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East Midlands Airport marks 60th year as infrastructure upgrades coincide with cargo boom

East Midlands Airport celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2025 after completing major infrastructure upgrades and registering a sharp rise in air cargo operations, reinforcing its position as one of the UK’s principal dedicated freight hubs. The developments increase regional cargo capacity and operational resilience.

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Wall Street Journal

U.S. airspace restrictions leave Venezuela reliant on about 20 ageing aircraft and strand citizens

2025-12-24T09:53:08.391740-08:00

CBC

Charting the delays: Current flight disruptions at Canada's major airports

2025-12-24T10:48:33.160644-08:00

The Hill

TSA says it’s fully staffed ahead of potentially record-breaking holiday travel season

2025-12-23T19:29:50.478517-08:00

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CBC

Charting the delays: Current flight disruptions at Canada's major airports CBC compiled a live overview of flight statuses at three major Canadian airports, creating a real‑time snapshot of delays, cancellations and on‑the‑ground disruptions. The tracker aims to show how easy—or difficult—air travel currently is for Canadians and highlights operational stress across key hubs.

2025-12-24T10:48:33.160644-08:00

Charting the delays: Current flight disruptions at Canada's major airports

Wall Street Journal

U.S. airspace restrictions leave Venezuela reliant on about 20 ageing aircraft and strand citizens U.S. restrictions and safety advisories on flights to and over Venezuela have forced Caracas to operate with roughly 20 ageing aircraft, leaving Venezuelans stranded worldwide as the campaign to topple President Nicolás Maduro disrupts international services and deepens the country’s connectivity crisis.

2025-12-24T09:53:08.391740-08:00

U.S. airspace restrictions leave Venezuela reliant on about 20 ageing aircraft and strand citizens

Aviation Source

East Midlands Airport marks 60th year as infrastructure upgrades coincide with cargo boom East Midlands Airport celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2025 after completing major infrastructure upgrades and registering a sharp rise in air cargo operations, reinforcing its position as one of the UK’s principal dedicated freight hubs. The developments increase regional cargo capacity and operational resilience.

2025-12-24T09:52:48.255481-08:00

East Midlands Airport marks 60th year as infrastructure upgrades coincide with cargo boom

The Hill

TSA says it’s fully staffed ahead of potentially record-breaking holiday travel season The Transportation Security Administration said Monday it is fully staffed and ready to handle a potentially record-breaking holiday travel season, the agency said in a press release. TSA says screening operations are positioned to absorb peak passenger volumes and is coordinating with carriers and airports to limit disruptions.

2025-12-23T19:29:50.478517-08:00

TSA says it’s fully staffed ahead of potentially record-breaking holiday travel season

fdd.org

China rebuilds Micronesian runway, triggering U.S. national-security alarm China has rebuilt a runway in Micronesia, a development U.S. officials say raises national-security concerns by potentially enabling dual-use air operations and extending Beijing's operational reach in the western Pacific. Washington is reviewing the strategic implications for regional basing and surveillance posture.

2025-12-23T18:50:50.596691-08:00

China rebuilds Micronesian runway, triggering U.S. national-security alarm

Key.Aero

USAF Antarctic Airlift: How the Air Force Sustains the U.S. Antarctic Program Gordon Arthur explains how the U.S. Air Force executes airlift operations to support the U.S. Antarctic Program, detailing the movement of personnel, supplies and equipment to U.S. research stations and the operational practices used to sustain missions in the continent's remote environment.

2025-12-23T16:15:45.972746-08:00

USAF Antarctic Airlift: How the Air Force Sustains the U.S. Antarctic Program

Aviation Source

Gatwick to serve record 227 destinations with 58 airlines this winter; 28 December set to be busiest day London Gatwick will operate a record 227 destinations with 58 airlines this winter, with 28 December forecast as the peak day of the festive period. The increase in connectivity concentrates passenger flows and operational pressure during the holiday peak.

2025-12-23T15:48:08.280967-08:00

Gatwick to serve record 227 destinations with 58 airlines this winter; 28 December set to be busiest day

The Points Guy

BWI to open $500 million Southwest concourse in January Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport will open a new $500 million concourse dedicated to Southwest Airlines in January, expanding terminal capacity and modernizing the BWI gateway. The project is intended to improve operations and passenger flows for Southwest’s growing US network.

2025-12-23T12:19:02.136762-08:00

BWI to open $500 million Southwest concourse in January

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East Midlands Airport marks 60th year as infrastructure upgrades coincide with cargo boom

U.S. airspace restrictions leave Venezuela reliant on about 20 ageing aircraft and strand citizens

Charting the delays: Current flight disruptions at Canada's major airports

TSA says it’s fully staffed ahead of potentially record-breaking holiday travel season

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