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Infrastructure & Transport — September 2026

Air India says pilot fired after non-negative drug test

Air India said it fired the captain of an Airbus A320 that suddenly lost altitude on an August 4 flight from Phuket to New Delhi, after investigators said he was found non-negative for a psychoactive substance in a confirmatory test. The aircraft was carrying…

Venezuela main airport resumes commercial flights

Simon Bolivar International Airport near Caracas resumed commercial flights on Tuesday after damage from the June 24 earthquakes that killed more than 6,500 people. The airport said a Conviasa flight to Mexico took off at 10:00 a.m. local time, or 1400 GMT. A…

French high-speed rail start-up Velvet wins initial licence

French rail start-up Velvet said Tuesday it had won an initial licence to operate on high-speed lines currently dominated by state-owned SNCF. Velvet, launched by former SNCF executive Rachel Picard, aims to run next-generation TGV trains on four routes in we…