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U.S. unveils first national Advanced Air Mobility strategy: 10-year plan with 40 recommendations

The U.S. Department of Transportation today released the nation’s first Advanced Air Mobility National Strategy — a 10‑year roadmap of 40 recommendations organised around six pillars (airspace, infrastructure, security, community planning and more) to safely and efficiently enable commercial eVTOL air‑taxi operations. DOT Secretary Sean P. Duffy unveiled the plan.

2025-12-17T17:10:04.199195-08:00

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House panel seeks one-year deadline for FAA supersonic rules, ties it to funding amid shutdown risk

2025-12-17T08:51:31.901181-08:00

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EU Clean Aviation to fund €60m for ground demonstrators of hybrid-electric narrowbody powerplants

2025-12-17T08:22:52.729028-08:00

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US carriers trim 2025 revenue forecasts as government shutdown hits demand

2025-12-17T07:25:12.404982-08:00

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U.S. approves largest ever arms sale to Taiwan as tensions simmer around the island The U.S. approved its largest-ever arms sale to Taiwan — a package including artillery systems, antitank missiles and spare parts for helicopters and anti-ship missiles — a decision announced as tensions simmer around the island and marking a significant expansion of U.S. military support.

2025-12-17T21:24:48.333840-08:00

U.S. approves largest ever arms sale to Taiwan as tensions simmer around the island

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IndiGo hit with $6.5M tax penalty and $55M passenger compensation bill Ch-aviation reports IndiGo has been hit with a $6.5 million tax penalty and faces a separate $55 million bill to compensate passengers affected by recent disruptions; the report did not detail the basis or timing of the levies.

2025-12-17T20:05:29.510645-08:00

IndiGo hit with $6.5M tax penalty and $55M passenger compensation bill

Air & Space Forces Mag

US Space Force Combat Forces Command establishes dedicated space EW and SATCOM operations centers The U.S. Space Force's Combat Forces Command has established dedicated space electronic warfare and satellite communications operations centers. The new organizations create focused operational hubs for space EW and SATCOM tasks, reflecting an institutional effort to elevate and streamline those mission areas.

2025-12-17T19:04:38.892982-08:00

US Space Force Combat Forces Command establishes dedicated space EW and SATCOM operations centers

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U.S. unveils first national Advanced Air Mobility strategy: 10-year plan with 40 recommendations The U.S. Department of Transportation today released the nation’s first Advanced Air Mobility National Strategy — a 10‑year roadmap of 40 recommendations organised around six pillars (airspace, infrastructure, security, community planning and more) to safely and efficiently enable commercial eVTOL air‑taxi operations. DOT Secretary Sean P. Duffy unveiled the plan.

2025-12-17T17:10:04.199195-08:00

U.S. unveils first national Advanced Air Mobility strategy: 10-year plan with 40 recommendations

Aviation Week

Ice‑nucleating exhaust additives proposed to shorten contrails and curb aviation’s near‑term warming A U.S. researcher proposes adding ice‑nucleating particles to jet exhaust to alter contrail microphysics, accelerating ice crystal growth and evaporation to shorten contrail lifetime. The approach aims to reduce contrails’ radiative forcing and near‑term climate impact but would need environmental, safety and regulatory review.

2025-12-17T16:17:19.265134-08:00

Ice‑nucleating exhaust additives proposed to shorten contrails and curb aviation’s near‑term warming

Via Satellite

Airtel Africa to offer Starlink Direct‑to‑Cell across 14 markets, first African MNO Airtel Africa has partnered with SpaceX's Starlink to deliver Starlink Direct‑to‑Cell satellite-to-mobile services across its 14 African markets, making Airtel the first mobile network operator on the continent to offer the service. The rollout is expected to begin in 2026, marking a major commercial push into D2C.

2025-12-17T13:25:07.433126-08:00

Airtel Africa to offer Starlink Direct‑to‑Cell across 14 markets, first African MNO

Space Intel Report

Argentina regulator, Amazon Leo and FCC weigh easing LEO-to-GEO interference limits ahead of WRC‑27 Argentina’s telecom regulator, Amazon’s Leo team and the U.S. FCC are discussing proposals to relax limits on low‑Earth‑orbit emissions toward geostationary satellites. The potential change, raised ahead of the WRC‑27 review of EPFD rules, could alter spectrum protections for GEO services and broadcasters.

2025-12-17T12:47:14.005721-08:00

Argentina regulator, Amazon Leo and FCC weigh easing LEO-to-GEO interference limits ahead of WRC‑27

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Senate unanimously approves bill requiring military aircraft to broadcast ADS‑B after Washington, D.C. mid‑air collision The U.S. Senate unanimously approved defense legislation that closes a loophole allowing military aircraft to operate without broadcasting positions, mandating ADS‑B equipage for military rotorcraft and other aircraft in the Washington, D.C., region in response to last January's fatal mid‑air collision.

2025-12-17T11:17:22.629872-08:00

Senate unanimously approves bill requiring military aircraft to broadcast ADS‑B after Washington, D.C. mid‑air collision

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