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

President Donald Trump urged airlines to consider Venezuelan airspace closed as U.S. military pressure in the region increases, prompting an FAA 'heightened military activity' alert and the suspension of several carrier services. Caracas denounced the directive as a "colonial threat," escalating diplomatic and operational tensions.

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

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Solar radiation corrupts A320 flight‑control software; EASA orders emergency fix as carriers warn of travel disruption

2025-11-28T09:54:09.894869-08:00

Reuters

Airlines rush to install EASA‑mandated A320 software fix — American, AirAsia, Viva and Volaris update fleets

2025-11-28T11:52:58.684540-08:00

Air Data News

Airbus A320 software glitch triggers global recall as airlines scramble to patch — hundreds of flights canceled

2025-11-28T11:48:37.123646-08:00

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Airbus A320 ELAC‑2 software bug triggers global groundings; IndiGo, Air India and ANA complete mandated upgrades Airbus confirmed an ELAC‑2 software defect in A320 family flight controls that can cause uncommanded movements without pilot alerts, prompting DGCA and other regulators to issue directives. Airlines including IndiGo, Air India and ANA have completed the mandated upgrade and returned affected aircraft to service with minimal disruption.

2025-11-29T15:39:11.322587-08:00

Airbus A320 ELAC‑2 software bug triggers global groundings; IndiGo, Air India and ANA complete mandated upgrades

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Hainan places mainland China's first A330-900neo into commercial service on Beijing–Hangzhou/Haikou Hainan Airlines has introduced the first Airbus A330neo into mainland Chinese commercial service, putting the A330-900neo into revenue flights in mid-November on Beijing–Hangzhou and Beijing–Haikou sectors. The deployment marks the neo family's operational debut in China and upgrades Hainan’s widebody offering on domestic trunk routes.

2025-11-29T14:09:33.527495-08:00

Hainan places mainland China's first A330-900neo into commercial service on Beijing–Hangzhou/Haikou

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Hackers demand $6m from Iberia after passenger database breach Hackers say they breached an Iberia passenger database and are demanding a $6 million ransom, threatening to publish personal passenger records if the airline does not pay. The incident adds to a string of carrier data breaches and raises immediate privacy, customer-notification and regulatory-compliance questions.

2025-11-29T10:44:54.166264-08:00

Hackers demand $6m from Iberia after passenger database breach

The Points Guy

Powerful snowstorm forces 1,000+ Thanksgiving flight cancellations across Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights Saturday and issued weather waivers as a potent snowstorm swept the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes, disrupting holiday travel at major hubs and prompting widespread rebooking and operational strain during the Thanksgiving peak.

2025-11-29T09:20:47.364915-08:00

Powerful snowstorm forces 1,000+ Thanksgiving flight cancellations across Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

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Trump tells airlines to treat Venezuelan airspace as closed amid U.S. military buildup President Donald Trump urged airlines to consider Venezuelan airspace closed as U.S. military pressure in the region increases, prompting an FAA 'heightened military activity' alert and the suspension of several carrier services. Caracas denounced the directive as a "colonial threat," escalating diplomatic and operational tensions.

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

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

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Airlines rush to install EASA‑mandated A320 software fix — American, AirAsia, Viva and Volaris update fleets Following an urgent Airbus transmission and an EASA airworthiness directive, carriers including American Airlines, AirAsia, Viva and Volaris are implementing a three‑hour software patch or rollback across A320‑family fleets. American initially targeted about 340 aircraft (later reduced); operators expect multi‑hour maintenance windows, reprogramming and some cancellations.

2025-11-28T11:52:58.684540-08:00

Airlines rush to install EASA‑mandated A320 software fix — American, AirAsia, Viva and Volaris update fleets

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Airbus A320 software glitch triggers global recall as airlines scramble to patch — hundreds of flights canceled A software fault in Airbus's A320 family prompted a global recall and emergency updates after a JetBlue A320 incident, forcing carriers worldwide — including easyJet, All Nippon and multiple Asian operators — to install patches or ground aircraft, leading to hundreds of cancellations and major holiday disruption.

2025-11-28T11:48:37.123646-08:00

Airbus A320 software glitch triggers global recall as airlines scramble to patch — hundreds of flights canceled

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Solar radiation corrupts A320 flight‑control software; EASA orders emergency fix as carriers warn of travel disruption EASA has issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive requiring operators to install a three‑hour software patch or rollback on in‑service Airbus A320 Family jets after analysis found intense solar radiation can corrupt flight‑control data. Regulators and national authorities warn multi‑hour maintenance windows could disrupt peak Thanksgiving operations.

2025-11-28T09:54:09.894869-08:00

Solar radiation corrupts A320 flight‑control software; EASA orders emergency fix as carriers warn of travel disruption

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