The U.S. House passed the revised Senate version of the budget reconciliation bill, including $12.5 billion in funding for new and upgraded ATC infrastructure.
Both the House and Senate propose a $12.5 billion down payment on DOT Secretary Sean Duffy’s plan to modernize U.S. ATC infrastructure by the end of the decade.
Trump's executive orders mark a key opportunity to establish U.S. leadership in a critical technology with important economic and national security implications.
The FAA shifted a Compliance Philosophy in 2015 that was more solutions oriented. Is the Trump administration going to reverse it to a more punitive one?
Breeze Airways is moving closer to launching its first scheduled international routes after receiving approval from the U.S. Transportation Department.
U.S. President Donald Trump issued executive orders directing FAA to take immediate action to expand drone operations and strengthen counter-drone capabilities.
The FAA is formally seeking an “integrator” to spearhead proposed air traffic control system upgrades, with a target delivery deadline of Jan. 1, 2029.
Privatizing the U.S. ATM system would divide people and get in the way of building a new national ATM system, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
The U.S. DOT Secretary said a new fiber-optic ATC communications line has been laid between Philadelphia and New York, but Newark flight reductions will remain.
Telecommunications infrastructure changes designed to reduce the risk of ATC system outages at Newark Airport will be in place “this summer,” FAA said.
Southwest Airlines asked DOT for blanket authority to operate scheduled flights to U.S. open skies partners, opening the door to more international expansion.
A plan to address ATC system outages at Newark (EWR) will almost certainly reduce the number of flights in and out of the busy New Jersey/New York area airport.
U.S. airlines are supportive of efforts to modernize the air traffic control system as recent events provide renewed impetus for long-sought improvements.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's new ATC infrastructure upgrade depends on immediate funding from Congress to complete within its three-year timeline.
The DOT is one of only four cabinet-level agencies that would see a top-line funding increase in the Trump administration’s proposed fiscal 2026 budget.
The U.S. has tentatively approved Israir Airlines’ application to resume service to the U.S., clearing a key regulatory hurdle for the Israeli carrier’s return.
