrator in March 2026, but the company isn’t rushing to market
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November 18, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Honda announced its eVTOL concept four years ago, then the program went into stealth mode. Now Honda R&D is at the Dubai Airshow to share an update on its progress. Full details in my latest story for @theaircurrent.com: theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev...
Honda draws back the curtain on eVTOL development
Honda will fly a full-scale eVTOL demonstrator in March 2026, but the company isn’t rushing to market
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November 18, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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November 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
From Dubai: Emirates buys itself a 777-10 feasibility study with airshow mega-order theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent
Emirates buys itself a 777-10 feasibility study with airshow mega-order
Airbus follows with its own stretched A350 study.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Revisited: How Joby is keeping its eVTOL cool in Dubai theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev... (via @elanhead.com)
How Joby is keeping its eVTOL cool in Dubai
Essential for ops in a desert climate, Joby’s air conditioning system highlights the advantages of its vertical integration
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November 17, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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FAA asks relocated Newark controllers to stay in Philadelphia
Separate from shutdown chaos, lagging airspace relocation strategy triggers FAA to offer sweetened incentives
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November 15, 2025 at 6:04 AM