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  • Aviation Policy News: Transportation Secretary Duffy’s plan will not produce a ‘new air traffic control system’
    Aviation Policy News: Transportation Secretary Duffy’s plan will not produce a ‘new air traffic control system’

    Plus: Advancing remote towers in the U.S., small airport subsidies harm other airports, and more.

    By Robert Poole
    May 15, 2025

  • Aviation Policy News: Separating air traffic control operations from FAA safety regulator
    Aviation Policy News: Separating air traffic control operations from FAA safety regulator

    Plus: A flawed approach for reforming airport security, how could London Heathrow lose all power, and more.

    By Robert Poole
    April 17, 2025

  • Aviation Policy News: NTSB collision assessment faults FAA
    Aviation Policy News: NTSB collision assessment faults FAA

    Plus: How not to fix a broken ATC system, TSA ends union representation for airport screeners, and more.

    By Robert Poole
    March 18, 2025

  • Aviation Policy News: Lessons from the deadly DC plane collision
    Aviation Policy News: Lessons from the deadly DC plane collision

    Plus: Why more funding won't solve air traffic control's problems, examining wrong claims about DEI lower controller performance, and more.

    By Robert Poole
    February 24, 2025

  • Aviation Policy News: An air traffic control corporation is back on the policy agenda
    Aviation Policy News: An air traffic control corporation is back on the policy agenda

    Plus: Europe's aviation and climate conundrum, U.S. airline competition continues to thrive, and more.

    By Robert Poole
    January 21, 2025

  • Aviation Policy News: Open letter on air traffic control to DOGE’s Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy
    Aviation Policy News: Open letter on air traffic control to DOGE’s Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy

    Plus: Boeing's little-noticed moon mission failure, senators attack airline "junk fees," and more.

    By Robert Poole
    December 16, 2024

  • Aviation Policy News: Spirit bankruptcy, space launches and response to report on aging FAA systems
    Aviation Policy News: Spirit bankruptcy, space launches and response to report on aging FAA systems

    Plus: Questions about Delta's wheelchair seat, space launch companies should pay for airspace use, and more.

    By Robert Poole
    November 21, 2024

  • Aviation Policy News: FAA needs more than funding to fix aging systems
    Aviation Policy News: FAA needs more than funding to fix aging systems

    Plus: Aviation's climate change dilemma, addressing U.S. airport's infrastructure needs, and more.

    By Robert Poole
    October 17, 2024

  • Aviation Policy News: Newark air traffic control shifted to Philadelphia TRACON
    Aviation Policy News: Newark air traffic control shifted to Philadelphia TRACON

    Plus: TSA's liquids rule could last until 2040, protests impact European airports, and more.

    By Robert Poole
    September 4, 2024

  • Aviation Policy News: Big times ahead for eVTOL air taxis—or not?
    Aviation Policy News: Big times ahead for eVTOL air taxis—or not?

    Plus: Research on contrails yields some results, ultra low-cost carriers keep growing, and more.

    By Robert Poole
    July 22, 2024

  • Aviation Policy News: FAA reauthorization boosts U.S. remote towers
    Aviation Policy News: FAA reauthorization boosts U.S. remote towers

    Plus: Air traffic controllers refuse to relocate, new technology to warn pilots of runway collisions, and more.

    By Robert Poole
    June 19, 2024

  • Aviation Policy News: Airport and air traffic privatization and P3 trends
    Aviation Policy News: Airport and air traffic privatization and P3 trends

    Plus: NextGen's incredible shrinking benefits, reality check for eVTOL startups, and more.

    By Robert Poole
    May 13, 2024

  • Aviation Policy News: Study finds airports run best by infrastructure funds
    Aviation Policy News: Study finds airports run best by infrastructure funds

    Plus: Competition emerges for space-based communications and surveillance, Colorado airport seeks rescue of its remote/digital tower, and more.

    By Robert Poole
    April 17, 2024

  • Aviation Policy News: FAA facility replacement budget falls short
    Aviation Policy News: FAA facility replacement budget falls short

    Plus: A fuel tax increase for business jets, a modest carry-on bag fee proposal, and more.

    By Robert Poole
    March 20, 2024

  • Aviation Policy News: A big step forward in air traffic controller training
    Aviation Policy News: A big step forward in air traffic controller training

    Plus: U.S. airports get $1 billion in discretionary grants, how FAA reauthorization could jump-start remote towers, and more.

    By Robert Poole
    February 26, 2024

  • Aviation Policy News: Why New York airspace remains a mess
    Aviation Policy News: Why New York airspace remains a mess

    Plus: The rise of hybrid electric aircraft, reality time for eVTOLs, and more.

    By Robert Poole
    January 24, 2024

  • Aviation Policy News: FAA safety review reveals air traffic control dysfunction
    Aviation Policy News: FAA safety review reveals air traffic control dysfunction

    Plus: How to fix FAA problems, future of runway pricing, increased airline competition in Canada, and more.

    By Robert Poole
    December 19, 2023

  • Aviation Policy News: Another U.S. remote tower project loses its provider
    Aviation Policy News: Another U.S. remote tower project loses its provider

    Plus: The problems with U.S. aviation user taxes, increasing runaway throughput, and more.

    By Robert Poole
    November 15, 2023

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