3+ week, 1+ day ago (703+ words) India's Supreme Court has ruled that the pilot of an Air India flight bound for London Gatwick was not responsible for the devastating crash that killed 260 people, including 52 British nationals. The judgment brings relief to the pilot's family after months of speculation surrounding the cause of the tragedy. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, operating as Flight AI 128, went down shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad Airport on 12 June, crashing into a nearby medical college. Of the hundreds on board, only one person survived. Justice Surya Kant, delivering the ruling, said that 'nobody can blame' Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, 56, for the fatal crash. The court stated that the available evidence did not support claims that the pilot was at fault. 'It's extremely unfortunate, this crash, but you should not carry this burden that your son is being blamed. Nobody can blame him for anything,' Justice…...

2+ hour, 40+ min ago (591+ words) Trump's abrupt instruction that the skies over Venezuela be treated as 'closed in its entirety' sent shockwaves through diplomatic and aviation channels on Nov. 29, 2025. In a Truth Social post, Mr Trump told 'Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers' to avoid Venezuelan airspace, offering no legal framework or operational details. The statement came days after the Federal Aviation Administration issued an advisory warning pilots to 'exercise caution' over Venezuela amid heightened military activity. Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, denounced the move as a 'colonialist threat' and said it had suspended repatriation flights. Trump's message appeared on his Truth Social account on Saturday, Nov. 29: 'To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY.' The post contained no directive text, no enforcement mechanism, and no reference to international…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago (833+ words) A global wave of flight disruptions begun after Airbus warned that more than 6,000 A320-family jets need urgent software updates, following an investigation into an October JetBlue incident where intense solar radiation corrupted a flight-control computer and caused a sudden altitude drop. Regulators say solar storms " particularly coronal mass ejections " can interfere with aircraft electronics at high altitude, prompting the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to order fixes before planes can carry passengers again. While most A319, A320 and A321 aircraft need only a short software patch, around 900 older jets require full computer replacements, triggering cancellations across major carriers during a peak travel weekend. The current disruption traces back to a single flight: JetBlue 1230, an Airbus A320 flying from Canc'n to Newark on 30 October. Mid-flight, the aircraft suddenly dropped in altitude and diverted to Tampa, where around 15 passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries....