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Air Transport’s 2050 Net-Zero Roadmap Reaches Finale in Bjorn’s Corner Epilogue

Bjorn’s Corner concludes its 32-part examination of how air transport is performing against the industry’s 2050 greenhouse gas emission goals. The epilogue underscores that despite improvements in sustainable aviation fuel, aircraft efficiency and operational measures, the sector remains off track without stronger policy support and rapid technology deployment.

2025-07-25T00:07:18.277007-07:00

Space.com

NASA Chiefs, Employees and Lawmakers Blast 47% Science Funding Cut

2025-07-25T04:39:04.891877-07:00

Reuters

Turkey, UK Sign Preliminary Eurofighter Typhoon Sale After Germany Lifts Export Veto

2025-07-23T01:59:26.566974-07:00

PaxEx.Aero

US Caps Mexican Carrier Flights and Moves to Undo Delta-Aeroméxico Joint Venture

2025-07-21T10:35:14.514517-07:00

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US DOT Eyes $31.5 B Cost to Fully Modernize Air Traffic Control by 2028 On July 23, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told Congress that completing the FAA’s ATC overhaul will require $31.5 billion through 2028, funding the replacement of legacy radar, communications and automation systems, plus measures to bolster controller staffing and network resilience.

2025-07-25T10:03:08.616514-07:00

US DOT Eyes $31.5 B Cost to Fully Modernize Air Traffic Control by 2028

Space.com

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NASA Chiefs, Employees and Lawmakers Blast 47% Science Funding Cut Former NASA science chiefs, employees and lawmakers protested the White House’s FY2026 budget, which would slash the Science Mission Directorate’s funding by 47% and trigger mass layoffs. They warn the move jeopardizes dozens of planetary, Earth-observation and astrophysics missions and undermines US space leadership.

2025-07-25T04:39:04.891877-07:00

NASA Chiefs, Employees and Lawmakers Blast 47% Science Funding Cut

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Industry Officials Warn NASA ISS Budget Cuts Threaten Station and Commercial Transition Industry officials warned that sweeping NASA budget cuts to the International Space Station risk both the station’s future viability and the broader commercial LEO transition plan, potentially disrupting long-term partnerships and delaying development of private orbital outposts slated to succeed the ISS after its planned 2030 retirement.

2025-07-25T04:24:38.623026-07:00

Industry Officials Warn NASA ISS Budget Cuts Threaten Station and Commercial Transition

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Air Transport’s 2050 Net-Zero Roadmap Reaches Finale in Bjorn’s Corner Epilogue Bjorn’s Corner concludes its 32-part examination of how air transport is performing against the industry’s 2050 greenhouse gas emission goals. The epilogue underscores that despite improvements in sustainable aviation fuel, aircraft efficiency and operational measures, the sector remains off track without stronger policy support and rapid technology deployment.

2025-07-25T00:07:18.277007-07:00

Air Transport’s 2050 Net-Zero Roadmap Reaches Finale in Bjorn’s Corner Epilogue

Aviation Today

NextGen Avionics Data Gaps Threaten U.S. Aircraft Values The FAA’s NextGen program promised satellite-based navigation and real-time digital communications to revolutionize U.S. airspace, but uneven avionics equipage and data link shortfalls are constraining aircraft residual values and slowing fleet upgrade cycles.

2025-07-23T22:58:17.447608-07:00

NextGen Avionics Data Gaps Threaten U.S. Aircraft Values

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US DOT Receives New Applications for Foreign Air Carrier Permits The US Department of Transportation has received fresh applications from foreign airlines seeking permits to operate passenger and cargo services, potentially expanding the roster of international carriers serving the United States amid a rebound in global travel demand.

2025-07-23T12:09:35.678980-07:00

US DOT Receives New Applications for Foreign Air Carrier Permits

NASA

NASA Seeks Industry Proposals for Moon and Mars Relay Comms, Navigation Services NASA has issued a request for proposals from U.S. companies to develop innovative relay communication and navigation capabilities in proximity to the Moon and Mars, aiming to establish resilient deep-space networks that support Artemis lunar operations and future Mars missions.

2025-07-23T07:01:27.485278-07:00

NASA Seeks Industry Proposals for Moon and Mars Relay Comms, Navigation Services

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US stakeholders urge investment to boost Vandenberg launch cadence Industry and defense leaders warn that without funding to expand Vandenberg Space Force Base’s launch infrastructure and streamline pad operations, the US risks launch bottlenecks for polar and sun-synchronous missions as demand from commercial and national security sectors surges.

2025-07-23T06:09:55.549725-07:00

US stakeholders urge investment to boost Vandenberg launch cadence

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