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Aviation Week • David Casey

U.S. carriers ask DOT to intervene as Dublin's 32mppa cap threatens transatlantic service

U.S. carriers have asked the Department of Transportation to intervene after Ireland upheld a Dublin Airport cap of 32 million passengers, warning the limit will constrain transatlantic capacity. Airlines for America petitioned DOT on Jan. 7, 2026 and urged U.S. leverage, including restrictions on Irish carriers if the cap stands.

2026-01-07T08:25:21.234952-08:00

Skift

U.S. Expands Visa Bond Requirement to 38 Countries

2026-01-07T11:12:53.756430-08:00

FlightGlobal

flyadeal opens Madinah base, stations two A320s and launches five new routes

2026-01-07T00:29:28.081835-08:00

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Yemenia to launch international flights from Socotra Island

2026-01-07T00:10:08.446659-08:00

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Skift

U.S. Expands Visa Bond Requirement to 38 Countries The White House has expanded its visa bond policy, adding more countries and bringing the list to 38 nations whose citizens could now be required to post bonds to enter the United States. The change alters pre-entry requirements for affected travelers and the carriers that transport them.

2026-01-07T11:12:53.756430-08:00

U.S. Expands Visa Bond Requirement to 38 Countries

Aviation Week

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U.S. carriers ask DOT to intervene as Dublin's 32mppa cap threatens transatlantic service U.S. carriers have asked the Department of Transportation to intervene after Ireland upheld a Dublin Airport cap of 32 million passengers, warning the limit will constrain transatlantic capacity. Airlines for America petitioned DOT on Jan. 7, 2026 and urged U.S. leverage, including restrictions on Irish carriers if the cap stands.

2026-01-07T08:25:21.234952-08:00

U.S. carriers ask DOT to intervene as Dublin's 32mppa cap threatens transatlantic service

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flyadeal opens Madinah base, stations two A320s and launches five new routes Saudi low-cost carrier flyadeal has opened Madinah as its fourth operational base, stationing two Airbus A320s and adding five routes — Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen plus domestic links to Abha, Al Hofuf, Jazan and Tabuk — lifting weekly departures by about 40% to 88.

2026-01-07T00:29:28.081835-08:00

flyadeal opens Madinah base, stations two A320s and launches five new routes

ch-aviation

Yemenia to launch international flights from Socotra Island Yemenia plans to start scheduled international services from Socotra Island, re‑establishing direct overseas connectivity for the Yemeni archipelago. The carrier's announcement signals network expansion from an isolated airport even as operations elsewhere in Yemen remain disrupted and air connectivity is volatile.

2026-01-07T00:10:08.446659-08:00

Yemenia to launch international flights from Socotra Island

The War Zone

US stages CV‑22 Ospreys, ISR and special‑ops helicopters from UK as pursuit of sanctioned tanker Marinera continues CV‑22B Ospreys from the 7th Special Operations Squadron conducted fast‑rope and rescue drills at RAF Fairford while ISR platforms, a UK RC‑135 and a USCG cutter shadow the sanctioned, Russian‑flagged tanker Marinera steaming northeast in the North Atlantic. A US special‑operations helicopter was also photographed alongside the vessel.

2026-01-06T15:40:53.668526-08:00

US stages CV‑22 Ospreys, ISR and special‑ops helicopters from UK as pursuit of sanctioned tanker Marinera continues

Aviation Week

Green Taxi nears installation of Zero Engine Taxi eTaxi system on Embraer E175 for electric‑taxi tests Green Taxi is nearing installation of Zero Engine Taxi's eTaxi system on an Embraer E175 ahead of electric‑taxi tests. The system electrically drives one main landing‑gear wheel set using power from the auxiliary power unit, allowing taxiing without main‑engine thrust.

2026-01-06T13:30:51.318007-08:00

Green Taxi nears installation of Zero Engine Taxi eTaxi system on Embraer E175 for electric‑taxi tests

asiatimes.com

US revives WWII Pacific airfields to enable island‑hopping, disperse airpower against China As the U.S. races to 'island‑hop' its airpower back across the Pacific, the military is restoring WWII‑era airfields to support and protect dispersed air assets in a potential conflict with China. The effort seeks to sustain operations from austere, dispersed sites and stay ahead of China’s sharpening Pacific kill chain.

2026-01-06T11:37:46.234198-08:00

US revives WWII Pacific airfields to enable island‑hopping, disperse airpower against China

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Winter storm and critical de‑icing fluid shortage paralyze Schiphol; KLM cancels hundreds and sources emergency supplies A relentless winter storm has left Amsterdam Schiphol near‑standstill as a critical de‑icing fluid shortage forces KLM to cancel hundreds of flights and source emergency supplies from Germany. Airlines used roughly 85,000 litres of fluid and cancellation totals are reported between 600 and 2,400 across affected days.

2026-01-06T09:25:06.193312-08:00

Winter storm and critical de‑icing fluid shortage paralyze Schiphol; KLM cancels hundreds and sources emergency supplies

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U.S. carriers ask DOT to intervene as Dublin's 32mppa cap threatens transatlantic service

U.S. Expands Visa Bond Requirement to 38 Countries

flyadeal opens Madinah base, stations two A320s and launches five new routes

Yemenia to launch international flights from Socotra Island

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