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• Vyte Klisauskaite
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• Vyte Klisauskaite
Today In Aviation
Last Updated: Saturday, March 29, 2025, 9:02 AM PDT
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CNN
• Aaron Cooper
Collision warning sounds in cockpit of Delta plane due to close call with US Air Force jet near Reagan National Airport
By CNN: A close call between a Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and a US Air Force T-38 jet, often used by the military for training, sounded alarms in the cockpit of the passenger plane Friday.
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CNBC
• Erin Black
Why it's so hard to fix the U.S. air traffic control problems. Air traffic controller staffing “is at an all-time low,” said Nick Daniels, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, their union
By CNBC: The U.S. has a severe shortage of air traffic controllers. There are currently 10,800 certified controllers but the country needs to have more than 14,000.
Reuters
• David Shepardson
FAA moves to protect aircraft owners private information
By Reuters: The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it was making it easier for airplane owners to keep information private like their name and address after Congress approved legislation over privacy concerns.
Air Data News
FAA to start hiding information about private aircraft
South China Morning Post
• Yujie Xue
Xpeng CEO says flying car market will be bigger than EVs over next two decades
By South China Morning Post: CEO He Xiaopeng believes the global flying car market could reach US$2 trillion in the next two decades, double the size of land vehicles.
Wall Street Journal
• Christopher Mims
The Drone-Delivery Service Beating Amazon to Your Front Door. Soon your burrito bowl could arrive via the sky. Zipline’s drones make deliveries by lowering small coolers on 300-foot cables
By Wall Street Journal: Soon your burrito bowl could arrive via the sky. Zipline’s drones make deliveries by lowering small coolers on 300-foot cables. .
Reuters
• Mike Stone
Buyout, aerospace firms close in on $8 billion-plus Boeing navigation unit Jeppesen, sources say
By Reuters: Several private equity firms and at least one aerospace supplier are among the remaining bidders competing to buy Boeing's Jeppesen navigation unit for more than $8 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Reuters
• Sophie Yu
China's top airlines post fifth year of losses in 2024 as competition weighs
By Reuters: China's three big state-owned airlines posted their fifth straight year of losses this week, citing domestic market competition, low international and business travel demand, supply chain problems and currency depreciation as challenges.
