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Duffy to brief Congress on temporary El Paso airspace shutdown

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will brief lawmakers on Capitol Hill next week about the temporary closure of airspace around El Paso, Texas, earlier this month. Duffy announced the briefing but provided no further public details about causes, timeline or operational impacts.

2026-02-20T14:04:56.660030-08:00

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House unveils bipartisan bill to implement 50 NTSB recommendations after Jan 2025 DCA midair collision

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Bloomberg

Duffy to brief Congress on temporary El Paso airspace shutdown Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will brief lawmakers on Capitol Hill next week about the temporary closure of airspace around El Paso, Texas, earlier this month. Duffy announced the briefing but provided no further public details about causes, timeline or operational impacts.

2026-02-20T14:04:56.660030-08:00

Duffy to brief Congress on temporary El Paso airspace shutdown

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Iridium eyes aviation comms overhaul as Certus nears safety clearance; Aireon advances space‑based VHF Iridium is positioning its Certus L‑band service for imminent safety clearance and sees an opening to disrupt conventional cockpit and air–ground communications, while Aireon is pressing ahead with a space‑based VHF capability—setting up a potential commercial and regulatory fight over how future ATC voice and data links are delivered.

2026-02-20T07:25:32.663858-08:00

Iridium eyes aviation comms overhaul as Certus nears safety clearance; Aireon advances space‑based VHF

Reuters

NORAD Scrambles F-35s and F-16s to Intercept Russian Tu-95s in Alaska ADIZ; Russia Publishes Intercept Footage NORAD detected and tracked five Russian military aircraft transiting the Alaska ADIZ — two Tu-95MS bombers, two escort fighters and a reconnaissance plane — prompting U.S. and Canadian forces to scramble two F-16s, two F-35s, an E-3 AWACS and four KC-135 tankers. Russia later published footage of the intercept.

2026-02-19T21:21:04.466179-08:00

NORAD Scrambles F-35s and F-16s to Intercept Russian Tu-95s in Alaska ADIZ; Russia Publishes Intercept Footage

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House unveils bipartisan bill to implement 50 NTSB recommendations after Jan 2025 DCA midair collision A bipartisan group of House lawmakers released legislation to implement 50 safety recommendations from a year‑long investigation into the January 2025 midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a UH‑60 Army Black Hawk at Reagan National that killed 67, tying NTSB findings to ADS‑B/transponder requirements and elements of the Senate ROTOR Act.

2026-02-19T12:34:33.428902-08:00

House unveils bipartisan bill to implement 50 NTSB recommendations after Jan 2025 DCA midair collision

Aviation Today

The Expensive Reality of ADS‑B In for Airlines Aircraft Value News' global avionics round-up argues that Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS‑B) In — long touted as the next step in airspace efficiency — is proving costly for airlines, with equipage, retrofit and service expenses complicating the business case for widespread operator adoption.

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The Expensive Reality of ADS‑B In for Airlines

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How the DCA Disaster Hearing Is Reshaping Avionics and ATC Rules The NTSB's January hearing into the Washington D.C. air crash has catalyzed industry and regulator scrutiny of avionics standards, air‑traffic control procedures and collision‑avoidance rules, prompting renewed debate over equipment mandates, airspace design and procedural oversight across civilian and military operations.

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How the DCA Disaster Hearing Is Reshaping Avionics and ATC Rules

FAA

Reagan National switches from paper to electronic flight strips; DOT credits $12.5B ATC funding The FAA has deployed electronic flight strips at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, replacing paper strips in the DCA tower to improve safety and traffic flow. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy visited the tower and credited the upgrade to the administration's $12.5 billion air-traffic-control funding.

2026-02-19T06:30:27.365971-08:00

Reagan National switches from paper to electronic flight strips; DOT credits $12.5B ATC funding

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SkyGrid and Wisk publish Automated Flight Rules framework to scale urban autonomous eVTOL operations SkyGrid and Wisk Aero published "Enabling Scalable Urban Air Mobility Through Automated Flight Rules," a white paper proposing an Automated Flight Rules (AFR) framework to integrate high‑density autonomous eVTOLs and UAS into urban airspace. It recommends certified onboard automation and traffic‑management services to detect, deconflict and scale AAM operations safely.

2026-02-19T04:33:45.326116-08:00

SkyGrid and Wisk publish Automated Flight Rules framework to scale urban autonomous eVTOL operations

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Duffy to brief Congress on temporary El Paso airspace shutdown

Iridium eyes aviation comms overhaul as Certus nears safety clearance; Aireon advances space‑based VHF

House unveils bipartisan bill to implement 50 NTSB recommendations after Jan 2025 DCA midair collision

Electra and Virginia to build first FAA-approved all‑weather IFR network for Advanced Air Mobility

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