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Vienna Airport halts operations after 17cm snowfall overwhelms clearing crews; long‑haul flights canceled or diverted

Vienna International Airport suspended flights after 17 centimetres of fresh snow overnight overwhelmed runway- and apron-clearing crews, forcing cancellations and diversions including numerous long‑haul services. Ground teams were unable to restore normal operations quickly, leaving the field at a standstill and passengers stranded.

2026-02-20T03:30:41.207062-08:00

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MSC Air Cargo to open Shanghai hub in late Q1 2026

2026-02-19T16:55:30.781189-08:00

FAA

Reagan National switches from paper to electronic flight strips; DOT credits $12.5B ATC funding

2026-02-19T06:30:27.365971-08:00

Airways Magazine

Aviation in Crisis: Airlift, Firefighting, Security and Humanitarian Missions

2026-02-19T14:06:23.258313-08:00

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Vienna Airport halts operations after 17cm snowfall overwhelms clearing crews; long‑haul flights canceled or diverted Vienna International Airport suspended flights after 17 centimetres of fresh snow overnight overwhelmed runway- and apron-clearing crews, forcing cancellations and diversions including numerous long‑haul services. Ground teams were unable to restore normal operations quickly, leaving the field at a standstill and passengers stranded.

2026-02-20T03:30:41.207062-08:00

Vienna Airport halts operations after 17cm snowfall overwhelms clearing crews; long‑haul flights canceled or diverted

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MSC Air Cargo to open Shanghai hub in late Q1 2026 MSC Air Cargo will open a Shanghai hub in late Q1 2026, establishing a dedicated base in mainland China to support and expand its air‑freight operations. The move adds a new regional node to MSC's logistics footprint ahead of 2026 capacity planning.

2026-02-19T16:55:30.781189-08:00

MSC Air Cargo to open Shanghai hub in late Q1 2026

Airways Magazine

Aviation in Crisis: Airlift, Firefighting, Security and Humanitarian Missions Aviation plays a central role in crises, security operations and humanitarian relief, providing airlift, medevac, aerial firefighting, and logistics support at short notice. Those missions require rapid coordination between carriers, airports, air traffic control and regulators, reassigning aircraft and crews and often disrupting scheduled services and supply chains.

2026-02-19T14:06:23.258313-08:00

Aviation in Crisis: Airlift, Firefighting, Security and Humanitarian Missions

Aviation Today

The Expensive Reality of ADS‑B In for Airlines Aircraft Value News' global avionics round-up argues that Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS‑B) In — long touted as the next step in airspace efficiency — is proving costly for airlines, with equipage, retrofit and service expenses complicating the business case for widespread operator adoption.

2026-02-19T10:05:54.821682-08:00

The Expensive Reality of ADS‑B In for Airlines

Skift

U.S. inbound tourism falls again in early 2026, pressuring international airline demand The U.S. travel industry began 2026 confronting a renewed drop in inbound tourism, extending weakness seen in 2025. Lower foreign visitor arrivals are eroding international load factors and revenue visibility, weighing on long‑haul carriers and complicating capacity and network planning for the summer travel season.

2026-02-19T09:05:37.420141-08:00

U.S. inbound tourism falls again in early 2026, pressuring international airline demand

FAA

Reagan National switches from paper to electronic flight strips; DOT credits $12.5B ATC funding The FAA has deployed electronic flight strips at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, replacing paper strips in the DCA tower to improve safety and traffic flow. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy visited the tower and credited the upgrade to the administration's $12.5 billion air-traffic-control funding.

2026-02-19T06:30:27.365971-08:00

Reagan National switches from paper to electronic flight strips; DOT credits $12.5B ATC funding

UASweekly

SkyGrid and Wisk publish Automated Flight Rules framework to scale urban autonomous eVTOL operations SkyGrid and Wisk Aero published "Enabling Scalable Urban Air Mobility Through Automated Flight Rules," a white paper proposing an Automated Flight Rules (AFR) framework to integrate high‑density autonomous eVTOLs and UAS into urban airspace. It recommends certified onboard automation and traffic‑management services to detect, deconflict and scale AAM operations safely.

2026-02-19T04:33:45.326116-08:00

SkyGrid and Wisk publish Automated Flight Rules framework to scale urban autonomous eVTOL operations

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JetBlue A320 returns to Newark after engine failure; passengers evacuated via slides as brief ground stop halts inbound traffic A JetBlue Airbus A320 experienced an engine failure shortly after takeoff from Newark Liberty; the aircraft returned to EWR where passengers were evacuated via emergency slides. Newark imposed a brief ground stop and suspended inbound flights before lifting restrictions after the airplane and terminal were cleared.

2026-02-18T16:10:27.924768-08:00

JetBlue A320 returns to Newark after engine failure; passengers evacuated via slides as brief ground stop halts inbound traffic

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Vienna Airport halts operations after 17cm snowfall overwhelms clearing crews; long‑haul flights canceled or diverted

MSC Air Cargo to open Shanghai hub in late Q1 2026

Reagan National switches from paper to electronic flight strips; DOT credits $12.5B ATC funding

Aviation in Crisis: Airlift, Firefighting, Security and Humanitarian Missions

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