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TSA moves to terminate CBA covering 47,000 screeners and unveils new labor framework

The Transportation Security Administration has renewed efforts to terminate the 2024 collective bargaining agreement covering roughly 47,000 screeners — a move Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has formalized — and announced a new labor framework effective Jan. 11, 2026. The agency also suspended the union despite a federal judges recognition order.

2025-12-12T14:57:46.352157-08:00

Reuters

FAA opens review of Boeing’s redesigned crew‑alerting and synthetic AoA for 737 MAX 10

2025-12-12T07:02:09.227075-08:00

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IndiGo stabilises operations after week-long meltdown — thousands cancelled, DGCA scrutiny and Q3 guidance cut

2025-12-11T20:25:00.755165-08:00

Wall Street Journal

Law professor sues Boeing over alleged toxic cabin fumes, raising industry liability risk

2025-12-12T04:56:19.673577-08:00

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Washington Post

Trump launches air‑taxi pilot program to accelerate eVTOL for Los Angeles 2028 The Trump administration has launched a federal air‑taxi pilot program intended to accelerate eVTOL testing and operations ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The initiative aims to fast‑track regulatory trials and public demonstrations, potentially benefiting developers, vertiport builders and operators targeting a 2028 roll‑out.

2025-12-12T20:25:16.085472-08:00

Trump launches air‑taxi pilot program to accelerate eVTOL for Los Angeles 2028

al.com

U.S. Space Command officially relocates HQ to Redstone Arsenal; Hegseth unveils Huntsville sign Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Dec. 12, 2025 joined congressional leaders and senior military officials to unveil signage at the Redstone Arsenal construction site, marking the official relocation of U.S. Space Command headquarters from Peterson Space Force Base to Huntsville, Alabama.

2025-12-12T15:46:01.584051-08:00

U.S. Space Command officially relocates HQ to Redstone Arsenal; Hegseth unveils Huntsville sign

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TSA moves to terminate CBA covering 47,000 screeners and unveils new labor framework The Transportation Security Administration has renewed efforts to terminate the 2024 collective bargaining agreement covering roughly 47,000 screeners — a move Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has formalized — and announced a new labor framework effective Jan. 11, 2026. The agency also suspended the union despite a federal judges recognition order.

2025-12-12T14:57:46.352157-08:00

TSA moves to terminate CBA covering 47,000 screeners and unveils new labor framework

CNBC

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NYT: TSA Shared Airline Passenger Data with ICE, Leading to Student's Arrest and Deportation The New York Times reports the Transportation Security Administration provided airline passenger data to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a program that led to the Boston arrest and deportation of college student Any Lucía López Belloza to Honduras. The disclosure spotlights passenger-data access and airline data governance.

2025-12-12T13:54:42.218278-08:00

NYT: TSA Shared Airline Passenger Data with ICE, Leading to Student's Arrest and Deportation

Breaking Defense

Space Force: SBIR reauthorization stalemate is already delaying Rapid Capabilities Office programs Kelly Hammett, director of the Space Rapid Capabilities Office, said a congressional impasse over reauthorizing Pentagon use of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants is already delaying RCO programs. The pause is disrupting prototype development and industry-funded risk‑reduction activities tied to small‑business awards.

2025-12-12T13:01:21.911375-08:00

Space Force: SBIR reauthorization stalemate is already delaying Rapid Capabilities Office programs

AirForceTimes

NAVAIR and GAO flag rising V‑22 safety risks and data gaps as corrective actions are set NAVAIR's review confirms unresolved safety and readiness issues with the V‑22 Osprey, and a GAO audit found the aircraft's 'most serious' accident rate rose in FY2023–24 versus the prior eight‑year average while Marine Corps and Air Force fell short on safety data sharing. NAVAIR has outlined corrective actions.

2025-12-12T11:22:36.423310-08:00

NAVAIR and GAO flag rising V‑22 safety risks and data gaps as corrective actions are set

Reuters

Duffy will bar military helicopters operating close to passenger jets near Reagan National despite congressional bill U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday he will prohibit military helicopters and commercial passenger aircraft from operating in close proximity near Reagan Washington National Airport, rejecting language in a congressional bill that critics say could permit unsafe mixed military–civil traffic in the airport’s airspace.

2025-12-12T09:09:25.771360-08:00

Duffy will bar military helicopters operating close to passenger jets near Reagan National despite congressional bill

Skift

CBP proposal would force international travelers to provide five years of social‑media history and relatives' personal data U.S. Customs and Border Protection has proposed expanding data collection for international visitors to include five years of social‑media history and personal details about family members. If finalized, the rule would broaden vetting requirements for foreign travelers to the United States and increase pre‑travel data burdens.

2025-12-12T07:44:52.457894-08:00

CBP proposal would force international travelers to provide five years of social‑media history and relatives' personal data

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