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Iraq ordered its civil aviation authority to suspend Iranian carrier flights to Baghdad airport starting Wednesday, according to two sources cited by Reuters. The move follows a U.S. warning that airports servicing Iranian airlines could face sanctions, adding pressure to regional air links and airport operations.
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Iraq ordered its civil aviation authority to suspend Iranian carrier flights to Baghdad airport starting Wednesday, according to two sources cited by Reuters. The move follows a U.S. warning that airports servicing Iranian airlines could face sanctions, adding pressure to regional air links and airport operations.
Airlines are opposing Canada’s planned privatization of airports, putting the sector at odds with a policy that would change how airport assets are owned and managed. The dispute places airport privatization on the agenda for carriers and policymakers weighing the future of Canadian aviation infrastructure.
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Electra used taxiways, heliports and a drag strip across Virginia to demonstrate short-haul, point-to-point operations for its EL2 fixed-wing aircraft. The tests at Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport were intended to assess potential future airport procedures, while raising questions about passenger comfort aboard the planned nine-seat EL9.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he wants Congress to approve an additional $30 billion for air traffic control towers, software and airports. The request would expand federal funding for upgrades across the U.S. aviation system, spanning both core ATC infrastructure and airport facilities.
India is considering waiving a rule that limits New Delhi and Mumbai airport operators to 10% ownership of airlines, Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu said. The proposal is intended to challenge the market power of IndiGo and Air India, which together dominate the country’s airline sector.
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French investigators are examining whether runway lighting standards and surface-movement radar use should change after an inbound Nouvelair A320 aligned with the wrong runway at night and overflew a waiting easyJet aircraft at Nice last year, creating a serious proximity event.
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Istanbul Airport has opened its sixth runway—and fourth main runway—in an €890 million investment that begins the hub’s Phase 2 expansion. The east-west-oriented runway is intended to increase operational flexibility at one of Turkey’s primary aviation gateways.
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