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Air India seeks China overflight of sensitive Xinjiang military airspace to cut costs after Pakistan ban

Air India has asked the Indian government to obtain Chinese permission to overfly a sensitive military airspace in Xinjiang to shorten international routings, a company document shows. The move aims to reduce fuel and operational costs after Pakistan's ban on Indian carriers lengthened sectors and raised expenses.

2025-11-18T20:38:11.749732-08:00

Associated Press

Bipartisan bill would guarantee pay for air-traffic controllers during future shutdowns

2025-11-18T17:44:11.980040-08:00

Reuters

Senate Commerce Committee to hold Dec. 3 hearing on Jared Isaacman's NASA nomination

2025-11-18T14:31:14.846512-08:00

Wall Street Journal

Airlines Push for Safer Engine Oils and Sensor Mandates After WSJ Probe into Toxic 'Fume' Leaks

2025-11-18T14:26:46.020724-08:00

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Air India seeks China overflight of sensitive Xinjiang military airspace to cut costs after Pakistan ban Air India has asked the Indian government to obtain Chinese permission to overfly a sensitive military airspace in Xinjiang to shorten international routings, a company document shows. The move aims to reduce fuel and operational costs after Pakistan's ban on Indian carriers lengthened sectors and raised expenses.

2025-11-18T20:38:11.749732-08:00

Air India seeks China overflight of sensitive Xinjiang military airspace to cut costs after Pakistan ban

SpaceNews.com

European officials push for sovereign space capabilities while still relying on foreign launch services European ministers and space officials this week urged accelerated investment in sovereign launch and space systems to reduce dependence on non‑European providers, even as the bloc continues to book significant launcher capacity abroad — underscoring a gap between ambition and current launch realities.

2025-11-18T19:49:01.430678-08:00

European officials push for sovereign space capabilities while still relying on foreign launch services

Associated Press

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Bipartisan bill would guarantee pay for air-traffic controllers during future shutdowns Flight disruptions during last week’s record government shutdown spurred rare bipartisan action: lawmakers introduced a bill to guarantee pay for FAA air-traffic controllers during future funding lapses to prevent staffing shortfalls, operational caps and the wide-scale delays that crippled U.S. airports.

2025-11-18T17:44:11.980040-08:00

Bipartisan bill would guarantee pay for air-traffic controllers during future shutdowns

Bloomberg

NASA to divest or demolish nearly half of Goddard campus after mass workforce exodus NASA is planning to divest or demolish nearly half of its Goddard Spaceflight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland after a mass employee exodus tied to President Trump’s push to shrink the federal workforce, according to an internal email seen by Bloomberg.

2025-11-18T16:22:24.543471-08:00

NASA to divest or demolish nearly half of Goddard campus after mass workforce exodus

Reuters

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Senate Commerce Committee to hold Dec. 3 hearing on Jared Isaacman's NASA nomination The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Jared Isaacman's nomination to be NASA administrator on Dec. 3, the committee said Tuesday. The hearing follows his renomination by the president and arrives amid scrutiny of his "Athena" policy blueprint and interim leadership at NASA.

2025-11-18T14:31:14.846512-08:00

Senate Commerce Committee to hold Dec. 3 hearing on Jared Isaacman's NASA nomination

Wall Street Journal

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Airlines Push for Safer Engine Oils and Sensor Mandates After WSJ Probe into Toxic 'Fume' Leaks Following a Wall Street Journal probe into recurring cabin 'fume' leaks, airlines are urging safer engine oils, hardware fixes and mandatory sensors. American Airlines is rolling out an Airbus design fix, and a U.S. bill has been introduced to require onboard contamination sensors.

2025-11-18T14:26:46.020724-08:00

Airlines Push for Safer Engine Oils and Sensor Mandates After WSJ Probe into Toxic 'Fume' Leaks

Breaking Defense

U.S.-China Commission urges Congress to fund national quantum initiative and boost Space Force spending to counter China The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission's 2025 annual report urges Congress to create a national quantum-technology initiative and increase funding for the U.S. Space Force to secure "space superiority" against the PLA, citing growing Chinese advances in space and dual‑use quantum capabilities.

2025-11-18T14:18:28.436196-08:00

U.S.-China Commission urges Congress to fund national quantum initiative and boost Space Force spending to counter China

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ARC ends TIP program after reporting shows airlines sold passenger flight records for warrantless government searches Airline Reporting Corporation has shut down its controversial Traveler Information Program (TIP), closing a loophole that let U.S. agencies — including the IRS — query millions of passenger flight records without warrants. The move follows bipartisan pressure and sustained reporting that carriers sold data through a co‑owned broker.

2025-11-18T14:17:36.693166-08:00

ARC ends TIP program after reporting shows airlines sold passenger flight records for warrantless government searches

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