Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation   Workforce & Skills Development  
Reuters

White House proposes cutting 9,400+ TSA screening jobs and $1.5B from agency budget

The White House has proposed cutting more than 9,400 Transportation Security Administration airport-screening positions and trimming just over $1.5 billion from the agency's budget, according to federal budget documents. The reductions would affect an agency that manages roughly 60,000 screening employees and airport security operations.

2026-04-06T12:10:52.557096-07:00
eVTOL   Europe   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation  
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