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Iraq has cancelled three leases at Mosul Airport over alleged links to armed groups and is seeking to transfer the services to international operators. The move changes the airport’s service arrangements, though the available report does not identify the leaseholders, services affected or timetable for the transfers.
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Iraq has cancelled three leases at Mosul Airport over alleged links to armed groups and is seeking to transfer the services to international operators. The move changes the airport’s service arrangements, though the available report does not identify the leaseholders, services affected or timetable for the transfers.
An Air France A350 departing Los Angeles International Airport made an unauthorized left turn, intersecting the climb path of an American Airlines A321. The aircraft narrowly avoided a collision, according to reports; the articles provide no further details about the cause or any investigation.
Richard Branson has criticized Heathrow’s plan to relocate Delta Air Lines from Terminal 3 to Terminal 4 in 2028. The move would separate Delta from joint-venture partner Virgin Atlantic at the airport; Delta is reportedly considering legal action over the terminal changes.
Officials in Ponca City, Oklahoma, have broken ground on a $14.3 million terminal at Ponca City Regional Airport. The airport, midway between Oklahoma City and Wichita, Kansas, has a 7,200-foot runway and handles about 140 operations a day.
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Air traffic controllers at Seattle’s Boeing Field are working from a temporary facility after roof leaks forced the control tower to close. The temporary setup has reduced operational capabilities, constraining the airport’s air traffic control services while emergency repairs are carried out.
Electra and VertiPorts by Atlantic have signed an MoU to evaluate how new and existing vertiports in New York City and the wider region could support Electra’s EL9 Ultra Short aircraft. The partners will assess infrastructure and potential city, intercity and island routes.
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The FAA has begun deploying its Enterprise Information Display System to replace aging equipment, including systems that still rely on floppy disks for weather and other critical information. The agency plans to install the new displays at 435 facilities by the end of 2028.
The FAA will replace floppy disks used in air traffic control with the E-IDS digital system, with the transition due by 2028, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. The change retires technology dating to the 1980s as the agency works to modernize its operational infrastructure.
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