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DOT OIG audit: FAA delinquent on cybersecurity baseline controls for high-impact air traffic control systems

The Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General says the FAA has not implemented baseline security controls for a significant share of its “high-impact” air-traffic-control systems—meaning critical elements of the National Airspace System have run with known cybersecurity gaps. The audit frames persistent compliance shortcomings and urges corrective action.

2026-04-13T10:24:38.941851-07:00

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FAA probes Frontier A321neo taxiway truck incursion at LAX after near-collision

2026-04-10T05:39:25.677089-07:00

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Middle East airspace reopens; carriers restart Bahrain and Iraq services while rerouting around closed Kuwaiti sector

2026-04-08T22:51:23.238578-07:00

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FAA and Pentagon clear anti-drone high-energy laser use after New Mexico safety testing

2026-04-10T14:03:07.345645-07:00

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DOT OIG audit: FAA delinquent on cybersecurity baseline controls for high-impact air traffic control systems The Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General says the FAA has not implemented baseline security controls for a significant share of its “high-impact” air-traffic-control systems—meaning critical elements of the National Airspace System have run with known cybersecurity gaps. The audit frames persistent compliance shortcomings and urges corrective action.

2026-04-13T10:24:38.941851-07:00

DOT OIG audit: FAA delinquent on cybersecurity baseline controls for high-impact air traffic control systems

Reuters

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FAA and Pentagon clear anti-drone high-energy laser use after New Mexico safety testing The FAA has agreed with the Pentagon that the proper use of the counter-drone high-energy laser system is safe for national airspace, following safety testing conducted in New Mexico. The validation is intended to prevent additional airspace closures like the one affecting El Paso’s civilian airport in February.

2026-04-10T14:03:07.345645-07:00

FAA and Pentagon clear anti-drone high-energy laser use after New Mexico safety testing

Airways Magazine

ALERT Act vs. ROTOR Act: Congress debates aviation safety scope and airport funding priorities A House proposal, the ALERT Act, would take broader steps toward post-crash aviation safety implementation and includes more extensive airport-funding elements. The Senate’s ROTOR Act is narrower in scope, setting up a funding-and-mandate dispute as lawmakers reconcile competing approaches to rotorcraft and collision-prevention fixes.

2026-04-10T10:13:31.543765-07:00

ALERT Act vs. ROTOR Act: Congress debates aviation safety scope and airport funding priorities

The Air Current

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FAA short-lists competitors for next-gen ATC software platform as DOT prepares additional funding request The FAA has short-listed competitors for a key software platform at the core of its next-generation air-traffic-control modernization. The move comes as the DOT prepares a further funding request to sustain the broader National Airspace System upgrade effort.

2026-04-10T06:23:08.665026-07:00

FAA short-lists competitors for next-gen ATC software platform as DOT prepares additional funding request

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FAA probes Frontier A321neo taxiway truck incursion at LAX after near-collision The FAA is investigating a near-collision at Los Angeles International Airport involving a Frontier Airlines Airbus A321neo taxiing when two trucks cut across its path, according to the pilot and ATC audio. The crew reportedly braked hard to avoid impact, described as the closest call seen.

2026-04-10T05:39:25.677089-07:00

FAA probes Frontier A321neo taxiway truck incursion at LAX after near-collision

FlightGlobal

NTSB preliminary findings: United 737-800 taxied prematurely, hit Denver de-icing trucks US investigators say a United Airlines Boeing 737-800 collided with two de-icing trucks at Denver International after the jet began taxiing prematurely, with the crew apparently believing de-icing was complete. The aircraft was preparing for a 6 March service to Nashville, with the NTSB’s preliminary assessment now disclosed.

2026-04-10T00:09:04.722273-07:00

NTSB preliminary findings: United 737-800 taxied prematurely, hit Denver de-icing trucks

Reuters

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U.S. House to vote next week on sweeping aviation safety reforms after 2025 jet–helicopter collision The U.S. House will vote next week on sweeping aviation safety reforms designed to implement dozens of recommendations issued after a January 2025 collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk that killed 67 people. The measure aims to convert investigators' findings into statutory safety fixes.

2026-04-09T10:46:39.756503-07:00

U.S. House to vote next week on sweeping aviation safety reforms after 2025 jet–helicopter collision

Flying Magazine

U.S. deploys counter‑UAS 'drone‑controlling' systems to protect World Cup venues U.S. authorities are deploying counter‑UAS, “drone‑controlling” systems around FIFA World Cup venues to detect and neutralize unauthorized small drones. The systems are designed to protect event sites while avoiding disruption to nearby manned aircraft and existing airport and airspace operations.

2026-04-09T06:01:11.548828-07:00

U.S. deploys counter‑UAS 'drone‑controlling' systems to protect World Cup venues

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DOT OIG audit: FAA delinquent on cybersecurity baseline controls for high-impact air traffic control systems

FAA probes Frontier A321neo taxiway truck incursion at LAX after near-collision

Middle East airspace reopens; carriers restart Bahrain and Iraq services while rerouting around closed Kuwaiti sector

FAA and Pentagon clear anti-drone high-energy laser use after New Mexico safety testing

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