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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Four crew injured after severe turbulence aboard Delta A350 en route to Sydney

Delta Air Lines flight DL41, an Airbus A350 from Los Angeles to Sydney, encountered brief but severe turbulence shortly before landing at Sydney Airport; four flight attendants were injured and three were hospitalized. No passengers were reported hurt; authorities and the carrier will investigate.

Also: 2paxfly.com and Fox Business
2026-03-19T23:39:45.743869-07:00
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FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

US approves up to $16.5 billion in weapons sales to UAE, Kuwait and Jordan amid strikes on Iran

By FlightGlobal: The US government has approved more than $16.5 billion in potential weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Jordan, including air-launched munitions and advanced missile-defence systems, as strikes against Iran continue.

Also: Unmanned Airspace and defence-blog.com
2026-03-20T00:29:25.116006-07:00
aviation   ATC   Middle East   Airports   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Airlines  
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Qatar Airways Ramps Up Flights After Persian Gulf Drone Attacks; Doha Airport Sculpture Cordoned Off

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Nearly three weeks after airspace across the Persian Gulf was thrown into chaos when the US and Israel launched military strikes on Iran, flights are (very slowly) returning to some sense of normality, with Qatar Airways the latest regional carrier attempting to ramp up its operations.

2026-03-19T23:54:47.432586-07:00
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Reuters

Work from home, avoid air travel to deal with higher energy prices, IEA says

By Reuters: The International Energy Agency (IEA), which this month agreed a record release of oil from strategic stockpiles to deal with the effects of the U.S-Israeli war with Iran, outlined on Friday proposals to ease oil price pressures on consumers, such as working-from-home and avoiding air travel.

Also: Economic Times
2026-03-20T00:09:07.715098-07:00
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New York Times • Yan Zhuang

Geopolitical spillover from the Iran conflict squeezes Europe–Asia flight corridors

By New York Times: One of the few paths left between the two continents threads through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, as global conflicts complicate aviation logistics.

2026-03-19T21:18:47.661432-07:00