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Northeast winter storm shutters airports — 1,500+ U.S. flights canceled, NYC hubs hit hardest

A major winter storm bringing ice, sleet and up to nine inches of snow has forced carriers to cancel more than 1,500 U.S. flights and scrubbed hundreds of departures to and from New York-area airports (JFK, EWR, LGA). Delta and JetBlue reported significant operational disruptions during a peak travel weekend.

2025-12-26T21:36:38.911824-08:00

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Winter storm Devin strands post‑Christmas travelers — JetBlue, Delta cancel hundreds as thousands of U.S. flights are disrupted

2025-12-26T06:08:09.855653-08:00

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JTSB interim report: fatigue, HUD procedure failures and lack of sterile‑cockpit cited in January Haneda runway collision

2025-12-25T17:01:49.767907-08:00

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UK Air Traffic Peaks: Christmas Eve 2025 Busiest Since 1972

2025-12-25T16:19:44.465733-08:00

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Northeast winter storm shutters airports — 1,500+ U.S. flights canceled, NYC hubs hit hardest A major winter storm bringing ice, sleet and up to nine inches of snow has forced carriers to cancel more than 1,500 U.S. flights and scrubbed hundreds of departures to and from New York-area airports (JFK, EWR, LGA). Delta and JetBlue reported significant operational disruptions during a peak travel weekend.

2025-12-26T21:36:38.911824-08:00

Northeast winter storm shutters airports — 1,500+ U.S. flights canceled, NYC hubs hit hardest

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Russian drones and missiles hit Kyiv, northeast and south ahead of Zelenskiy–Trump meeting Russian drones and missiles struck Kyiv and regions in northeastern and southern Ukraine ahead of a planned meeting between Presidents Zelenskiy and Trump, Ukraine's air force said. An air-raid alert persisted in Kyiv for around four hours after being issued as air-defence units engaged incoming threats.

2025-12-26T20:14:06.907676-08:00

Russian drones and missiles hit Kyiv, northeast and south ahead of Zelenskiy–Trump meeting

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Winter storm Devin strands post‑Christmas travelers — JetBlue, Delta cancel hundreds as thousands of U.S. flights are disrupted A powerful post‑Christmas storm, Devin, forced U.S. carriers to cancel or delay thousands of flights during peak holiday travel. JetBlue and Delta together scrubbed nearly 500 post‑Christmas departures, with hundreds more canceled at New York‑area airports, triggering widespread delays across the Northeast.

2025-12-26T06:08:09.855653-08:00

Winter storm Devin strands post‑Christmas travelers — JetBlue, Delta cancel hundreds as thousands of U.S. flights are disrupted

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JTSB interim report: fatigue, HUD procedure failures and lack of sterile‑cockpit cited in January Haneda runway collision The Japan Transport Safety Board's second interim report into the Jan. 2 Haneda collision finds pilot fatigue, improper HUD procedures and absence of sterile‑cockpit rules degraded crew monitoring of the runway; runway‑occupancy warnings were ignored and tower attention lapses compounded the failure. Five Japan Coast Guard personnel were killed; all 379 aboard the JAL A350 escaped.

2025-12-25T17:01:49.767907-08:00

JTSB interim report: fatigue, HUD procedure failures and lack of sterile‑cockpit cited in January Haneda runway collision

Aviation Source

UK Air Traffic Peaks: Christmas Eve 2025 Busiest Since 1972 Christmas Eve 2025 was the busiest Christmas Eve for UK air travel since records began in 1972, as airports and air traffic control handled unprecedented flight and passenger volumes across London and regional hubs, capping a sustained peak‑season surge that stressed airport throughput and carrier operations.

2025-12-25T16:19:44.465733-08:00

UK Air Traffic Peaks: Christmas Eve 2025 Busiest Since 1972

Reuters

Polish fighters scramble to intercept Russian reconnaissance aircraft near Baltic Sea as balloons breach airspace On Christmas Eve Polish fighter jets scrambled to intercept and escort a Russian reconnaissance aircraft operating over international waters close to Poland’s airspace, while separate reports said weather balloons from Belarus violated Polish airspace. The incidents come amid heightened NATO air-policing on the eastern flank.

2025-12-25T03:08:53.692353-08:00

Polish fighters scramble to intercept Russian reconnaissance aircraft near Baltic Sea as balloons breach airspace

Wall Street Journal

U.S. airspace restrictions leave Venezuela reliant on about 20 ageing aircraft and strand citizens U.S. restrictions and safety advisories on flights to and over Venezuela have forced Caracas to operate with roughly 20 ageing aircraft, leaving Venezuelans stranded worldwide as the campaign to topple President Nicolás Maduro disrupts international services and deepens the country’s connectivity crisis.

2025-12-24T09:53:08.391740-08:00

U.S. airspace restrictions leave Venezuela reliant on about 20 ageing aircraft and strand citizens

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NORAD, NAV Canada begin 70th annual Santa tracking — radars, satellites and volunteers on watch For the 70th year, NORAD will track Santa Claus's Dec. 24 global flight — a tradition started by a 1955 wrong-number call and now run using radars, satellites and volunteers. NAV Canada said final preparations are complete after navigating 'several unusual challenges' to clear Santa for takeoff.

2025-12-23T18:50:45.468051-08:00

NORAD, NAV Canada begin 70th annual Santa tracking — radars, satellites and volunteers on watch

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Northeast winter storm shutters airports — 1,500+ U.S. flights canceled, NYC hubs hit hardest

Winter storm Devin strands post‑Christmas travelers — JetBlue, Delta cancel hundreds as thousands of U.S. flights are disrupted

JTSB interim report: fatigue, HUD procedure failures and lack of sterile‑cockpit cited in January Haneda runway collision

UK Air Traffic Peaks: Christmas Eve 2025 Busiest Since 1972

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