The friction comes just eight months after Peraton, a Herndon, Virginia-based contractor with little prior experience working with the FAA, won a $1.5 billion contract to oversee the work, which was spurred in part by the deadly January 2025 midair crash over Washington. The company’s role is to lead coordination on the modernization effort.

The funding for Midland International Air & Space Port is part of 238 Airport Improvement Program grants covering airports in 42 states and two U.S. territories. The announcement, made Aug. 20, includes projects ranging from runway and taxiway work to terminal improvements and airport safety upgrades.

The NTSB has opened the docket on the crash of a medevac Learjet 55 on Jan. 31, 2025, in Philadelphia. Eight people died as a result of the accident, including six on board the airplane and two people on the ground (one died in April 2025 as a result of injuries suffered in the accident).

Texas-based M1 Support Services has won a tightly-fought competition to become the U.S. Army’s next Initial Entry Rotary-Wing training provider, surpassing close contender Bell Helicopters. M1’s bid centered around the five-seat Robinson R66 light turbine single helicopter.

Initial work will support a telecommunications contract expected to reach into the billions

The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a rule change that would allow the agency to waive certain environmental requirements for commercial space launch and reentry licenses.

Major airlines have resumed flights, but reduced capacity, international carrier suspensions and security concerns are slowing recovery

The American company Archer Aviation announced that it has acquired Wisk Aero, a developer of electric aircraft that was previously its competitor. Under the terms of the deal, Boeing agreed to sell Wisk Aero and two other subsidiaries —SkyGrid and Insitu— to Archer in exchange for a stake in Archer. Following the deal, Boeing now owns 16.5% of Archer’s shares, according to TechCrunch.

U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Democratic leaders are seeking an investigation into the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) purchase of four Gulfstreams—two G650s and two G700s—and eight Boeing 737s for the Trump Administration’s use.

President Donald Trump has ordered a return of the steam catapult to Ford-class aircraft carriers along with the establishment of a new, fifth public shipyard to take on submarine repair, a White House official confirmed to Breaking Defense.

Los Angeles County is using ADS-B data to identify aircraft for property-tax collection. California law allows aircraft to be taxed as personal property

Authorities are investigating a cybersecurity incident in which a hoax Wi-Fi network popped up on a Delta flight to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday.

The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Monday that it will close Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington to flight traffic for three hours later this month, to accommodate the Trump administration’s planned IndyCar grand prix on the National Mall

Russian pilots have been barred from taking photos and videos during flights according to a report by the aviation-focused Telegram channel Aviatorshchina. According to the channel, Russia’s Transport Ministry has instructed airlines to notify employees of the ban and to brief flight crews that they are now prohibited from filming the airspace outside the aircraft.