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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Police officers stand guard in front of an Eastern Airlines plane carrying Venezuelan migrants repatriated from the US after landing at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, on Dec. 3, 2025. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP via Getty Images)

Lawmakers sound alarm on ICE ‘ghost flights,’ missing aviation data

The 32-member group called for clarity on the DHS unit’s use of the Limiting Aircraft Data Displayed program and additional data-suppression methods.
ATC-controller at radar screen with microphone and control strips in visual-control-room with airport terminal view through windows at night. (Photo by: aviation-images.com/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Two FAA partners ramp up hiring, preparations for ATC overhaul

L3Harris and Indra are working behind the scenes to increase capacity as the fiber cable and radar providers advance plans aimed at improving the FAA’s efficacy.
Traffic Management Specialists monitor airline traffic at the Air Traffic Control System Command Center on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018 in Warrenton, Virginia. The facility balances air traffic demand with system capacity in the National Airspace System (NAS) and is part of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control system. (Photo by Pete Marovich For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

FAA at higher risk of cyberattack given lagging security, transparency, watchdog finds

The Department of Transportation’s inspector general office identified governance gaps during an audit of the high-impact systems powering the National Airspace System.
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Friends and family of the victims where photographs around their neck during the National Transportation Safety Board’s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Midair Collision Investigative Hearing on July 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. The three-day investigative hearing examines the Jan. 29 midair collision between an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River that claimed the lives of 67 people. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

FAA, DOD data silos were partly to blame for last year’s DCA crash

The National Transportation Safety Board said a dearth in standardized and objective data hindered risk mitigation and stakeholders’ ability to identify hazards.
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