Air Traffic Management

By Christine Boynton
Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation wants to examine how dollars have been allocated in the past, amid calls for more ATC funding.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
The cost of not modernizing the U.S. national airspace system (NAS) would be well over $1 trillion, FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford has warned.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
Willie Walsh discusses his successor at IATA, SAF mandates and his next career step as CEO of IndiGo.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
The SMART system, an AI-enabled, cloud-based ATM software platform, is being used in a “limited mode” to provide scheduling recommendations for the airspace around Washington, D.C.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Thales is seeing growing interest among ANSPs in open-architecture ATM systems as operators seek greater interoperability and cross-border coordination.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore lays out an ATM upgrade plan including multiple advanced controller tools and a framework for regional cooperation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
In trajectory-based operations, aircraft systems share their planned trajectory so controllers plan further ahead and better integrate aircraft into traffic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
With global air passenger demand projected to double by 2050, air navigation service providers are upgrading their systems to better manage congested airspace.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
It is not only disruption in war zones that is threatening aviation’s reliance on GPS.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
DSNA implemented a new procedure at Paris Orly Airport in 2025 to promote continuous descent operations in relatively dense traffic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
ITEC is working toward standardizing air traffic control systems with its new SkyNex air traffic management system planned for first delivery later this year.
Connected Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
DLR low-altitude tests; Dronamics uncrewed cargo trials; DARPA’s first Lift Challenge; Tekever VTOL uses hydraulic propulsion; and Sceye lighter-than-air HAPS.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Alan Dron, Jens Flottau
Ukraine warns Russian airspace is becoming unsafe as drone strikes disrupt aviation and raise concerns for airlines that continue to fly over Russian territory.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
SESAR's IRINA 2 program seeks to integrate remotely piloted aircraft into European airspace alongside conventional traffic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
With traffic expected to continue to grow in Europe, air navigation service providers are taking steps to increase capacity while curbing environmental impact.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol reports smoother summer air traffic in Europe, with delays down 24% in 2026, driven by modernization and improved weather handling.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
AI may be the next useful tool for air traffic controllers in Singapore.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Drone interceptors for hire; DoorDash delivery drones; UK funds boost aerospace; and European UAM demo.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
Thales wins multimillion-dollar contract to supply AI-powered air traffic management system for Singapore’s NexGen ATMS, doubling aircraft movement capacity.
Airports & Networks

By Bill Carey
U.S. lawmakers have expressed cybersecurity concerns as the competition heats up for the Trump administration’s overhaul of the air traffic control system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Multinational companies vying to provide the FAA with a core air traffic management software platform are defending their systems against cyber security concerns.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Cornell University researchers are looking to fill the gap between preflight strategic planning and last-resort collision avoidance for dense drone operations.
Emerging Technologies

By Bill Carey, Thierry Dubois
Developers aim to launch new satellites with very-high-frequency radio payloads to enhance air traffic management.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Nav Canada has been granted associate membership in the SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking, a European public-private research partnership devoted to ATM modernization.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion