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• Jack Daleo
Two Airlink passenger jets flew in close formation about 45 feet above Cape Town’s DHL Stadium before an estimated 56,000 spectators, drawing cheers and comparisons with South Africa’s iconic 1995 747 flyover. The airline defended the maneuver as the product of careful, precise planning, while critics questioned the safety margin.
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Investigators found that a missing piece of equipment on a fire truck contributed to March’s deadly collision with an Air Canada Express jet at LaGuardia. Rescue vehicles at LaGuardia and JFK will now receive tracking systems, underscoring continuing scrutiny of airport emergency-response procedures.
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Two Airlink passenger jets flew in close formation about 45 feet above Cape Town’s DHL Stadium before an estimated 56,000 spectators, drawing cheers and comparisons with South Africa’s iconic 1995 747 flyover. The airline defended the maneuver as the product of careful, precise planning, while critics questioned the safety margin.
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Airports across the United States are preparing for the arrival of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, raising questions about whether existing airport infrastructure and power systems can support the next phase of advanced air mobility.
United CEO Scott Kirby argues that American Airlines reducing its O’Hare presence would be good for Chicagoland, where United and American maintain competing hubs. The assessment reflects the strategic importance of Chicago’s two-hub system, but the view that a meaningful American retreat is imminent remains unrealistic.
Industrial action by aviation workers, including air-traffic controllers, has caused hours-long delays at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and disrupted Kenya Airways and partner flights across multiple routes. The renewed strike has stranded thousands of travelers and raised fresh concerns about regional connectivity through East Africa’s key aviation hub.
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Hungary scrambled two Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighters on Aug. 29 after a 24-year-old man allegedly stole a Cessna 172 from Kalocsa-Foktő Airport and flew without authorization toward the Paks Nuclear Power Plant. The aircraft made a forced landing near Gerjen before the fighters reached it.
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A go-slow strike by aviation workers, including airport staff and air traffic controllers, entered a second day at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The industrial action delayed and canceled flights, disrupted operations at major Kenyan airports and left hundreds of passengers stranded overnight.
Canada is moving ahead with a C$230 million ($165 million) project to extend Inuvik’s runway by more than 900 meters (3,000 feet). The dual-use airfield, located above the Arctic Circle, is part of Ottawa’s broader effort to strengthen Arctic defense infrastructure.
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