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The association is praising members of US Congress for approving $12.5 billion in funding for air traffic control (ATC) modernization as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Aug. 11, requires revising the airworthiness limitations section of the existing maintenance manual or instructions for continued airworthiness, as well as the existing maintenance or inspection program.

The manufacturer donated to the K9 Unit of the Menominee County Sheriff’s Office.

The company conducted the initial flight of its Midnight electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in the United Arab Emirates Jul. 2 from Al Bateen Executive Airport (OMAD).

The investment is a critical down payment on strengthening airspace safety.

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The Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP) worked with the FAA, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and industry partners earlier this year to operationalize the first uncrewed aircraft systems traffic management (UTM) system in the United States.

In a new episode of the FAA’s Rotorcraft Collective, Chris Baur, US Helicopter Safety Team cochair and VAI Board member, discusses how to safely use a smartwatch in the cockpit.

(US Coast Guard) – A Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk crew from Clearwater, Florida, saved three people from a partially submerged sailboat Jun. 30 near Plana Cays in the Bahama Islands.

(Flying magazine) – The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is studying the Skyryse SkyOS universal flight operating system for potential application on multiple firefighting aircraft.