Aviation Safety & Regulation: India’s DGCA is tightening charter safety, focusing on crew flight-duty times and fatigue, while Malaysia’s CAAM urges West Asia-bound travelers to check with airlines as suspensions and reroutes ripple through schedules. Airline Operations: American Airlines resumed normal operations after a nationwide IT outage briefly grounded flights, but delays continued as aircraft and crews fell out of position; Delta also faced a runway close call at Atlanta that the FAA is reviewing. Aircraft & Maintenance: Investigators found no abnormality in the fuel control switch locking mechanism in the Air India Ahmedabad Dreamliner crash, with further thrust-control module testing ongoing in Seattle. Connectivity & Tech: SES will equip LATAM’s Airbus and Embraer fleet with multi-orbit inflight connectivity, and DoorDash won FAA approval to operate its own delivery drones (with limits). Industry Watch: Aviation groups are teaming up to tackle runway incursion risks through shared tools and local safety teams. Airline Business: Singapore Airlines posted its first quarterly loss since the pandemic despite record passenger numbers, and Philippine Airlines marked its 80th anniversary to Guam with a flash sale while adding A350-1000 capacity for North America and select festival flights. Cost Pressure: South Africa warns fares may rise as oil prices feed into Jet A1 costs, and the Philippines’ CAB lifted fuel surcharges to Level 13 for early August.