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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
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation   Boeing  
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Bloomberg • Allyson Versprille, Will Guisbond

Aerospace CEOs Meet with Duffy to Discuss Certification Reform

By Bloomberg: The chief executives of Boeing Co., RTX Corp., GE Aerospace other major aerospace companies are meeting with US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday to discuss ways to streamline regulator approvals for new aircraft and parts, according to people familiar with the meeting.

2026-10-14T10:05:35.549057-07:00
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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