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Reuters • Aditya Kalra

Air India seeks China’s Xinjiang overflight rights to cut fuel bills and trim long‑haul times

Air India is lobbying New Delhi to secure permission from China to use restricted Xinjiang military airspace after Pakistan closed its skies to Indian carriers, a move that has raised fuel costs by as much as 29% and added up to three hours on some long‑haul sectors.

2025-11-18T20:38:11.749732-08:00

Reuters

FAA to lift 3% domestic flight caps at 40 major U.S. airports on Monday

2025-11-16T16:29:23.070273-08:00

Associated Press

FAA rolls back some 10% flight‑reduction limits at 40 major U.S. airports as shutdown strains ease; some restrictions remain

2025-11-14T14:05:07.496480-08:00

Bloomberg

Congress moves to end 43‑day U.S. government shutdown as airports reel from lasting disruptions

2025-11-12T02:11:23.488077-08:00

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Air India seeks China’s Xinjiang overflight rights to cut fuel bills and trim long‑haul times Air India is lobbying New Delhi to secure permission from China to use restricted Xinjiang military airspace after Pakistan closed its skies to Indian carriers, a move that has raised fuel costs by as much as 29% and added up to three hours on some long‑haul sectors.

2025-11-18T20:38:11.749732-08:00

Air India seeks China’s Xinjiang overflight rights to cut fuel bills and trim long‑haul times

Reuters

Poland and Romania scramble fighters, put air defences on high alert after Russian strikes and drone incursion Poland and Romania launched fighter sorties and elevated ground-based air defences after Russian strikes on western Ukraine and a drone that briefly penetrated roughly 8 km into Romanian airspace. German jets supported Romania’s response while NATO air-policing assets were placed on high alert.

2025-11-18T20:24:07.923413-08:00

Poland and Romania scramble fighters, put air defences on high alert after Russian strikes and drone incursion

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Bipartisan bill would guarantee pay for air-traffic controllers during future shutdowns Flight disruptions during last week’s record government shutdown spurred rare bipartisan action: lawmakers introduced a bill to guarantee pay for FAA air-traffic controllers during future funding lapses to prevent staffing shortfalls, operational caps and the wide-scale delays that crippled U.S. airports.

2025-11-18T17:44:11.980040-08:00

Bipartisan bill would guarantee pay for air-traffic controllers during future shutdowns

Flying Magazine

Government shutdown's aftermath continues to hobble general aviation — reduced ATC services and IACRA outage General aviation operators continue to face operational disruption after the federal government shutdown: reduced air-traffic control services persist at some facilities and the FAA's IACRA certification website is offline, delaying pilot and aircraft certification actions and complicating flight planning and maintenance cycles.

2025-11-18T07:47:47.954438-08:00

Government shutdown's aftermath continues to hobble general aviation — reduced ATC services and IACRA outage

Flying Magazine

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How law enforcement is using COA loopholes to sidestep FAA drone licensing — safety and legal consequences Law enforcement and public agencies are exploiting FAA Certificate of Authorization (COA) loopholes to operate drones without full licensing, effectively bypassing pilot certification and standard operational approvals. Regulators and industry warn this practice increases legal exposure and airspace safety risks as public‑safety UAS missions scale.

2025-11-17T11:08:46.837486-08:00

How law enforcement is using COA loopholes to sidestep FAA drone licensing — safety and legal consequences

AINonline

Textron’s SkyCourier pulled from Dubai Airshow after overflight permits denied Textron’s Cessna SkyCourier was unable to make its planned Dubai Airshow debut after overflight permits for the aircraft, which had been touring Africa, were denied. The cancellation forced the OEM to withdraw the type from the show’s flying programme and shelve its Middle East presentation.

2025-11-17T02:19:29.751428-08:00

Textron’s SkyCourier pulled from Dubai Airshow after overflight permits denied

Independent.ie

Irish taxpayers foot €10m air-traffic control bill for US military flights Irish taxpayers have paid €10 million for air-traffic control services provided to US military aircraft transiting airspace managed by Ireland, officials revealed. The disclosure quantifies state-funded ATC handling of US military flights and focuses attention on who should bear defence-related air navigation costs.

2025-11-16T21:44:16.929059-08:00

Irish taxpayers foot €10m air-traffic control bill for US military flights

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FAA to lift 3% domestic flight caps at 40 major U.S. airports on Monday The FAA is expected to lift a temporary 3% cap on domestic scheduled flights at 40 major U.S. airports early Monday, sources told Reuters. The limits were imposed over air‑traffic‑control safety concerns amid staffing strain and their removal will ease immediate capacity pressure on carriers.

2025-11-16T16:29:23.070273-08:00

FAA to lift 3% domestic flight caps at 40 major U.S. airports on Monday

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