AirAsia X will cease its Kuala Lumpur-Nairobi route from 1 September, less than a year after launching services to the Kenyan capital. The carrier says that it is suspending the flights "as part of its network optimisation initiative due to lower-than-expected travel demand". AirAsia X launched the route on a four-times weekly basis using Airbus A330-300s on 1 November 2024, but schedules show that it is only operating twice-weekly services during May and June.

India closed its airspace to Pakistani aircraft on 30 April, six days after Pakistan blocked Indian aircraft from transiting through its airspace. A Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) states that Indian airspace is not available for "Pakistan registered [aircraft] and [aircraft] operated/owned or leased by Pakistan airlines/operators including military flights". The NOTAM is effective until 23 May. It comes after Pakistan blocked its airspace to Indian carriers on 25 April, causing disruption on several flights operating into and out of India's north. The impact of India's closure is likely to be limited to Pakistan International Airlines' services to Kuala Lumpur which would usually transit through Indian airspace. Schedules data shows that it flies twice weekly from Islamabad and weekly from Lahore to Kuala Lumpur. The action appears to reflect growing tensions between the two neighboring countries since the 22 April terrorist attack Pahalgam.

US transportation secretary Sean Duffy on 1 May announced more actions to "further supercharge" the country's air traffic controller workforce. To retain existing experienced controllers, the Federal Aviation Administration will offer a "limited-time incentive package" to keep experienced controllers from retiring, the agency said in a 1 May press release. To "supercharge the hiring pipeline", the FAA will provide "new opportunities for veteran military controllers, including an expanded list of qualified facilities", as well as provide financial incentives to graduates and new hires for completing initial training milestones. The FAA will also reward academy graduates who are assigned to "hard-to-staff facilities". Further, the agency will "ensure the best and brightest candidates aren't waiting for a year or more for routine medical and security clearances". It will also expand the number of instructors and establish a "Learning Center" at the Air Traffic Controller Academy in Oklahoma City. The FAA notes it is "on track" to hire at least 2,000 controllers this year following a March "supercharged hiring campaign". This campaign increased the starting salary for Academy trainees by 30%. "Secretary Duffy streamlined hiring by changing the old eight-step hiring process at the FAA to a five-step process. This has already shaved five months off the old hiring process, enabling the FAA to refer more than 8,320 candidates to take the aptitude exam, known as the Air Traffic Skills Assessment (ATSA)," the FAA said in the 1 May press release. It adds that "thousands" of candidates have already taken the ATSA and moved into the next stage of the hiring process. It is giving priority for the Academy to those candidates from March who scored the highest on that exam.