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“NATA’s 3,700 member companies operate at nearly 4,500 airports in thousands of communities across the nation, providing air transportation services, driving economic growth, and supporting critical disaster relief, law enforcement, and medical services. Every day, our members experience firsthand the negative impacts of aging ATC infrastructure, insufficient technology at general aviation airports, and inadequate controller staffing in busy airspaces. We believe the proposal will positively affect these areas, while providing necessary Congressional oversight to ensure funds are used in a strategic, timely, and transparent manner.” Source: From a statement of support by the National Air Transportation Association calling for passage of the $15 billion funding bill to improve the nation’s air traffic control system currently being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Investment Brings Trig Into The Dynon Group Of Companies

Dynon Avionics has made a strategic investment in Trig Avionics. This investment brings Trig into the Dynon Group of companies and strengthens a long-standing partnership between the two innovators in general aviation. Dynon Avionics was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Woodinville, Washington. Dynon produces the SkyView HDX line of avionics for experimental, light sport, and type certificated aircraft. It also owns Advanced Flight Systems, which produces the AF-6000 avionics series, as well as the ADVANCEDPANEL offering that allows aircraft builders to install a finished avionics panel quickly. Trig Avionics is a European manufacturer of avionics, with a focus on transponders and other radio-based products. 

Saudi Startup is Happy to Catch the Fallout From the US-China Trade War

Riyadh Air CEO Tony Douglas announced Monday that the airline is ready and willing to snap up Boeing aircraft originally meant for Chinese airlines, assuming trade tensions between the United States and China continue to block deliveries. Riyadh Air has been shopping aggressively ahead of its launch, which was originally planned for spring 2025.

First In Over 35 Years Displayed Teamwork, Precision, Expertise

For the first time in more than 35 years, a patient who sustained a cardiac arrest was successfully evacuated from McMurdo Station in Antarctica. The lifesaving operation was carried out by the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron.

Crew Lost Control While Carrier Performed High-Speed Turn

The U.S. Navy lost an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet into the Red Sea when it rolled off the carrier USS Harry S. Truman while it was being towed. An official said reports from the scene indicated a factor in the incident was that the Truman was making hard turns to avoid Houthi fire.

Outdated 90s-Era Limitations on Power Output Degrade Service Experience

Avid users or would-be subscribers to satellite-based internet systems may be in luck soon, after the Federal Communications Commission voted to review a vintage set of spectrum rules as requested by SpaceX. The long and short of things: The older FCC rules limited the output of satellite systems in the interest of safeguarding the public airwaves and minimizing congestion, but new technology and a new dynamic in the satellite industry are shaking things up. The FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking begins a formal proceeding to “enable greater and more intensive use of spectrum for space activities in the United States,” paving the way for better satcom service for subscribers–and more congested airwaves, if you ask the cell carriers.

Gaseous Hydrogen May Not Be As Cool as Liquid, But it Has Potential

Diamond Aircraft has announced a project hybrid aviation powertrains, entering into a “pathbreaking Austrian Research Promotion Agency funded project to advance gaseous hydrogen’s potential as a fuel source in General Aviation.”