Aviation Week
• Thierry Dubois
SUM Air has firmed an order for four ATR 72-600 regional turboprops with purchase rights for four more, days after launching commercial operations in South Korea. The deal is part of a recent flurry that saw ATR book 12 ATR 72-600s for about €280m.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
By FlightGlobal: Some lobby groups are gearing up to fight against the subsidy cuts, which could prompt airlines to stop flying to some small communities. The Trump administration wants to slash funding for the Essential Air Service programme next fiscal year, describing it as a financially bloated programme that subsidises flights that few people actually want to….
news.bgov.com
• Zach Williams
By news.bgov.com: President Donald Trump on Friday proposed increasing transportation funding next fiscal year with $26.6 billion in discretionary funds, a 6.2% increase under his budget plan.
Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
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Reuters
By Reuters: President Donald Trump on Friday proposed to begin privatizing airport security operations handled by the Transportation Security Administration, in an effort to save money.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: A 471-page report filed in the FAA docket proposes major changes to Part 141 flight school oversight, technology credit and examining authority.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: The FAA updated its GPS/GNSS interference guide as EASA and Eurocontrol launched a joint plan to address rising spoofing and jamming risks.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A beloved member of the Silver Spring community in Maryland who worked as a Safety Specialist at the U.S. Department of Defense tragically died in the final hours of an ultra-long-haul flight from Washington Dulles to Seoul, South Korea, when flight attendants failed to attach an oxygen mask to the O₂ Bottle, a new lawsuit….
Inflight Online
• Satu Dahl
