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Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko extended (09-Dec-2025) visa free entry for citizens of 38 European countries until 31-Dec-2026. Visa free entry is available for up to 30 days, or for up to 90 days for citizens of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. [more - original PR - Belarusian/Russian]

Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) announced (09-Dec-2025) Air Transat pilot leaders voted to approve a tentative agreement for pilot ratification. The agreement follows 11 months of negotiations and will be voted on by over 750 Air Transat pilots "in the coming days". [more - original PR]

Cebu Pacific announced (09-Dec-2025) plans to launch four times weekly Manila-Riyadh service on 01-Mar-2026. Riyadh will be the LCC's fourth long haul destination after Dubai, Sydney and Melbourne. Philippine Airlines and Saudia also operate the route, according to OAG. [more - original PR]

Boeing, via its official website, reported (09-Dec-2025) the following commercial aircraft orders and deliveries for Nov-2025:

• Gross orders: 149 aircraft;
  • China Airlines: Nine 777Xs;
  • Emirates: 65 777Xs;
  • Gulf Air: 15 787-9s;
  • Uzbekistan Airways: Eight 787-9s;
  • Unidentified customer(s): 43 737 MAXs, two 777Fs and one 787-9;
• Deliveries: 42 aircraft;
  • AerCap: Two 737 MAXs;
  • Aerotranscargo: One 777F;
  • Air Lease: One 737 MAX and one 787-10;
  • Alaska Airlines: Two 737 MAXs;
  • American Airlines: Three 737 MAXs and one 787-9;
  • BOC Aviation: Two 737 MAXs;
  • CDB Leasing: Two 737 MAXs;
  • China Southern Airlines: One 737 MAX;
  • Copa Airlines: One 737 MAX;
  • Dubai Aerospace Enterprise: Two 737 MAXs;
  • FedEx Express: One 767-300F;
  • flydubai: One 737 MAX;
  • GOL: One 737 MAX;
  • Greater Bay Airlines: One 737 MAX;
  • Lufthansa: One 787-9;
  • Minsheng Financial Leasing: Two 737 MAXs;
  • Oman Air: One 787-9;
  • Ryanair: One 737 MAX;
  • Southwest Airlines: Five 737 MAXs;
  • TAAG Angola Airlines: Two 787-10s;
  • Turkish Airlines: One 777F;
  • United Airlines: Two 737 MAXs;
  • UPS: One 767-300F;
  • VietJet Air: Two 737 MAXs;
  • Xiamen Airlines: One 737 MAX.

Alaska Airlines announced (09-Dec-2025) plans to launch daily Seattle Tacoma-London Heathrow service with Boeing 787-9 equipment on 21-May-2026. The service will operate year round. British Airways, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways also operate the route, according to OAG. Alaska Airlines secured a daily slot pair at London Heathrow Airport through a leasing agreement with American Airlines, as previously reported by CAPA. [more - original PR]

CAPA - Centre for Aviation, in a report entitled: 'Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030: An Evolving Market for Air Travel', stated (10-Dec-2025) Saudi Arabia aims to nearly triple the size of its aviation market and catapult itself into the ranks of the top 10 aviation markets globally within the next five years. The country has set immensely ambitious targets to attract 330 million passengers p/a, including 100 million domestic and international tourists, handle 4.5 million tonnes of air cargo p/a and open connections to more than 250 global destinations by 2030. The next few years will show whether Saudi Arabia's ambitions are an overreach, or whether the state-led investment will transform the country's aviation market. [more - CAPA Report]