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UK selects Heathrow's £49bn third‑runway masterplan over £25bn rival

The UK government has chosen Heathrow Airport Limited's privately financed £49bn plan to build a third runway and expanded terminals, rejecting Surinder Arora's cheaper £25bn alternative, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander announced. The runway could increase capacity to about 150 million passengers a year.

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

Reuters

Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi erupts after millennia; ash plume grounds and reroutes flights across Middle East and India

2025-11-24T20:51:00.894577-08:00

AINonline

FAA seeks vendors to replace or re‑architect core ATC systems ERAM and STARS

2025-11-24T09:53:15.890158-08:00

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Officer-involved shooting at St. Louis Lambert International Airport kills one after knife confrontation

2025-11-21T07:25:53.058680-08:00

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UK selects Heathrow's £49bn third‑runway masterplan over £25bn rival The UK government has chosen Heathrow Airport Limited's privately financed £49bn plan to build a third runway and expanded terminals, rejecting Surinder Arora's cheaper £25bn alternative, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander announced. The runway could increase capacity to about 150 million passengers a year.

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

UK selects Heathrow's £49bn third‑runway masterplan over £25bn rival

Economic Times

Mumbai (BOM) sets single-day record with 1,036 flights on Nov 21 amid festive travel surge Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport handled a record 1,036 air traffic movements on 21 November, topping its previous single‑day high amid a festive travel surge. The operator also reported near‑record passenger volumes that day, driven by heavy domestic activity and strong international flows to key destinations.

2025-11-24T22:10:33.573254-08:00

Mumbai (BOM) sets single-day record with 1,036 flights on Nov 21 amid festive travel surge

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Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi erupts after millennia; ash plume grounds and reroutes flights across Middle East and India Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano — dormant for thousands of years — erupted, sending ash plumes thousands of feet across the Red Sea into Indian airspace. Airlines including Air India and Akasa Air canceled and grounded flights, while carriers across the Middle East and India rerouted services to avoid ash.

2025-11-24T20:51:00.894577-08:00

Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi erupts after millennia; ash plume grounds and reroutes flights across Middle East and India

Skift

India’s DigiYatra Readies for International Rollout to Streamline Biometric Passenger Processing DigiYatra, India’s biometric passenger-processing system that has largely eliminated long airport queues domestically, is preparing an international rollout to streamline check-in, security and boarding across borders. The programme’s expansion tests a scalable digital-identity model for airports and carriers.

2025-11-24T20:05:14.648945-08:00

India’s DigiYatra Readies for International Rollout to Streamline Biometric Passenger Processing

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Lima to start charging USD 10.05 international transfer TUUA from Dec. 7; airlines won't collect it Lima’s Jorge Chávez Airport will charge a Transfer Unified Airport Use Fee (TUUA) of USD 10.05 plus IGV to international transit passengers from 7 December 2025. Ositrán ratified the tariff; airlines will not collect it on tickets — LAP will take payments at the airport or online.

2025-11-24T19:26:40.204266-08:00

Lima to start charging USD 10.05 international transfer TUUA from Dec. 7; airlines won't collect it

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Air China and Rolls‑Royce complete $315M BAESL engine MRO facility at Beijing Capital Air China and Rolls‑Royce have finished construction of Beijing Aero Engine Services (BAESL), a $315 million, 50/50 maintenance, repair and overhaul joint venture at Beijing Capital. The new facility adds in‑country engine overhaul capacity to support Rolls‑Royce‑powered fleets and regional MRO demand.

2025-11-24T19:04:01.625255-08:00

Air China and Rolls‑Royce complete $315M BAESL engine MRO facility at Beijing Capital

DefenseNews.com

USAF rehearses Agile Combat Employment from dispersed, cut‑off bases to prep for high‑end fight with China The U.S. Air Force's 23rd Wing ran Exercise Mosaic Tiger 26‑1 to test Agile Combat Employment, practicing independent operations from dispersed, austere bases cut off from resupply and higher headquarters. The drills rehearse sustaining sorties, command continuity and survivability against a peer threat like China.

2025-11-24T13:13:49.461498-08:00

USAF rehearses Agile Combat Employment from dispersed, cut‑off bases to prep for high‑end fight with China

Skift

Apple, Delta integrate AirTag location data directly into Delta's baggage system Apple and Delta launched a tool that feeds AirTag location data directly into Delta’s baggage management systems, enabling the airline’s operational platform to ingest consumer-sourced location telemetry. The integration brings device-based tracking information into Delta’s baggage workflows for visibility, reconciliation and handling.

2025-11-24T10:50:28.155936-08:00

Apple, Delta integrate AirTag location data directly into Delta's baggage system

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