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Venezuela revokes permits for Iberia, TAP, Avianca, LATAM Colombia, Turkish Airlines and GOL after FAA‑linked flight suspensions

Venezuela has revoked operating permits for six international carriers — Iberia, TAP, Avianca, LATAM Colombia, Turkish Airlines and GOL — after they suspended flights following a U.S. FAA safety warning and a 48‑hour government ultimatum. The action is expected to cut seat capacity and push fares higher.

2025-11-27T01:20:58.397204-08:00

Reuters

Flights to Reagan National briefly paused after shooting of two National Guard members near White House

2025-11-26T12:52:40.035399-08:00

Aviation24

LOT Embraer E170 (LO771) skids off runway in snow at Vilnius, halting operations

2025-11-26T05:36:44.190106-08:00

Reuters

UK backs Heathrow operator‑led 3,500m third runway; draft scheme due summer 2026

2025-11-25T02:20:08.776921-08:00

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TSA adds $18 identity‑verification fee for travelers without acceptable ID The Transportation Security Administration will charge an $18 identity‑verification fee to travelers who arrive at airport security without acceptable ID, processed through a new biometric-and-biographic system to verify identities at the checkpoint. The fee formalizes a paid pathway for identity confirmation via facial-recognition and data checks.

2025-11-27T01:32:10.224474-08:00

TSA adds $18 identity‑verification fee for travelers without acceptable ID

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Venezuela revokes permits for Iberia, TAP, Avianca, LATAM Colombia, Turkish Airlines and GOL after FAA‑linked flight suspensions Venezuela has revoked operating permits for six international carriers — Iberia, TAP, Avianca, LATAM Colombia, Turkish Airlines and GOL — after they suspended flights following a U.S. FAA safety warning and a 48‑hour government ultimatum. The action is expected to cut seat capacity and push fares higher.

2025-11-27T01:20:58.397204-08:00

Venezuela revokes permits for Iberia, TAP, Avianca, LATAM Colombia, Turkish Airlines and GOL after FAA‑linked flight suspensions

Financial Times

Three ‘Heathrows’ of growth: Dubai, Riyadh and Istanbul to add hundreds of millions of passengers this decade Dubai, Riyadh and Istanbul are poised to become the Middle East’s ‘Heathrows’, collectively set to add hundreds of millions of passengers over the next decade as each expands hub capacity and connectivity. The growth will concentrate long‑haul transfer traffic in the region and reshape global network flows.

2025-11-26T20:53:46.774422-08:00

Three ‘Heathrows’ of growth: Dubai, Riyadh and Istanbul to add hundreds of millions of passengers this decade

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Sun Group and HAECO to build MRO complex at Hanoi Gia Lam, expanding Vietnam maintenance capacity Sun Group, parent of Sun PhuQuoc Airways, is partnering with HAECO and other firms to build a new MRO complex at Hanoi's Gia Lam. The facility is intended to expand Vietnam's line and heavy-maintenance capability and capture growing regional MRO demand.

2025-11-26T19:04:29.256105-08:00

Sun Group and HAECO to build MRO complex at Hanoi Gia Lam, expanding Vietnam maintenance capacity

Seattle Times

Inside Alaska Airlines' SeaTac operations room — how flight-disruption decisions get made A team in Alaska Airlines' SeaTac operations room monitors the carrier's fleet and disruptions in real time, weighing crew availability, aircraft positioning and network ripple effects before deciding to cancel flights. The piece details the human roles and processes used to triage disruptions and stabilise schedules.

2025-11-26T15:48:42.057482-08:00

Inside Alaska Airlines' SeaTac operations room — how flight-disruption decisions get made

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Flights to Reagan National briefly paused after shooting of two National Guard members near White House The FAA said flights to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were briefly paused Wednesday after two National Guard members were shot near the White House, triggering a law-enforcement security response and temporary ground stops while authorities secured the area and assessed impacts to operations.

2025-11-26T12:52:40.035399-08:00

Flights to Reagan National briefly paused after shooting of two National Guard members near White House

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PrimeFlight acquires Immaculate Flight to consolidate aircraft-detailing services PrimeFlight has acquired Immaculate Flight, joining two of the industry's largest aircraft-detailing providers to consolidate cleaning and cabin and exterior detailing services. The transaction combines their operations and client lists and service offerings to deliver unified detailing solutions across airports and airline customers.

2025-11-26T09:16:06.937011-08:00

PrimeFlight acquires Immaculate Flight to consolidate aircraft-detailing services

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German flight campaign measures contrails from new‑generation engines for EU A4Climate German researchers, led by DLR with partners including Google and TUI, have started a flight campaign using a Falcon 20E to shadow Tuifly passenger flights over Germany and Austria to measure contrails from modern low‑soot engines. The data will feed the EU A4Climate project and test AI‑based, climate‑optimized routing.

2025-11-26T08:52:18.887095-08:00

German flight campaign measures contrails from new‑generation engines for EU A4Climate

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