The Federal Aviation Administration is poised to award Boston-based Air Space Intelligence (ASI) a closely-watched contract for its AI-powered air traffic management tool, according to multiple people familiar with the selection. The award would catapult the company, which had just over 150 employees as of April, to the center of a massive nationwide ATC system overhaul. Dubbed SMART, the system…
If I cannot get an upgrade — and I cannot, as I have no status, in any aspect of my life — I would like us to suffer more equally when we travel.
The transportation secretary’s reality-show-like series is meant to commemorate the nation’s 250th birthday but has faced questions about its funding.
The Federal Aviation Administration’s selection and consideration of foreign-owned contractors to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system has stoked frustration among U.S. businesses vying for the same contracts, underscoring how a broader shift towards protectionism is testing an aviation industry built on globalization. Spain’s Indra, France’s Thales and Austria’s Frequentis have all…
The report focuses on the lack of transponders in the fire trucks, which investigators suggested could have allowed an automatic warning system to alert the controller of an imminent collision.
A high-energy laser weapon and a power struggle between federal agencies brought a night of hassles to the city.
Heavy rain and poor visibility in Delhi led to the diversion of ten domestic flights to Amritsar. Several aircraft issued Mayday calls due to low fuel before landing safely.
The Federal Aviation Administration is quietly developing a new artificial intelligence-powered software tool for air traffic management that could fundamentally change how the U.S. airspace system operates, according to several people familiar with the project. Dubbed Strategic Management of Airspace Routing Trajectories (SMART), the stealthy program is being spearheaded personally by…
Avid players of video games have emerged as a target demographic for recruiters at a range of federal agencies, including the military and the Department of Homeland Security.
When electric vertical take-off and landing developer Archer Aviation revealed plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021, it also announced a conditional order from United Airlines worth $1 billion. Archer’s press release at the time said its eVTOLs could give United customers “a quick, economic and low-emission way to get to airports within its major hubs by 2024,” with the airline…
The accident at LaGuardia has raised questions about whether the minimum standard of two air traffic controllers on overnight shifts is sufficient.
After a fatal collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck on a runway, attention has focused on why the truck didn’t heed frantic calls to stop.
Regulators, pilots and others in aviation have worried about the kind of runway accident that happened at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday.
The U.S. Capitol with images of TSA lines and the La Guardia place crash
In the early stages of the investigation into the Air Canada Express crash on Sunday night, a hazy timeline has begun to emerge.
A collision between an Air Canada Express jet and a fire truck on Sunday night left two pilots dead and dozens injured.
Two controllers were said to be working at LaGuardia Airport’s control center at the time of the crash that killed two pilots, and one had been dealing with an odor on a United Airlines plane.
The collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck in New York brought the shortcomings of U.S. traffic control in focus.
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed on Saturday amid a standoff over restrictions that Democrats have demanded for federal immigration agents. But much of its work continues.
Drone with a laser being pointed