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UAV Development & Drone Programs Aerial Firefighting Airports Aviation Safety & Regulation

Flying Magazine • Meg Godlewski

Unauthorized Drones Disrupt Spokane-Area Wildfire Response, Trigger Fairchild AFB Evacuations

Unauthorized drone flights in the Spokane, Washington, area disrupted aerial firefighting operations as wildfires spread, while evacuations began at Fairchild Air Force Base. The incident highlights the operational and safety risks posed by unmanned aircraft near emergency-response activity and active airports.

Also: Stars and Stripes

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2026-08-04T12:44:55.076093-07:00

Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation Airbus A320 Air India Airlines

Bloomberg • Vikram Kumar

India Probes Air India Flight After Altitude Loss Injures 17

By Bloomberg: India’s civil aviation regulator has launched a probe after Tata Group-owned Air India Ltd.’s Phuket-Delhi flight lost altitude, leaving 17 people injured, before safely landing in the country’s capital.

Reuters

India opens probe after Air India Airbus jet suffers sudden altitude loss

Live From A Lounge

Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi hits severe clear-air turbulence, injuring passengers and crew

Also: FL360aero, Simple Flying, Airline Geeks, Economic Times, newsable.asianetnews.com and ANI News Agency

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2026-08-04T08:59:52.085227-07:00

PaxEx Airports Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Policy & Regulation

Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

FAA Awards $870M for Airport Infrastructure Improvements

By Flying Magazine: Fresh funding will cover infrastructure upgrades, safety enhancements, and “more family-friendly features,” the FAA said.

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2026-08-04T11:35:08.278318-07:00

North America Aircraft Finance & Leasing Airlines

ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

US’s Allegiant Air lines up $408.5mn in aircraft financing

By ch-aviation: This article is only available with a subscription for Commercial Aviation News, Operator & Airport Data.

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2026-08-04T12:14:49.547745-07:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Embraer

AirInsight • Addison Schonland

Scope Clause Keeps Regional Aviation Stuck in the Past |

By AirInsight: Four efficiency variables, every major US regional jet. The index gap versus single-aisles is the Scope Clause in numerical form. Mitsubishi is watching closely.

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2026-08-04T10:59:23.911774-07:00

Europe Airports Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Policy & Regulation Airlines

Aviation Week • David Casey

London Gatwick Second Runway Project To Proceed After Court Ruling

By Aviation Week: London Gatwick Airport’s $3 billion plan to bring its northern runway into routine use is set to proceed after a court refused campaigners permission to appeal an earlier ruling upholding the expansion.

Aviation Source

Gatwick Northern Runway Cleared to Proceed After Court of Appeal Ruling

Air Cargo News

Court dismisses challenge to Gatwick’s second-runway expansion

Also: FlightGlobal, Paddle Your Own Kanoo, AeroTime, Business Traveller, Airline Economics, The Guardian, The Independent, Boarding Area and aerospaceglobalnews.com

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2026-08-04T06:31:44.547155-07:00

Aviation Safety & Regulation

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

UK regulator concerned over rise in decisions to continue unstable approaches

By FlightGlobal: Civil Aviation Authority safety notice highlights risks including hard landings and tail-strikes. UK regulators are highlighting the importance of executing a go-around if an approach becomes unstable, after finding an upward trend in decisions to continue.

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2026-08-04T09:45:20.602367-07:00

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