ATC   North America   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation   Workforce & Skills Development  
Reuters

FAA proposes hiring 2,300 air traffic controller trainees in budget request

The FAA's budget request proposes hiring 2,300 air traffic controller trainees to tackle a persistent staffing shortfall that has reduced controller ranks and strained operations. The intake is presented as part of broader agency funding to support modernization and operational resilience.

2026-04-06T09:21:24.585597-07:00
eVTOL   Europe   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
NEW
FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

Vertical Aerospace demonstrates ‘transition’ flight of piloted electric air taxi demonstrator

By FlightGlobal: Vertical has now demonstrated a transition flight with a pilot onboard, works toward Valo certification in 2028. Vertical Aerospace has completed the first “transition” flight of its piloted in-development electric air taxi, demonstrating the aircraft’s ability to shift from vertical to forward flight — and putting the company on track to perform a “two-way” transition….

2026-04-06T10:21:00.869508-07:00
AI   Supply Chain   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)  
Aviation Today

Global Aviation Round‑Up: How the Iran War Is Rewiring Avionics — Key Takeaways from ISTAT Americas 2026

By Aviation Today: Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence How the Iran War Is Rewiring Avionics Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) The latest Middle East conflict has done what decades of airline risk modeling feared but never fully… Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence Silicon Over Steel: The Avionics Reset That Stole the Show at ISTAT Americas 2026.

2026-04-06T08:41:44.128274-07:00
China   UAV Development & Drone Programs   Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Hydrogen   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)  
interestingengineering.com • Sujita Sinha

China conducts world-first flight of 16,535-lb unmanned cargo plane powered by megawatt-class hydrogen turboprop

By interestingengineering.com: China flies a 16,535 lb unmanned cargo aircraft powered by a megawatt-class hydrogen turboprop in a world-first test.

2026-04-06T01:58:43.664140-07:00
Routes   Europe   North America   Air Canada   Airbus A320   Airlines  
aircanada.com

Air Canada to launch Toronto–Montréal–Tenerife nonstop services, expands coast‑to‑coast sun‑market network

By aircanada.com: New flights from Toronto and Montréal to Tenerife, the only non-stop services between North America and the Canary IslandsNew Air Canada destinations of Roatán*, Santo Domingo, Mérida*, and Mazatlán*Significant expansion to sun markets from the West coast, plus more routes to Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico from across CanadaExpand...

Also: Air Data News, cbj.ca and thebulkheadseat.com
2026-04-06T06:06:03.191533-07:00