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Last Updated: Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 5:15 PM PDT
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AVweb
• Mark Phelps
US Senate Calls Meeting To Assess FAA Reauthorization Progress
By AVweb: One year in, effectiveness of the bipartisan bill will be reviewed by the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Flying Magazine
• Meg Godlewski
FBI Goes After Laser Attacks on Aircraft
By Flying Magazine: The FBI is offering up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of people involved in aircraft laser incidents.
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AVweb
• Mark Phelps
Moody’s Cuts Airport Growth Forecast Amid U.S. Fiscal Concerns
By AVweb: Declining U.S. fiscal prospects lead financial analyst to lower industry growth projections.
Financial Times
• Claire Bushey
US to upgrade safety equipment at Newark airport after outage
By Financial Times: Air traffic controllers have taken a leave of absence under a programme covering traumatic job events .
Aviation Source
FAA Tackles Air Traffic Control Crisis at Newark Airport
Reuters
• David Shepardson
US airline CEOs to back Trump administration air traffic control reform plan
By Reuters: The CEOs of the five largest U.S. airlines on Thursday plan to back the Trump administration's proposal to spend tens of billions of dollars to reform the aging air traffic control system and boost hiring, officials said.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
Air Canada Boosts Dublin-Vancouver Flights for Summer 2025
By Aviation Source: Air Canada flights between Dublin and Vancouver resumed this weekend and will operate up to five times per week this summer.
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Reuters
• David Shepardson,
Doomed NYC helicopter broke into three sections before crash, NTSB says
By Reuters: A tourist helicopter that crashed into New York City's Hudson River last month, killing all six people on board, broke into three major pieces before descending rapidly, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Wednesday.
