A Wing Delivery Drone is displayed at a news conference on drone safety at the Department of Transportation Headquarters on August 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. Department of Transportation officials held a news conference to unveil a proposed new rule for drone operators, called Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS), which would make it easier for companies, specifically delivery companies, to operate drones beyond the operator’s line of sight without needing a waiver. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
A police drone above Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, ahead of England’s opening game against Croatia at the 2026 World Cup on June 17, 2026. (Photo by James Manning/PA Images via Getty Images)
The digital flight strip system going live in the largest airports around the country, which was developed by Leidos in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, on Monday, July 13, 2026 at the vendor’s Air Traffic Management Innovation Center in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Lindsey Wilkinson / FedScoop)
Leidos is spearheading the effort to replace paper flight strips and train controllers on its digitized version, aiming to onboard another dozen airports by the end of…
Capt. Jason Ambrosi, left, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, talks with Chris Sununu, president and CEO of Airlines for America, before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearing titled “Close Calls: Improving Safety Across the National Airspace System,” in Russell building on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin and Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
Troy Edgar testify during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing in the Cannon House Office Building on June 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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)
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)
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.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during the agency’s Modern Skies Summit on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at the DOT Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The agency is focusing on attracting early career professionals for the technical role as its annual hiring window for air traffic controllers draws near.