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DGCA gives IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers 24 hours to respond after 1,000+ cancellations, cites FDTL staffing lapses

India's DGCA gave IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers 24 hours to respond after the airline cancelled more than 1,000 flights — including 385 in one day — driving on‑time performance down to about 3.7%. The regulator cited 'significant lapses in planning, oversight and resource management' and FDTL staffing shortfalls.

2025-12-06T10:33:06.345814-08:00

Reuters

India to send investigators to U.S. next week to review data from June Air India crash

2025-12-06T06:42:38.584039-08:00

FlightGlobal

India caps fares, orders refunds and opens probe after IndiGo cancels 385 flights and 1,000+ disruptions

2025-12-05T09:49:56.723643-08:00

Sky News

Edinburgh halts and then resumes flights after ATC provider IT outage

2025-12-05T02:20:51.151571-08:00

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U.S. waives final $11M penalty against Southwest over 2022 holiday meltdown The U.S. Department of Transportation has waived the remaining $11 million civil penalty owed by Southwest Airlines for its operational collapse during the 2022 holiday travel period. The waiver follows Southwest’s earlier $140 million settlement and roughly $1 billion of announced systems and operations upgrades.

2025-12-06T13:00:13.015587-08:00

U.S. waives final $11M penalty against Southwest over 2022 holiday meltdown

Economic Times

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DGCA gives IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers 24 hours to respond after 1,000+ cancellations, cites FDTL staffing lapses India's DGCA gave IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers 24 hours to respond after the airline cancelled more than 1,000 flights — including 385 in one day — driving on‑time performance down to about 3.7%. The regulator cited 'significant lapses in planning, oversight and resource management' and FDTL staffing shortfalls.

2025-12-06T10:33:06.345814-08:00

DGCA gives IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers 24 hours to respond after 1,000+ cancellations, cites FDTL staffing lapses

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India to send investigators to U.S. next week to review data from June Air India crash India will send investigators to the United States next week to review data on the deadly Air India crash in June with the National Transportation Safety Board, Bloomberg reports. The visit enables a joint technical review of flight and wreckage data already collected in the investigation.

2025-12-06T06:42:38.584039-08:00

India to send investigators to U.S. next week to review data from June Air India crash

Flying Magazine

Pilot union urges ‘back-to-basics’ training as automation spreads in air carrier operations A pilots’ union is pressing for renewed emphasis on fundamental flying skills as automation becomes more pervasive in air carrier operations. The union warns that growing reliance on automated systems risks eroding manual airmanship and is calling for revised recurrent training and assessment.

2025-12-06T05:09:51.231440-08:00

Pilot union urges ‘back-to-basics’ training as automation spreads in air carrier operations

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Airbus counts cost of A320 reliance after 'Icarus' IT bug and flawed panels Airbus this week confronted a twin shock: an internal IT fault dubbed 'Icarus' — aggravated by solar-flare disruptions — and discovery of defective A320 fuselage panels. The combined issues forced operational slowdowns, added repair and inspection workloads, and exposed the company’s concentrated dependence on the A320 family.

2025-12-05T11:26:43.375527-08:00

Airbus counts cost of A320 reliance after 'Icarus' IT bug and flawed panels

The War Zone

Investigation Finds Systemic Failures After USS Gettysburg Shot Down an F/A-18 Super Hornet A Navy investigation into the USS Gettysburg's engagement that shot down an F/A-18 Super Hornet found numerous localized errors and wider systemic failures across procedures, training and shipboard systems. The findings could prompt changes to carrier strike group safeguards and air‑defense rules of engagement.

2025-12-05T11:02:20.998410-08:00

Investigation Finds Systemic Failures After USS Gettysburg Shot Down an F/A-18 Super Hornet

Skift

TSA will charge $45 for passengers without REAL ID at security from Feb. 1, 2026 From Feb. 1, 2026, the TSA will offer passengers lacking an acceptable REAL ID the option to pay a $45 on‑the‑spot fee to use its modernized Confirm.ID alternative identity‑verification system at security checkpoints. The policy formalizes a paid compliance pathway and has raised industry concerns amid soft international tourism.

2025-12-05T10:54:18.849966-08:00

TSA will charge $45 for passengers without REAL ID at security from Feb. 1, 2026

Passenger Terminal Today

TSA to charge $45 Confirm.ID fee for travelers without REAL ID, effective Feb. 1, 2026 From Feb. 1, 2026, the TSA will offer passengers who lack an acceptable REAL ID the option to pay a $45 on-the-spot fee to use its modernized Confirm.ID biometric identity-verification system at security checkpoints, formalizing a paid compliance pathway for identity confirmation.

2025-12-05T09:50:54.978158-08:00

TSA to charge $45 Confirm.ID fee for travelers without REAL ID, effective Feb. 1, 2026

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