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DGCA places staff at IndiGo HQ to monitor recovery after mass cancellations

India’s civil aviation regulator has deployed its own personnel to IndiGo’s corporate headquarters to monitor the carrier’s network and recovery after mass flight cancellations. The on‑site move signals heightened regulatory scrutiny of the country’s largest airline as authorities push to stabilise operations.

2025-12-10T08:37:52.789105-08:00

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IndiGo admits misjudgement as DGCA 48‑hour rest rule triggers pilot shortage and mass cancellations

2025-12-09T09:29:00.971924-08:00

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Boeing completes roughly $4.7B takeover of Spirit AeroSystems, brings 737 MAX fuselage work in-house

2025-12-08T05:57:58.126094-08:00

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Two more arrested after suspected pepper‑spray attack at Heathrow Terminal 3 that injured 21

2025-12-08T20:33:13.721793-08:00

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Space Force boosts counter‑drone defenses at Cape Canaveral Eastern Range The U.S. Space Force has strengthened counter‑drone defenses across Cape Canaveral’s Eastern Range to protect launch operations, replacing fragmented 'pockets' of coverage with more integrated surveillance and mitigation assets. "It's giving me a holistic coverage over the Cape," Launch Delta 45 Commander Col. Brian Chatman said.

2025-12-10T12:13:25.795033-08:00

Space Force boosts counter‑drone defenses at Cape Canaveral Eastern Range

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DGCA places staff at IndiGo HQ to monitor recovery after mass cancellations India’s civil aviation regulator has deployed its own personnel to IndiGo’s corporate headquarters to monitor the carrier’s network and recovery after mass flight cancellations. The on‑site move signals heightened regulatory scrutiny of the country’s largest airline as authorities push to stabilise operations.

2025-12-10T08:37:52.789105-08:00

DGCA places staff at IndiGo HQ to monitor recovery after mass cancellations

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Boeing completes 737‑8 ecoDemonstrator trials of internet‑based flight‑deck communications Boeing completed flight trials of a modernized, internet‑based flight‑deck data communications system aboard a United Airlines 737‑8 ecoDemonstrator across Europe and the U.S. The tests — run with government partners, suppliers, comms providers and academia — aim to improve operational efficiency, flight safety and reduce fuel burn and emissions.

2025-12-10T06:49:05.186649-08:00

Boeing completes 737‑8 ecoDemonstrator trials of internet‑based flight‑deck communications

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NASA selects Reliable Robotics to flight‑test autonomous Cessna 208 Caravan near U.S. airports NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate has contracted Reliable Robotics to conduct flight trials of an automated Cessna 208B Caravan in and around U.S. airports. Flight data from the pilotless Caravan will feed performance and integration standards for uncrewed aircraft systems operating near airports.

2025-12-10T06:38:19.316874-08:00

NASA selects Reliable Robotics to flight‑test autonomous Cessna 208 Caravan near U.S. airports

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DOT says airlines not required to rebook or compensate passengers after A320 emergency AD The U.S. Department of Transportation ruled airlines are not obliged to rebook, provide hotels, meals or other compensation to passengers disrupted by the post-Thanksgiving emergency airworthiness directive that affected roughly 6,000 Airbus A320-family jets. The guidance was issued more than a week after the AD grounded thousands.

2025-12-10T04:50:13.114935-08:00

DOT says airlines not required to rebook or compensate passengers after A320 emergency AD

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Air India probe finds 'systemic failures' after Airbus flew eight commercial sectors without airworthiness permit An Air India internal investigation concluded that "systemic failures" allowed an Airbus A320 to operate eight commercial sectors with an expired Airworthiness Review Certificate, according to a company document — a lapse that put hundreds of passengers at risk and prompted regulator action.

2025-12-10T01:58:02.439133-08:00

Air India probe finds 'systemic failures' after Airbus flew eight commercial sectors without airworthiness permit

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Boeing pins 737 MAX 10 certification to late‑2026 as 777X timetable slips Boeing says it expects 737 MAX 10 certification in late 2026 and anticipates a 777X Type Inspection Authorization in 4Q2025/1Q2026, even as company statements and reporting push full 777X type certification and deliveries into 2027 amid admission the 777‑9 programme is behind schedule.

2025-12-09T23:36:44.241584-08:00

Boeing pins 737 MAX 10 certification to late‑2026 as 777X timetable slips

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Congress, states press FAA for clearer rules and coordination as advanced air mobility scales Lawmakers, state officials and industry advocates told a House aviation subcommittee the fast-growing advanced air mobility sector needs clearer federal rules and tighter coordination on airspace, noise and infrastructure. They urged the FAA to lead airspace management while engaging local communities and states on operations and siting.

2025-12-09T23:16:16.180207-08:00

Congress, states press FAA for clearer rules and coordination as advanced air mobility scales

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