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

Riyadh Air has signed a five-year strategic partnership with SATS Saudi Arabia (a subsidiary of SATS Ltd) to manage cargo handling and develop hub-management capabilities at key Saudi airports, centering operations at King Khalid International and positioning Riyadh as a regional cargo hub.

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

BBC

NATS Swanwick Radar Fault Grounds UK Flights, Delays to Persist

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

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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

Aeronews

Saab selected to deliver Digital Tower for Warsaw Modlin; operations to be run from Warsaw centre Poland's Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA) has selected Saab to supply its next‑generation Digital Tower for Warsaw Modlin Airport, with operations run from a dedicated operations centre in Warsaw. The system will provide remote visual surveillance and air traffic services in place of a conventional tower.

2025-08-19T22:35:53.378715-07:00

Saab selected to deliver Digital Tower for Warsaw Modlin; operations to be run from Warsaw centre

AeroTime

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Riyadh Air signs five-year deal with SATS Saudi Arabia to build cargo hubs at King Khalid International Riyadh Air has signed a five-year strategic partnership with SATS Saudi Arabia (a subsidiary of SATS Ltd) to manage cargo handling and develop hub-management capabilities at key Saudi airports, centering operations at King Khalid International and positioning Riyadh as a regional cargo hub.

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

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

Cranky Flier

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Southwest overhauls Denver schedule to introduce banked connections Southwest has reconfigured its Denver schedule to create banked connections, introducing a morning bank that brings flights from the east into Denver and then dispatches them westbound. An evening bank arriving from the west connects passengers onto eastbound services; March 2025 and March 2026 BankMaps illustrate the new east–west wave pattern.

2025-08-18T04:01:45.976252-07:00

Southwest overhauls Denver schedule to introduce banked connections

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