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BBC • Owen Amos

NATS Swanwick Radar Fault Grounds UK Flights, Delays to Persist

A roughly 20-minute radar outage at NATS’ Swanwick ATC centre grounded flights across Heathrow and regional airports at the outset of the UK summer travel season. Although NATS has restored the affected system and resumed operations, airlines face a significant backlog of departures and ongoing delays.

2025-07-30T08:34:39.426304-07:00

South China Morning Post

Heathrow lodges £49 billion private third-runway plan in direct response to rival bid

2025-07-31T21:34:56.438980-07:00

Reuters

Emergency Landing of Beech B200 Halts Operations at Birmingham Airport

2025-08-06T13:32:04.772328-07:00

AeroTime

Riyadh Air signs five-year deal with SATS Saudi Arabia to build cargo hubs at King Khalid International

2025-08-18T06:17:01.078824-07:00

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Simple Flying

JetBlue Threatens Lawsuit Against Portuguese Government Over Years of Denied Lisbon Slots JetBlue is weighing legal action against the Portuguese government after years of denied landing-slot applications at congested Lisbon Airport, alleging systematic barriers that disadvantage U.S. carriers. The airline says repeated refusals have blocked its transatlantic network expansion and is preparing court and regulatory complaints to force access.

2025-08-30T06:22:58.701188-07:00

JetBlue Threatens Lawsuit Against Portuguese Government Over Years of Denied Lisbon Slots

alaskasnewssource.com

FAA to initiate new bid process for Ted Stevens Anchorage ATC tower The FAA said a spokesperson confirmed the agency will initiate a new bid process for the air traffic control tower at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, opening a fresh procurement to solicit contractor proposals and advance the project at the facility.

2025-08-29T10:36:36.749376-07:00

FAA to initiate new bid process for Ted Stevens Anchorage ATC tower

AeroTime

Lithuania emerges as an aviation hub despite having no national carrier Lithuania is emerging as a regional aviation hub despite lacking a national airline. Industry group LAVIA and private-sector players are driving growth and innovation across airports, services and aerospace partnerships, positioning the country as a platform for Baltic connectivity and expanded aviation activity.

2025-08-28T20:03:04.356893-07:00

Lithuania emerges as an aviation hub despite having no national carrier

Flying Magazine

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Duffy backs away from U.S. air traffic control privatization push U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he will not push to privatize the nation’s air traffic control system, abandoning a privatization goal set during the first Trump administration. The announcement removes corporatization from immediate policy options for reforming U.S. ATC.

2025-08-26T07:05:47.438118-07:00

Duffy backs away from U.S. air traffic control privatization push

Flying Magazine

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Duffy says Congress is likely to provide about $19 billion more for air traffic control funding U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he is confident Congress will approve roughly $19 billion in additional funding for air traffic control, signaling momentum for supplemental appropriations. He made the remark during a congressional appearance this week.

2025-08-25T09:43:05.596719-07:00

Duffy says Congress is likely to provide about $19 billion more for air traffic control funding

stuckattheairport.com

Reno‑Tahoe International Airport ready as thousands of Burning Man 2025 attendees transit RNO Thousands of the 70,000–80,000 people attending Burning Man 2025 will arrive and depart via Reno‑Tahoe International Airport (RNO). As in past years, RNO says it is prepared for the influx and will partner with Air Playa Info to host a welcome table in the terminal lobby.

2025-08-25T00:16:18.994688-07:00

Reno‑Tahoe International Airport ready as thousands of Burning Man 2025 attendees transit RNO

The Air Current

FAA to publish final ATC modernization integrator solicitation end of August — 'brand new' system may rely on legacy elements

2025-08-22T06:25:16.249166-07:00

FAA to publish final ATC modernization i

8newsnow.com

North Las Vegas Airport tenants press for transparency after aviation director conflict claims; board vote delayed Tenants at North Las Vegas Airport are demanding greater transparency after claims emerged that the airport’s aviation director has a possible conflict of interest involving a private company. The allegations prompted tenants to seek disclosure and led airport officials to postpone a scheduled board vote on the matter.

2025-08-21T13:46:52.140716-07:00

North Las Vegas Airport tenants press for transparency after aviation director conflict claims; board vote delayed

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