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Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Air India   Airlines  
Bloomberg • Vikram Kumar

India Probes Air India Flight After Altitude Loss Injures 17

India’s civil aviation regulator has opened an investigation after Air India’s Phuket-to-Delhi flight lost altitude, injuring 17 people. The aircraft landed safely in the capital, but the event puts scrutiny on the airline’s operational procedures, aircraft condition and the regulator’s safety oversight.

Also: Economic Times, newsable.asianetnews.com and ANI News Agency
2026-08-04T08:59:52.085227-07:00
PaxEx   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation  
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

FAA Proposal Removes Prescriptive Drug List but Still Does Not Require Epinephrine Auto-Injectors on Aircraft

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is planning to rip up a decades-old rulemaking that tells airlines exactly what should be included in their on-board emergency medical kits and First Aid kits, giving them flexibility to decide what is (and isn’t) included, so long as the contents can be used to treat nine.

2026-08-04T08:31:49.003171-07:00
Routes   Europe   Airlines  
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aerotelegraph.com

(DE) Wizz Air Opens Base in Santiago de Compostela

By aerotelegraph.com: Wizz Air baut ihr Spanien-Geschäft weiter aus und eröffnet eine neue Basis am Flughafen Santiago de Compostela. Dort stationiert die Fluggesellschaft ein Flugzeug und nimmt sieben neue Strecken innerhalb Spaniens sowie zu europäischen Zielen auf.

2026-08-03T21:44:20.545342-07:00
Europe   Airports   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation  
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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.

Also: AeroTime, Airline Economics, The Independent, Business Traveller and Boarding Area
2026-08-04T06:31:44.547155-07:00
Aerial Firefighting   Helicopter   Europe   Accident  
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Vertical Mag • Ben Forrest

2 killed in mid-air helicopter crash during fire fight in Greece

By Vertical Mag: The victims include a Danish pilot and a Greek fire service liaison officer, authorities said.

Also: Wings, AirMed&Rescue and helicoptersmagazine.com
2026-08-04T06:00:13.241072-07:00
eVTOL   Airports   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
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Yahoo Finance • Pras Subramanian

Ex-Uber boss Travis Kalanick lands air taxi 'vertiport' deal with Joby

By Yahoo Finance: Ex-Uber founder and CEO Travis Kalanick is back in the ride-hail business — but this time in the skies.

2026-08-04T06:34:29.421858-07:00
Antitrust   North America   M&A   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airlines  
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AirInsight • Addison Schonland

American’s Azul Investment Is a Hedge, Not a Bet

By AirInsight: Airlines Analysis American’s Azul Bet Isn’t a Bet — It’s a Hedge Addison Schonland August 4, 2026 3 minutes read A320neo Azul Brazilian Airlines MSN7186 take off scaled Brazil’s antitrust regulator, CADE, cleared American Airlines’ $100 million investment in Azul on July 31, unconditionally.

2026-08-04T07:00:12.593263-07:00