FAA Launches SMART AI Tool to Help Reduce Flight Delays
The FAA has launched SMART in limited mode around Washington, D.C., using predictive AI and about 200 data streams to support human airspace planning decisions.
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Aerospace Suppliers Test Rare-Earth Alternatives as China Supply Risks Grow
Aerospace suppliers are testing rare-earth alternatives for jet-engine coatings as constraints on China-linked yttrium and tungsten supplies raise costs and supply risks.
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Beijing’s Vast New Flight-Restricted Zone Takes Effect Today
China’s new permanent flight-restricted zone around Beijing takes effect on 20 September. Here is what the rules cover, which flights are exempt and what travellers should know.
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Luxembourg Airport Reopens After Drone Alert Diverts 19 Flights
Luxembourg Airport reopened after unauthorised drone sightings over Findel forced a precautionary closure, diverting 19 flights and affecting more than 1,800 passengers.
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Riyadh Airport Flights Disrupted After Saudi Capital Aerial Alert
Flights at Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport faced delays and cancellations on 19 September 2026 after Saudi civil defence issued an aerial-danger warning for the capital. Flames and smoke were seen near the airport, but authorities had not publicly established the cause at the time of reporting.
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Jet Financiers Warn Fuel and Borrowing Costs Are Reshaping Aviation
Aircraft financiers and lessors say higher jet-fuel prices and borrowing costs are reshaping aviation economics, cooling parts of the second-hand aircraft market even as passenger demand remains resilient.
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Delhi Airport Third Runway Reopens After Seven-Month Upgrade
Delhi Airport’s third runway, 11R/29L, is returning to service on 20 September 2026 after a seven-month rehabilitation programme designed to improve safety, efficiency, resilience and long-term capacity.
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Jet Financiers Say Fuel and Borrowing Costs Now Eclipse Aircraft Shortages
Jet financiers say soaring fuel and borrowing costs have overtaken aircraft shortages as aviation’s biggest concern, reshaping airline and leasing risks.
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AirAsia Says Strong Liquidity Can Weather Jet Fuel Cost Spike
AirAsia says strong liquidity and resilient demand can help it withstand soaring jet fuel costs as the airline refinances debt and adjusts capacity and fares.
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Airlines Take to the Skies Again as Aviation Unions Call Off Strike
Domestic airlines have resumed flight operations following the temporary suspension of industrial action by aviation unions. The development came hours after th...
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Airlines Say No to Subsidies, Call for Fair Pricing on Aviation Fuel
Nigerian airline operators have ruled out seeking government subsidies, instead urging authorities to ensure aviation fuel is sold at fair and stable market rat...
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Advocates Push for Student Airfare Guidelines and Review of Aviation Taxes
As Nigeria begins the 2026 calendar year, the Corpers’ Journey Advocacy Network, CJAN, and the Association for Students’ Social Welfare, ASSW, have called on th...
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