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ATC   AI   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation  
Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Lawmakers urge FAA to pause rollout of AI-based SMART air traffic control system

Lawmakers are pressing the FAA to halt deployment of Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories (SMART), an AI-based air traffic control system. The call puts the agency’s rollout under scrutiny, though the available reporting does not specify the lawmakers’ concerns or the system’s deployment schedule.

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2026-10-14T09:16:00.626631-07:00
Europe   M&A   Airline Industry & Market Trends   TAP Air Portugal   Lufthansa  
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Bloomberg • Henrique Almeida, Sonja Wind

Lufthansa Is Said to Be Frontrunner to Buy Minority Stake in TAP

By Bloomberg: Deutsche Lufthansa AG has emerged as the frontrunner to acquire a minority stake in Portugal’s state-owned airline TAP, according to people familiar with the matter.

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2026-10-14T02:05:30.057575-07:00
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus A350   Airbus  
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Reuters

Airbus jetmaking CEO sees early decision on higher A350 output

By Reuters: Airbus plans to decide "sooner rather than later" on increased production capacity for its A350 wide-body jet, its commercial CEO Lars Wagner ​said, part of a trio of relatively near-term decisions for the ‌planemaker as its rivalry with Boeing intensifies.

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