FAA exempts ATC modernization projects from standard acquisition policies (via ⁦‪@willguisbond‬⁩.com) #staycurrent

SCOOP: The FAA has exempted ATC modernization projects from standard agency acquisition policies, a move that could accelerate procurement timelines but one that may also have unknown additional impacts. (via @theaircurrent.com) Read here: theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-...

Electric aircraft developer Beta Technologies prepares for IPO theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev... (via @elanhead.com & @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent

3D Viz: What’s left of the 50-seat U.S. regional jet network theaircurrent.com/valuable-res... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent

SCOOP: Internal FAA documents indicate that the planned move of agency HQ employees to the DOT building in Navy Yard could "impact NAS safety" and cost over $250 million, @theaircurrent.com reports. Read more here for all the details about this plan: theaircurrent.com/regulation/f...

FAA document warns move to DOT HQ could impact safety, cost over $250 million theaircurrent.com/regulation/f... via @willguisbond.com) #staycurrent

Special Report: ATR is making a run at its loneliest market theaircurrent.com/industry-str... (via @jonostrower.com #staycurrent

Avelo turns to Embraer to build first U.S. E2 fleet theaircurrent.com/airlines/ave... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent

Airbus CEO: A220-500 launch paced by program profitability theaircurrent.com/aircraft-pro... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent

MOSAIC brings confusion to simplified flight controls theaircurrent.com/regulation/m... (via @willguisbond.com) #staycurrent

GE Aerospace partners with Beta Technologies on hybrid-electric propulsion theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent

Alaska confirms 787-10s incoming for international expansion theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent

Seeking scale, SMBC to acquire Air Lease Corporation theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent

Jaiwon Shin removed as CEO of struggling eVTOL developer Supernal theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @elanhead.com and @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent

Trump’s executive order on drones will shape U.S. eVTOL roll-out theaircurrent.com/aviation-pol... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent

The ‘brand new’ ATC system might not be as new as you think theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-... (via @willguisbond.com) #staycurrent

NEWS: FAA anticipates that the final solicitation for the ATC modernization "integrator" will go live by the end of August, weeks later than planned. All that and way more about the "brand new" ATC system in my latest for @theaircurrent.com: theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-...

SCOOP: New FAA administrator plans agency leadership restructuring theaircurrent.com/regulation/f... (via @willguisbond.com) #staycurrent

FAA to clarify its automation approach in forthcoming framework document theaircurrent.com/aviation-pol... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent

The latest from @theaircurrent.com upcoming TAC/Intel feed as part of our new iOS app is the emergence of photos of the first wings for the C919-600, the shortened version of the Comac single aisle.

From flame-out to fade-out: Defining emergency landings for eVTOLs theaircurrent.com/regulation/f... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent

Flyadeal CEO: Airbus needs to ‘reset’ its industrial operation theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent

Collision avoidance tech, safety culture in focus on final day of NTSB hearing (via @theaircurrent.com) Live updates continue: theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...

Joby and L3Harris partner on hybrid VTOL for counter-UAS, electronic warfare theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent

NTSB Chair Homendy has ‘20 pages of questions’ on day two of DCA hearing theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... #staycurrent

There were five separate TCAS activations for PSA flights flying into DCA in the months leading up to the Jan. 29 accident, including one just the day before the CRJ & Black Hawk mid-air collision. Follow @theaircurrent.com's updates here from NTSB hearing. theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...

Live Updates: NTSB investigative hearing on DCA mid-air collision theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... #staycurrent

Unresolved engine anti-ice fix pushes 737 Max 7 and 10 certifications into 2026 theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent

SCOOP: U.S. Army Aviation head reassigned ahead of DCA crash hearing theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @willguisbond.com) #staycurrent

The FAA’s decades-long struggle to put a price on aviation safety theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf... (via @willguisbond.com) #staycurrent

Beta advances stepwise certification approach with propeller approval from FAA theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent

United is "hopeful" that it will begin taking delivery of the 737 MAX 10 in 2027. Yes, 2027. Background: theaircurrent.com/airlines/uni... @theaircurrent.com

With M-Air launch, Michigan leans into momentum of drone executive order theaircurrent.com/industry-str... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent

ATC staffing issues force relaxation of fatigue rules for 2026 theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @willguisbond.com) #staycurrent

🎧 For the last month, @theaircurrent.com has been rolling out audio versions of our long form reporting. Enjoying TAC is now possible while you're driving, cooking, exercising or doing chores. Get started and try it with our deep-dive on cockpit video recorders from @elanhead.com.

In Air India’s wake, revisiting the case for cockpit video recorders theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent

SCOOP: Air India crash investigation focuses on movement of engine fuel control switches theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent

SCOOP: U.S. lifts ban on GE engine exports to Comac theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent

Having flown in many helicopters without air conditioning (because AC is heavy and helos are weight-sensitive) I was intensely curious how Joby would tackle the problem for its *ultra* weight-sensitive eVTOL. Its solution is pretty neat—and is now flying in Dubai. theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev...

The latest aviation angle on the "One Big Beautiful Bill": The politics of consolidation are coming to an air traffic control facility near you (via @theaircurrent.com) theaircurrent.com/aviation-pol...

The politics of consolidation are coming to an air traffic control facility near you theaircurrent.com/aviation-pol... (via @willguisbond.com)

Why Airbus is strengthening ties with defense unicorn Quantum Systems theaircurrent.com/defense/airb... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent

Commentary: AI slop fills the information void of Air India crash investigation theaircurrent.com/commentary/a... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent

Why are so many eVTOL developers flying their aircraft like conventional airplanes? There are a number of reasons, but a big one is burning down risk for a crewed flight test program. Full explanation in my latest story for @theaircurrent.com: theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev...

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Wing of A220 stretch to remain unchanged as Airbus ponders second engine theaircurrent.com/dispatches/?... (via @jonostrower.com) #pas25

SCOOP: Embraer tees up E175 deal for SkyWest theaircurrent.com/aircraft-pro... (via @jonostrower.com) #PAS25

We are aware of issues connecting to theaircurrent.com and it appears to be part of a wider outage being reported across major internet sites. downdetector.com

Air India 787-8 Ahmedabad crash first fatal accident for Dreamliner theaircurrent.com/dispatches/... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent

Archer settles on four blades for its eVTOL lifting props theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent