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LATAM Airlines — Route Network, Fleet and Strategic Update

Daily Operator News summarises LATAM's latest route network changes, strategic fleet developments and aircraft order activity, plus sector moves including start‑up entries, bankruptcies, mergers and partnership announcements. The update consolidates operational adjustments and commercial strategy signals affecting LATAM's regional and long‑haul footprint.

2026-01-04T05:24:02.379767-08:00

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Space.com • Leonard David

Live long and loiter: Why NASA's ESCAPADE probes will wait a year in space before heading to Mars

By Space.com: "How do you get to Mars when the launch vehicle is not necessarily going to Mars?".

2026-01-04T05:06:02.425622-08:00

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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

France and UK conduct joint fighter strike on ISIS‑linked underground weapons site in central Syria

By AeroTime: France confirmed a joint strike with the UK on an ISIS-linked underground weapons site in central Syria, using fighters and precision munitions.

2026-01-04T02:28:54.220335-08:00

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Reuters

Dutch airline KLM cancels 124 flights as snow falls

By Reuters: Forecasters expect up to 5cm of fresh snow in some parts of the Netherlands in coming days.

Travel Radar

Severe Weather Causes Widespread Flight Cancellations and Delays at Amsterdam Schiphol, Disrupting European Air Traffic

Aviation24

KLM operations disrupted by Venezuela airspace restrictions and winter weather at Amsterdam Schiphol

2026-01-04T05:24:04.754098-08:00

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Reuters

Greek airports suspend arrivals and departures amid nationwide radio-frequency outage

By Reuters: There was little clarity on what caused the disruption, which began early Sunday and quickly escalated, affecting travel plans of thousands on the last weekend of the holiday period.

The Independent

Nationwide ATC failure shuts Greek airspace; hundreds of flights cancelled and diverted

theaviationhub.co.uk

Major radio failure in Athens FIR triggers nationwide flight delays and cancellations

Also: Independent.ie, airlive.net, greekcitytimes.com, europeanconservative.com and greekcitytimes.com

2026-01-04T02:58:40.963137-08:00

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New York Times • Eric Niiler

NASA’s largest library closes amid staff and lab cuts

By New York Times: The Trump administration closed NASA’s largest research library Friday, a facility that houses tens of thousands of books, documents and journals — many of them not digitized or available anywhere ….

2026-01-04T04:11:46.273015-08:00

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Skift • Meghna Maharishi

Skift’s 2025 Airline News Quiz: Layoffs, Bankruptcies, Failed Mergers and AI Pricing

By Skift: Stay updated with the latest airline news from 2025, including layoffs, bankruptcies, and Congressional hearings.

2026-01-04T03:30:02.529300-08:00

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CNBC • Leslie Josephs

Airlines scramble to add Caribbean flights after airspace closure strands tens of thousands of travelers

By CNBC: U.S. airlines resumed flights to Puerto Rico and other Caribbean destinations early Sunday after aviation authorities lifted temporary airspace restrictions.