NPR
• Joel Rose
Alaska Airlines and regional unit Horizon Air issued a nationwide ground stop after a systemwide IT failure that cancelled more than 229 flights and affected about 49,000 passengers. Industry leaders say the outage exposes fragile IT architecture and operational resilience, prompting independent audits and urgent fixes.
The Points Guy
• Edward Russell
By The Points Guy: Denver International Airport will add 11 new gates as it prepares for 100 million annual travelers.
Reuters
• George Obulutsa
By Reuters: A helicopter crashed on Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, killing five people, the civil aviation authority said on Thursday, while local media reported that the aircraft was on a medical rescue mission.
ANI News Agency
• Asian News International
By ANI News Agency: Calling it a "historic moment", he said, Mumbai becomes India's first true double-airport metropolis made possible by the "synergy of the double-engine NDA government.".
Airline Weekly
• Gordon Smith
By Airline Weekly: Recorded on-stage at our recent Skift Aviation Forum, Gordon is in conversation with JetBlue CEO, Joanna Geraghty. We hear why the deck is stacked against.
ANI News Agency
• Asian News International
By ANI News Agency: A spectacular drone show featuring 1,515 drones was organised to mark the airport's operational launch. On the eve of the commencement of operations at Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), according to a press note by Adani.
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Simple Flying
• Daniel S Osipov
By Simple Flying: What this new facility will bring to SkyWest.
