ATC

Agency awards a reported 12-year, $875 million contract to startup Air Space Intelligence.

Officials share new details of the Strategic Management of Airspace Routing Trajectories (SMART) platform.

Angelo State University is the 12th to join the agency’s Enhanced Air Traffic–Collegiate Training Initiative.

Agency cites lack of transparency for undermining previous modernization efforts such as NextGen.

Agency’s latest action to address a long-standing shortage would tap into a pool of privately managed air traffic controllers.

Group representing the nation’s air traffic controllers states it had no say in the agency’s reduction of staffing targets.

Funding will replace eight towers and terminal radar approach control (TRACON) facilities and upgrade 41 contract towers.

System aims to give airport personnel quicker, clearer operational insights.

Funding will accelerate the production of ground-based aviation surveillance systems, though more funding could be required.

Agency plans to install 462 new systems as part of its air traffic control modernization effort.