Robert Pyne
EASA Proposes VTOL Noise Certification Rule in NPA 2025-03
EASA’s NPA 2025-03 (published August 22, 2025) proposes EU VTOL noise certification covering approach, take-off, overflight and hover,…
Delta to End Austin–Midland Flights, Final Service Nov. 8, 2025
Delta will end Austin–Midland service on November 8, 2025, reallocating E175s and gates to stronger Austin routes like…
Ryanair flight grounded at Manchester after passenger tried exit mid‑flight
Ryanair flight RK1266 returned to Manchester after a passenger allegedly tried to open an emergency exit. The aircraft…
Saskatchewan SINP slashed: 50% allocation cut, stricter rules
Federal cuts halved SINP nominations for 2025 and require 75% in-Canada nominees. Sector caps hit by June; business…
Scottish Tory Leader Calls Hotel Asylum Protests “Understandable” Amid Rising unrest
The High Court blocked use of the Bell Hotel on August 20, 2025, ordering relocation by September 12;…
Over 2.5 Million Back Petition for Immigrant Driver Harjinder Singh After Fatal Florida Crash
Harjinder Singh, a 28-year-old Indian national, was arrested and extradited after an August 12 crash on the Florida…
Thousands Evacuated and Flights Canceled as Typhoon Kajiki Hits Vietnam
Typhoon Kajiki hit Vietnam’s north-central coast August 25, 2025 with 133 km/h winds, prompting evacuation of over 500,000…
Lufthansa to Introduce New Employee Uniforms Designed by Hugo Boss
Lufthansa and Hugo Boss will conduct a four‑month uniform wear test from September 1 to December 31, 2025,…
Cathay Pacific Carried 24% More Passengers in July 2025
In July 2025 Cathay Pacific carried 2.49 million passengers (+24%), with the Cathay Group moving about 3.2 million…
Mass. Department of Correction Is Sole State Entity With 287(g) ICE Pact
The Massachusetts DOC continues an active 287(g) pact with ICE at Plymouth County Correctional Facility, allowing trained state…
U of Winnipeg Project Preserves 1920s Mennonite Immigration Stories
CTMS is archiving the largest Canadian Mennonite oral history project (1920s focus), recording interviews, digitizing family materials, and…
US Immigration Falls For First Time in 50 Years Amid Trump Crackdown
From January to June 2025 the foreign-born U.S. population fell by over 1 million amid 181 restrictive executive…
Farage unveils plan for mass deportation of small-boat migrants
Reform UK proposed mass deportations on August 22, 2025, aiming for five daily charter flights and 24,000 detention…
Federal Judge Blocks White House Plan to Defund 34 ‘Sanctuary’ Cities
Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins blocked the administration’s effort to defund 34 sanctuary jurisdictions on July 25, 2025, finding…
Federal government extends ICE lease at downtown Milwaukee building
ICE’s downtown Milwaukee lease at 310 E. Knapp St. was extended to April 2026 with options to 2028…