The U.S. Army continues to back the Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) and Future Vertical Lift (FVL) in its fiscal 2018 budget request, despite reducing spending on aviation accounts overall.

President Donald Trump's first budget blueprint for the U.S. Navy prioritizes readiness over buying new equipment.

The Trump administration's 2018 budget submission, released May 23, would increase readiness spending and protect weapons modernization programs, but there is little joy in the budget proposal for helicopter makers.

Republicans and Democrats differ on the wisdom of privatizing U.S. air traffic control.

Nineteen months after the U.S. Air Force banned lightweight pilots from flying the F-35, the service is lifting the restriction.

The service is re-examining training processes and exploring new programs to retain pilots.

Airlines themselves can control most causes of delays. They should apply ‘self-help.’

Although the funding and the plan remain to be seen, U.S. President Donald Trump has made one thing clear about U.S. air traffic control: He wants to take it out of government’s hands.