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Last Updated: Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 10:21 PM PDT
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IndiGo A320neo Diverts to Mumbai Following In-Flight Engine Failure
By Aviation Source: IndiGo flight 6E6271, an A320neo enroute to Goa from Delhi, made a precautionary diversion to Mumbai after an engine failure on 16 July.

New Details in Air India Crash Probe Shift Focus to Senior Pilot
By Wall Street Journal: A black-box recording and report details indicate that the flight’s captain switched off fuel flow to engines.

GTF grounding rate holds steady as Pratt & Whitney introduces durability fixes
By FlightGlobal: The number of commercial aircraft grounded due to Pratt & Whitney's (P&W) recall of PW1000-series turbofans appears to have declined slightly in recent months, but the share of grounded jets remains roughly unchanged at close to 30% of the fleet.

India’s aerospace turf war: Andhra, Karnataka lock horns to attract investment
By Business Standard: States clash after Karnataka scraps farmland plan; Andhra pitches 8,000 acres.

Why are Karnataka and Andhra at loggerheads over aerospace companies?

United Refines Profit Target on Rebounding Travel Demand
By Bloomberg: United Airlines Holdings Inc. refined its profit outlook for this year as travel rebounds, adding a dose of optimism following a bleak few months punctuated by flight disruptions, trade tensions and fighting in the Middle East.

Newark disruptions cost United $218 million in Q2

Details Emerge About An-124 Condor’s Mystery Flight Through Kyiv’s Restricted Airspace
By The War Zone: Antonov Airlines, which owns and operates the An-124 Condor, has explained what it was doing and why.

US TSA Eyes Easing Carry-On Liquid Limits After Reinstating Shoe-On Screening
By Associated Press: WASHINGTON (AP) — Travelers giddy about being able to keep their shoes on while walking through TSA checkpoints at the airport again may have something else.

DHS Weighs Scrapping TSA 3-Ounce Liquid Rule as Traditional Limits Fade
