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Chancellor John Healey has backed plans for a third runway at Heathrow, according to the report, putting him at odds with Prime Minister Andy Burnham. The support revives a major airport-capacity proposal as a point of contention within the UK government.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation lifted restrictions that had prevented Mexican airlines from launching new flights to the United States from Mexico City’s two international airports. Washington had canceled 13 routes amid a dispute over the bilateral air transport agreement and the relocation of U.S. cargo flights to AIFA.
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Chancellor John Healey has backed plans for a third runway at Heathrow, according to the report, putting him at odds with Prime Minister Andy Burnham. The support revives a major airport-capacity proposal as a point of contention within the UK government.
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The FAA and the union representing U.S. air traffic controllers reached an agreement granting workers a long-delayed 2.8% pay increase in exchange for workforce changes intended to improve efficiency. The deal targets a practice of controllers leaving work early that drew scrutiny after a deadly crash at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, according to people familiar with the matter.
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A report summary seen by Reuters says Lebanon’s main airport lacks valid certification from the United Nations aviation agency. The finding creates a regulatory obstacle to US President Donald Trump’s move to revive direct flights between the United States and Beirut.
Italy’s air navigation provider ENAV said air traffic capacity was fully restored Friday after an overnight failure in the data transmission network supporting air traffic control services nationwide. The disruption cut capacity by half and led to widespread flight disruption, with Cirium counting 192 cancellations by noon.
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The FAA is negotiating a potential ownership stake in Air Space Intelligence, developer of its Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories system. House Democrats are raising safety and oversight concerns about the agency’s use of AI, alongside a shortage of air traffic controllers, and are calling for a review.
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Ukraine is testing an experimental interceptor drone as Russian forces expand the use of jet-powered attack drones capable of flying at up to 600 km/h. Separate reporting describes Russia rapidly completing a large drone launch base, while Belgium has pledged 10 F-16s to Ukraine, which officials say can help strike the new threat.
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