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• Andrew Tangel
The FAA is preparing to move air-traffic control antennas and revise operating procedures after a safety incident involving Marine One near a busy Washington, D.C., airport. The changes are intended to improve communications and reduce the risk of another conflict between helicopter operations and airport traffic.
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The FAA is preparing to move air-traffic control antennas and revise operating procedures after a safety incident involving Marine One near a busy Washington, D.C., airport. The changes are intended to improve communications and reduce the risk of another conflict between helicopter operations and airport traffic.
Joby Aviation is partnering with an artificial-intelligence company to develop vertiports, linking the eVTOL developer’s aircraft commercialization plans with the digital systems and infrastructure needed to support future air-taxi operations. The announcement highlights vertiport development as a parallel requirement alongside aircraft certification and production.
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