American Airlines said on Thursday it plans to resume daily service to Venezuela once regulators approve and security assessments are complete, marking the carrier's return just weeks after the U.S. military operation that removed Nicolás Maduro from power.
U.S. President Donald Trump earlier asked the Transportation Department to lift long-standing restrictions that block direct flights, following a discussion with the country's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez.
He said Americans would “very shortly” be able to travel to Venezuela safely.
American suspended its Venezuela routes in 2019 after the U.S. barred flights, ending more than three decades of operations that once made the airline the largest U.S. carrier in the country.
The company said restoring service would open channels for business, leisure and humanitarian travel.
The Federal Aviation Administration must still conduct security reviews, meaning flights are unlikely to begin for several months.
On 16 January, the FAA urged airlines to use caution across Mexico, Central America and parts of South America due to risks linked to military activity and GPS interference.
Notices were issued covering Mexico, several Central American states, Colombia, Ecuador and eastern Pacific airspace.
Tensions in the region have risen as the Trump administration expands its military posture in the Caribbean.
Trump recently argued that drug cartels were controlling Mexico and again suggested possible U.S. strikes on land targets.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has warned that any unilateral action would breach Mexico's sovereignty, though she has maintained bilateral security cooperation to avoid escalation.
Concerns over aviation safety have also grown after a JetBlue aircraft bound for New York last month took evasive action near Venezuela to avoid a U.S. Air Force tanker flying without an active transponder.
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The United States says it's handing over a tanker to Venezuela that it seized earlier this month, according to two U.S. officials, marking the first known case of President Donald Trump’s administration returning such a vessel, Reuters reported.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the Senate on Wednesday that Venezuela’s new leadership is moving towards closer relations with the United States, signalling that Washington sees no immediate need for further military action following the recent arrest of President Nicolas Maduro.
At least 80 political prisoners were freed across the country over the weekend following pressure from the United States, a prominent Venezuelan rights organisation, Foro Penal, said.
Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez said on Sunday the country should not fear pursuing energy ties with the United States, as Caracas seeks to expand oil and gas production and attract foreign investment.
The S&P 500 edged to a record closing high on Tuesday, marking its fifth consecutive day of gains, as strong advances in technology stocks offset a sharp selloff in healthcare shares and a mixed batch of corporate earnings.
Liverpool confirmed direct qualification to the UEFA Champions League round of 16 with a 6-0 win over Qarabağ at Anfield in their final league-phase match. Despite the setback, Qarabağ secured a play-off spot, with results elsewhere going in the Azerbaijani champions’ favour on the final matchday.
Iraq's former Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki said on Wednesday that he rejects U.S. interference in Iraq's internal affairs, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to cut off support to the country if Maliki was picked as prime minister.
China is supplying key industrial equipment that has enabled Russia to speed up production of its newest nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, an investigation by The Telegraph has found, heightening concerns in Europe over Moscow’s ability to threaten the West despite international sanctions.
Chevron is in talks with Iraq’s oil ministry over potential changes to the commercial framework governing the West Qurna 2 oilfield, one of the world’s largest producing assets, after Baghdad nationalised the field earlier this month following U.S. sanctions imposed on Russia’s Lukoil.
Spain’s transport minister Oscar Puente said on Thursday that the government has stepped up investment across the railway network after years of underfunding, a point he underlined while senators pressed him over two recent train accidents.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to halt attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities for one week, citing extreme cold weather across Ukraine.
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U.S. border czar Tom Homan, newly appointed to oversee President Donald Trump's immigration surge in Minneapolis, said agents would concentrate on targeted, strategic enforcement following weeks of criticism over heavy-handed tactics.
“For some weeks now, we have been seeing with increasing clarity the emergence of a world of great powers,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday (29 January), declaring that Europe had found “self-respect” in standing up for a rules-based global order.
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