Japan weighs 10-year residency for naturalization amid policy shift
Japan may shift naturalization practice from five consecutive years to around ten years of effective residence, with tougher…
Articles by & updated by Jim Grey
India caps airfares as IndiGo crisis strands hundreds for fifth day
Following mass cancellations by IndiGo tied to new pilot duty rules, India imposed distance-based airfare caps on all…
DGCA U-turn on crew roster norms as 1,000+ flights canceled
After more than 1,000 IndiGo cancellations in four days, the DGCA issued a limited relaxation of FDTL rules…
Air New Zealand A320 Engine Loss Caused by Damaged Cockpit Switch
TAIC’s interim report links an A320neo engine shutdown near Wellington to a damaged cockpit switch that triggered shutdown…
easyJet to Acquire Adria Tehnika MRO in Ljubljana, Early 2026
easyJet will buy Adria Tehnika, adding a five-bay heavy maintenance hangar in Ljubljana and consolidating over 200 heavy…
United’s Dominance at Dulles Faces Major Overhaul and Change
Dulles is investing $1.1 billion to modernize terminals while United’s 70% dominance shapes design and operations. The overhaul…
Panama-Based Copa Airlines and Wingo Halt Venezuela Flights Two Days
Copa Airlines and Wingo suspended Panama–Caracas flights for two days starting Dec. 3, 2025, after Venezuelan authorities ordered…
New DGCA FDTL Rules Hit IndiGo Hardest Across Airlines
DGCA enforcement of stricter FDTL rules forced IndiGo into mass cancellations — 1,232 in November and further cuts…
Airlines Cut 1,900 China-Japan Flights as Tensions Rise Over Taiwan
Following Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan comments, China ordered airlines to cut flights, removing over 1,900 December 2025 services (≈40%).…