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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Gatwick runway blocked by British Airways A320 nose-wheel failure triggers nine simultaneous fuel emergencies (Squawk 7700) and

A British Airways A320 with a reported nose-wheel failure blocked the runway at London Gatwick, forcing multiple aircraft to hold and declare fuel emergencies. Nine flights squawked 7700 and, overnight, 14 flights were diverted as airport operations were substantially disrupted.

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2026-07-15T01:45:12.402130-07:00

The Air Current

FAA and DOT expand hybrid-electric and autonomous aircraft pilots while Electra’s EL9 hybrid-electric “ultra short” design moves

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2026-07-10T05:16:14.930047-07:00

Flying Magazine

FAA renames Palm Beach International to “President Donald J. Trump International Airport,” assigns DJT/KDJT and starts 90-day co

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2026-07-09T09:46:15.669705-07:00

CAPA

UAE GCAA certifies Dubai’s VDX purpose-built eVTOL vertiport with Skyports

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2026-07-07T18:59:57.134240-07:00

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Wall Street Journal

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Newark ATC staffing crunch and recent technology outages raise summer disruption risk Newark’s key air-traffic facility is facing a looming exodus of air-traffic controllers alongside recent technology outages. With the summer travel surge approaching, the combination threatens staffing coverage, system reliability, and the ability to protect on-time performance and safe flow management.

2026-07-15T15:59:03.555200-07:00

Newark ATC staffing crunch and recent technology outages raise summer disruption risk

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

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Gatwick runway blocked by British Airways A320 nose-wheel failure triggers nine simultaneous fuel emergencies (Squawk 7700) and A British Airways A320 with a reported nose-wheel failure blocked the runway at London Gatwick, forcing multiple aircraft to hold and declare fuel emergencies. Nine flights squawked 7700 and, overnight, 14 flights were diverted as airport operations were substantially disrupted.

2026-07-15T01:45:12.402130-07:00

Gatwick runway blocked by British Airways A320 nose-wheel failure triggers nine simultaneous fuel emergencies (Squawk 7700) and

Washington Post

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Canada’s ATC-cost model revisits a Trump-era proposal—modernize air traffic control without new taxpayer spending A spinoff-style approach to modernize air traffic control costs has been proposed since the first Trump administration, and Canada is now cited as proof that the concept can work without additional taxpayer outlays. The focus is on reshaping how ATC modernization expenses are funded.

2026-07-13T11:46:14.663449-07:00

Canada’s ATC-cost model revisits a Trump-era proposal—modernize air traffic control without new taxpayer spending

The Air Current

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FAA and DOT expand hybrid-electric and autonomous aircraft pilots while Electra’s EL9 hybrid-electric “ultra short” design moves The FAA has formally established a certification basis for Electra’s EL9 Ultra Short, closing out the prior G-1 Issue Paper and advancing the nine-passenger hybrid-electric aircraft toward type certification. Separately, DOT’s multistate electric and autonomous aircraft trials are set to expand to more states and increasingly complex operations, alongside early landing/vertiport preparation in NYC and LA.

2026-07-10T05:16:14.930047-07:00

FAA and DOT expand hybrid-electric and autonomous aircraft pilots while Electra’s EL9 hybrid-electric “ultra short” design moves

AeroTime

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AMAC Aerospace to launch AMAC Academy—EASA Part-147 approved training for licensed aircraft maintenance engineers from Jan. 2027 AMAC Aerospace says it will open AMAC Academy, an EASA Part-147 approved aircraft maintenance training program, beginning in January 2027 at EuroAirport. The academy is positioned to build a pipeline of licensed aircraft maintenance engineers, with hands-on training alongside aircraft in AMAC’s maintenance facilities.

2026-07-10T05:16:03.640164-07:00

AMAC Aerospace to launch AMAC Academy—EASA Part-147 approved training for licensed aircraft maintenance engineers from Jan. 2027

Flying Magazine

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FAA renames Palm Beach International to “President Donald J. Trump International Airport,” assigns DJT/KDJT and starts 90-day co The FAA has officially renamed Florida’s Palm Beach International Airport as “President Donald J. Trump International Airport” and set the identifier to DJT/KDJT. FAA-certificated operators have until Oct. 7 to update OpSpecs, flight-planning systems, and other operational documents.

2026-07-09T09:46:15.669705-07:00

FAA renames Palm Beach International to “President Donald J. Trump International Airport,” assigns DJT/KDJT and starts 90-day co

AeroTime

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Zakynthos airport closed after Hellenic Air Force F-16 emergency landing and fire A Hellenic Air Force F-16C on a training flight made an emergency gear-up/belly landing at Zakynthos International Airport (July 9, 2026) following a mechanical malfunction. The single runway (16/34) was closed via NOTAM “for operational reasons,” disrupting hundreds of passengers until recovery operations cleared the damaged aircraft.

2026-07-09T07:16:03.308622-07:00

Zakynthos airport closed after Hellenic Air Force F-16 emergency landing and fire

FlightGlobal

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Dubai certifies the world’s first commercial eVTOL/air-taxi vertiport for Joby operations Dubai has secured regulatory certification for a dedicated vertiport site for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and electric air-taxi operations, clearing it for Joby Aviation’s launch plans. The first location in a planned four-vertiport network is described as approved and ready to begin lift-off.

2026-07-09T02:29:14.477593-07:00

Dubai certifies the world’s first commercial eVTOL/air-taxi vertiport for Joby operations

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