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Edinburgh Airport halts all flights after air traffic control provider IT outage

Edinburgh Airport suspended all flights on Friday, 5 December after a major IT failure hit systems operated by its air traffic control provider. The outage halted departures and arrivals while airport and ATC teams work to restore services and assess operational impact.

2025-12-05T02:20:51.151571-08:00

Wall Street Journal

Delta expects roughly $5B profit in 2025 despite $200M Q4 hit from U.S. government shutdown

2025-12-03T06:50:49.183943-08:00

Reuters

Trump tells airlines to treat Venezuelan airspace as closed amid U.S. military buildup

2025-11-29T05:30:05.598494-08:00

Wall Street Journal

FAA opens probe into airlines' flight reductions at 40 major airports during government shutdown

2025-12-01T18:26:26.196847-08:00

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Edinburgh Airport halts all flights after air traffic control provider IT outage Edinburgh Airport suspended all flights on Friday, 5 December after a major IT failure hit systems operated by its air traffic control provider. The outage halted departures and arrivals while airport and ATC teams work to restore services and assess operational impact.

2025-12-05T02:20:51.151571-08:00

Edinburgh Airport halts all flights after air traffic control provider IT outage

Bloomberg Law

Peraton named prime integrator to lead US BNATC air‑traffic control modernization The U.S. Department of Transportation and FAA have appointed Peraton as prime integrator and sole systems manager for the Brand New Air Traffic Control (BNATC) programme, awarding a multibillion-dollar contract to lead a nationwide modernization targeting fielding by 2029 after high‑profile outages highlighted legacy risks.

2025-12-04T15:51:15.516222-08:00

Peraton named prime integrator to lead US BNATC air‑traffic control modernization

Aviation Today

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ATC Crisis Forces Avionics Roadmap Rethink, Depresses Aircraft Asset Values An ongoing air‑traffic control crisis is forcing avionics developers and OEMs to reprioritise roadmaps beyond traditional onboard upgrades toward greater resilience and ground‑system integration, while market uncertainty is weighing on aircraft residual values and leasing economics across multiple fleet types.

2025-12-04T14:47:37.520564-08:00

ATC Crisis Forces Avionics Roadmap Rethink, Depresses Aircraft Asset Values

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Venezuela authorises Eastern-operated US deportation flights as 266 migrants land in Caracas despite Trump's airspace warning Venezuela's Maduro government has authorised the resumption of migrant repatriation flights from the United States operated by Eastern Airlines, and a flight carrying 266 deportees landed in Caracas despite President Trump's public call for airlines to treat Venezuelan airspace as closed.

2025-12-04T11:39:21.952818-08:00

Venezuela authorises Eastern-operated US deportation flights as 266 migrants land in Caracas despite Trump's airspace warning

Space.com

Rare solar flare pushed radiation at flight altitudes to 20‑year high — potential risk to pregnant fliers A rare solar flare briefly elevated radiation at typical commercial cruise altitudes to levels not seen in two decades, producing dose rates that could pose a potential health risk for pregnant passengers. Airlines and regulators should assess exposure on affected flights and consider targeted mitigations.

2025-12-04T11:04:12.125316-08:00

Rare solar flare pushed radiation at flight altitudes to 20‑year high — potential risk to pregnant fliers

Australian Aviation

CASA and Australian Space Agency formalise cooperation to align spaceflight and air navigation rules Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority and the Australian Space Agency have signed an agreement to formalise cooperation, information‑sharing and regulatory alignment between spaceflight operations and air navigation rules. Officials say the framework aims to clarify procedures, improve deconfliction and boost industry confidence as Australia's commercial launch and satellite activity grows.

2025-12-03T20:47:26.715772-08:00

CASA and Australian Space Agency formalise cooperation to align spaceflight and air navigation rules

Reuters

Vilnius Airport reopens after brief closure caused by suspected balloons Vilnius Airport briefly suspended operations on Wednesday after suspected balloons were detected in its airspace and reopened once authorities cleared the field. The closure is the latest in a series of balloon incursions this year that have repeatedly disrupted flights and raised regional security concerns.

2025-12-03T12:55:20.188009-08:00

Vilnius Airport reopens after brief closure caused by suspected balloons

Vertical Mag

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FAA launches AAM pilot program to gather eVTOL flight‑test data to shape operations and infrastructure rules The FAA has launched an Advanced Air Mobility pilot program inviting governments and industry to conduct coordinated eVTOL flight tests and share operational data. That flight‑test dataset will be used to shape forthcoming rules on piloted and unmanned eVTOL operations, airspace integration and vertiport/ground infrastructure.

2025-12-03T10:55:17.826467-08:00

FAA launches AAM pilot program to gather eVTOL flight‑test data to shape operations and infrastructure rules

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