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News, issues, personnel, equipment and developments about air traffic management.

AIN Roundtable—Readying for Potential Navigation Spoofing, Jamming

Experts gather to discuss the problems and solutions surrounding GNSS interference

September 1, 2026

Roundtable September 2026

North Atlantic Airspace-Scale Contrail Trial Underway

UK’s ‘Operation Blue Skies’ to redirect commercial traffic in Shanwick airspace

Sustainability and Environment

August 18, 2026

Map of north Atlantic airspace with red highlighted area over Shanwick

FAA Installs Surface Radars at Key Airports and Awards $74.3M to AT&T

KDCA and KEWR receive SMR-4 installations, while IDIQ AT&T covers coms

August 17, 2026

Surface Movement Radar installation at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Merlin Clears a Certification Hurdle for AI in the Cockpit

Milestone covers the software that talks to air traffic control

August 14, 2026

Merlin’s Cessna Caravan in flight

FAA and EASA Leaders Discuss the Future of Aviation Regulations at Verticon 2026

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford pledges to fix the National Airspace System in three years.

Regulations and Government

Fireside chat during Verticon 2026 opening session

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford Pledges to Fix National Airspace System in Three Years

FAA Administrator expects some broken glass along the way.

Regulations and Government

Bryan Bedford, FAA Administrator at Verticon 2026

How Flexjet Keeps Its Fleet of Business Jets Flying at Its Global Command Center

Flexjet's nerve center is like Mission Control for business jets.

Charter & Fractional

November 3, 2025

Flexjet's Global Command Center in Cleveland, OH

Infrastructure Will Be Key To Unlocking Electric Aircraft Access in Cities

Infrastructure Will Be Key To Unlocking Electric Aircraft Access in Cities

Verti-Go Initiative to Lead European Airspace Update

Honeywell-led consortium to consider advanced air mobility integration

Vertical VX4 aircraft in flight

NBAA Welcomes Changes to Radio Altimeter Rule

Deadlines were pushed, and rebate program offered

5G cellphone tower at sunset

Wisk Tests 1:3 Supervisor Ratio for Autonomous Flight

NASA controllers used existing tools to manage simulated autonomous traffic

A controller monitors simulated traffic inside NASA’s air traffic control simulation laboratory at the agency’s Ames Research Center.

Modern Skies Coalition Urges $20B More for ATC Upgrades

Funds would build on $12.5 billion approved last year

Controllers work inside a control tower

Collins Maps Automation Push for Flight Deck, ATC

Automated checklists and transcribed clearances lead near-term work

Collins at FIA 2026

FAA Taps L3Harris To Modernize Surveillance Network

Contract covers more than 700 ground stations nationwide

L3Harris will upgrade more than 700 FAA ground stations and operate the national aircraft tracking network through 2045 under a new contract.

FAA’s Wilbur To Improve Flight Delay Data Efficiencies

FAA completed an audit to strengthen NAS operations related to flight delays and cancellations

GAO cites hiring and training attrition and urges FAA to establish metrics, improve applicant status tools, and use collected data to guide changes.

FAA Commissions First of New Indra Radars

The initial radar is installed in Putnam, Oklahoma

Indra Group Secondary Radar

USAF GV Crew Reports Person in ‘Wingsuit’ at 4,000 Feet

Aircraft was en route to KLAX

Jet pack man

FAA Dashboard Provides View into ATC Modernization

Dashboard details 10,000 air traffic control projects and tracks progress

Controllers work inside a control tower

Eurocontrol Issues Datalink Guidelines for Operators

Release covers controller-pilot datalink communications

Indra Group To Build Nav Canada Drone Integration Platform

Initial drone traffic management capabilities expected in 2029

Indra Group executive vice president of ATM Victor Martínez, left, and Nav Canada vice president and chief technology and information officer David Sheppard shake hands at the rFIMS agreement signing at Airspace World 2026 in Lisbon on May 26. Also pictured are Nav Canada president and CEO Mark Cooper and RPAS Traffic Management director Alan Chapman.

FAA Eyeing AI, Machine Learning To Optimize Airspace, Scheduling

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford outlined vision to move FAA into the future

Bryan Bedford at Royal Aeronautical Society talk in Washington, D.C.

FAA Progressing on NTSB KDCA Recommendations, but Much To Do

Agency has checked off a few recommendations but many are in process from NTSB’s KDCA investigation

FAA headquarters sign

FAA Cuts 2,000 from Certified Controller Goal in 2026 Plan

New plan suggests a necessary full certified professional controller target of 12,563, down from 14,633 in the 2025 plan

Controller at Dulles International Airport (Photo: Bill Carey)

Collins Ramping Up Radar Build with Florida Expansion

New radar production area to be complete by year’s end

Collins Aerospace Condor MK3 cooperative secondary surveillance radar