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Azul Embraer E195 lands on wrong runway at Rio’s Santos Dumont after parallel runway lights switched off

Brazilian investigators were unable to determine why runway lights at Rio de Janeiro's Santos Dumont airport were switched off for several minutes, during which an Azul Embraer E195 arriving from São Paulo inadvertently landed on the parallel, illuminated runway at night. Investigators continue to probe the sequence of events.

2025-12-09T08:36:17.705738-08:00

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Edinburgh halts and then resumes flights after ATC provider IT outage

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

Reuters

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

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

Bloomberg Law

Peraton named prime integrator for FAA's Brand New Air Traffic Control System, aiming for 2028 rollout

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

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Vigo Airport becomes Spain’s first to operate a fully digital air traffic control tower powered by Searidge Vigo Airport has activated Spain’s first fully digital air traffic control tower, using Searidge’s remote tower technology to replace a conventional physical tower. The operational system centralizes surveillance and communications for runway and apron control and marks a national first in digital tower deployment.

2025-12-10T04:26:22.839519-08:00

Vigo Airport becomes Spain’s first to operate a fully digital air traffic control tower powered by Searidge

AINonline

Congress, states press FAA for clearer rules and coordination as advanced air mobility scales Lawmakers, state officials and industry advocates told a House aviation subcommittee the fast-growing advanced air mobility sector needs clearer federal rules and tighter coordination on airspace, noise and infrastructure. They urged the FAA to lead airspace management while engaging local communities and states on operations and siting.

2025-12-09T23:16:16.180207-08:00

Congress, states press FAA for clearer rules and coordination as advanced air mobility scales

Stars and Stripes

U.S. Navy F/A-18s tracked over Gulf of Venezuela amid rising tensions Public flight‑tracking sites recorded two U.S. Navy F/A‑18 fighter jets flying over the Gulf of Venezuela on Tuesday. U.S. officials characterised the sortie as a routine training flight — the closest American warplanes have come to Venezuelan airspace since the recent pressure campaign.

2025-12-09T13:48:48.924015-08:00

U.S. Navy F/A-18s tracked over Gulf of Venezuela amid rising tensions

Runway Girl

Malaysia selects Aireon space-based ADS-B to boost oceanic surveillance over Kuala Lumpur FIR The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has signed a strategic collaboration with Aireon LLC to deploy Aireon’s space-based ADS‑B data for air traffic surveillance across the oceanic sector of the Kuala Lumpur Flight Information Region, extending continuous aircraft tracking where radar coverage is limited.

2025-12-09T09:15:41.524219-08:00

Malaysia selects Aireon space-based ADS-B to boost oceanic surveillance over Kuala Lumpur FIR

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Azul Embraer E195 lands on wrong runway at Rio’s Santos Dumont after parallel runway lights switched off Brazilian investigators were unable to determine why runway lights at Rio de Janeiro's Santos Dumont airport were switched off for several minutes, during which an Azul Embraer E195 arriving from São Paulo inadvertently landed on the parallel, illuminated runway at night. Investigators continue to probe the sequence of events.

2025-12-09T08:36:17.705738-08:00

Azul Embraer E195 lands on wrong runway at Rio’s Santos Dumont after parallel runway lights switched off

IATA

IATA: European ATC delays more than double in a decade as ANSP capacity and staffing shortfalls bite IATA reports European air traffic control delays have more than doubled over the past ten years, with the majority attributed to capacity and staffing shortfalls at key air navigation service providers. The increase has produced widespread passenger disruption and costs running into billions for airlines and airports.

2025-12-09T03:53:53.846436-08:00

IATA: European ATC delays more than double in a decade as ANSP capacity and staffing shortfalls bite

Reuters

South Korea scrambles fighters after nine Chinese, Russian warplanes enter KADIZ near Tsushima Nine Chinese and Russian military aircraft entered South Korea’s Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) near Japan’s Tsushima Island and remained in the zone for about an hour on Tuesday. Seoul dispatched fighter jets to shadow the formation; authorities said sovereign airspace was not breached.

2025-12-08T23:21:23.334218-08:00

South Korea scrambles fighters after nine Chinese, Russian warplanes enter KADIZ near Tsushima

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Eve and SkyGrid publish white paper defining automated traffic management for low‑altitude AAM operations Eve Air Mobility and SkyGrid released a 17‑page white paper, “Enabling Advanced Air Mobility — Automated Traffic Management Services for Low‑Altitude Operations,” outlining a third‑party service provider framework to integrate highly automated eVTOLs and other new aircraft into urban and regional airspace. The paper was unveiled at Airspace Asia Pacific 2025 in Hong Kong.

2025-12-08T16:21:41.098284-08:00

Eve and SkyGrid publish white paper defining automated traffic management for low‑altitude AAM operations

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