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Wall Street Journal • Alex Leary

US President Trump Says Administration Will ‘Restore Faith in American Air Travel’

Wall Street Journal reports: President Trump said he would appoint Chris Rocheleau as acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. Rocheleau, a longtime senior FAA official, recently returned from a stint in the private sector. “We have to have our smartest people,” Trump said.

Aviation Week • Aviation Week Staff

Intellligence: Trump Names Acting FAA Administrator

Also: FlightGlobal, Flying Magazine, GlobalAir.com, AINonline, AVweb, Paddle Your Own Kanoo, Axios, Skift, The Hill, Skies Magazine, dronelife.com and NBAA
2025-01-30T08:50:01.381416-08:00

Today In Aviation

Last Updated: Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, 3:44 PM PST

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Breaking Defense • Ashley Roque

US Army secretary nominee pledges focus on aviation after Black Hawk collides with airliner

By Breaking Defense: "It's an accident that seems to be preventable, for what we can tell," Army secretary nominee Daniel Driscoll said at his confirmation hearing Thursday.

Also: Reuters, The Hill, Bloomberg, Defense Daily, The Independent, Stars and Stripes, ABC News and 3 more
2025-01-30T08:21:33.912920-08:00
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New York Times • Emily Steel

Staffing Was ‘Not Normal’ at Air Traffic Tower During Plane Crash

By New York Times: The report, reviewed by The New York Times, said that one controller was communicating with both helicopters and planes. Those jobs are typically assigned to two people, not one.

Also: Fortune, wesh.com and latintimes.com
2025-01-30T12:37:33.328915-08:00
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AeroTime • Luke Peters

Air cargo volumes set new record in 2024, rose by 11.3% over 2023 says IATA

By AeroTime: Air cargo volumes set a new record in 2024 says IATA, rising by 11.3% over 2023 although yields were slightly down as capacity increased.

Also: Aviacionline, Airport Technology, Aviation Business News, Aviation24, Airline Economics, IATA and 8 more
2025-01-30T06:32:10.605843-08:00