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Russian federal regulators are restricting crews from conducting visual approaches at airports where runways under construction or repair could be mistaken for active surfaces. The action follows an S7 Airlines A320 landing on a closed parallel runway at Makhachkala, highlighting risks created by confusing airport layouts.
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All Nippon Airways will maintain increased winter service between Tokyo/Narita and Mumbai while deploying remotely operated “newme” robots to provide passenger assistance at some regional Japanese airports. The moves combine international capacity growth with automation aimed at sustaining airport services as Japan’s workforce shrinks.
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Russian federal regulators are restricting crews from conducting visual approaches at airports where runways under construction or repair could be mistaken for active surfaces. The action follows an S7 Airlines A320 landing on a closed parallel runway at Makhachkala, highlighting risks created by confusing airport layouts.
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have completed construction of massive wire enclosures around fuel tanks near Dubai International Airport, describing the structures as protection for critical infrastructure against potential attacks by Iranian-launched kamikaze drones.
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The FAA awarded two rounds of airport improvement grants in August worth $870 million and $615 million, bringing the month’s announced funding to nearly $1.5 billion. The awards underscore the scale of federal investment supporting airport infrastructure upgrades across the United States.
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Hong Kong International Airport handled 5.62 million passengers in July, up 8.4% year over year, while Brazil’s market grew 2.4% to 11.9 million travelers and domestic traffic reached a record 9.2 million. India moved in the opposite direction, with domestic traffic down 4.8% to 12 million.
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Norwegian air traffic controllers began striking on Aug. 21 after wage negotiations failed, disrupting operations at several of the country’s largest airports. Airlines and passengers face delays and potential cancellations through the weekend and into early next week as the industrial action continues.
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easyJet will withdraw entirely from Leeds Bradford Airport after Jan. 5, 2027, following a review of its route network. The airline has already ended its Leeds–Geneva service and says it is concentrating capacity on more strongly demanded connections elsewhere, as Jet2 and Ryanair respond with competing offers.
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A Cessna pilot died when the aircraft collided near a runway with a hovering Pennsylvania State Police helicopter at Carlisle airport. Two troopers aboard the helicopter survived, while federal investigators recovered intact data cards from both aircraft to support the crash investigation.
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