Miguel Praga

📅 June 2025, Doha and Dubai faced major disruptions. Airports in both cities halted Qatar Airways and Emirates flights on Monday and part of Tuesday due to security concerns linked to regional conflict. Hamad Airport canceled 250 flights and delayed 238, while Dubai saw 145 cancellations and 450 delays. With 80% of passengers in transit, demand surged. Operations resumed Tuesday, with hopes of normalcy by Thursday. An Israeli attack led to further diversions despite a ceasefire announcement.

✈️ Airbus entregó a Iberia el tercer A321XLR, matrícula EC ONR, en octubre 2024. Volará de Madrid a Santo Domingo, cubriendo 6,699 km, la ruta más larga para este modelo (capacidad de 7,960 km). Solo dos vuelos semanales del 2 al 23 de octubre, reduciendo de los actuales siete. Actualmente, estos aviones también vuelan a Boston y Washington, y se espera que pronto cubran rutas a Puerto Rico, Recife, Fortaleza y Nueva York.

✈ Flight 171 of Air India, owned by the Tata family, crashed en route to London with 242 passengers. The Tata family and CEO Natarajan Chandrasekaran pledged ongoing support to the victims' families, establishing a foundation for long-term assistance. While the crash investigation is ongoing, no prior issues were noted with the aircraft's engines or safety. Many flights are being canceled for checks, with additional disruptions due to the conflict in Iran impacting routes.

🗺 French air traffic controllers have called a strike for July 3-4. The strike protests "toxic management" by French Civil Aviation. The union demands leadership changes, increased staffing, technical modernization, and prioritization of operational issues. Staffing shortages have caused delays and poor performance in French air navigation, despite long-standing warnings. France leads Europe in air control issues, followed by Spain and Italy. The strike coincides with the end of the school year on July 4, just before vacations start on July 5.