Overview
- Friday’s FAA notice covers the Maiquetía flight region and warns of risks at all altitudes, citing increased military activity and rising GNSS interference since September, and it requires 72 hours’ advance notice for U.S. operators.
- Iberia, TAP, LATAM, Avianca, GOL and Caribbean suspended flights to Venezuela, while Copa, Air Europa, PlusUltra, Turkish Airlines and LASER continued service, with no timeframe given for resumption.
- The U.S. Air Force confirmed a B-52 bomber attack demonstration in the Southern Command area, and the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group is operating in the Caribbean alongside additional warships and F-35 aircraft.
- U.S. forces have conducted at least 21 strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific since early September, resulting in more than 80 deaths and drawing legal and human rights objections.
- Four U.S. officials told Reuters a new phase of operations is expected soon, likely starting with covert actions, and said options under consideration extend to attempts to remove President Nicolás Maduro, though timing and scope remain uncertain.