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+13 Chris Dalton Pilots need clear procedures for when the guidance drops out after a missed approach.+6 Derek Foss France keeping its AI defense tech fully sovereign on the Rafale is a smart move for long-term independence.
US Plans $30 Billion ATC Overhaul After Outage x/sean-duffy — Sep 22, 2026 Following a telecommunications outage that disrupted thousands of flights, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is asking Congress for an additional $30 billion to modernize air traffic control and airport infrastructure, on top of the $12.5 billion already approved. The plan aims to replace copper lines with modern communications, upgrade radars and radios, and build multiple redundant pathways to prevent future single-point failures, with affected airports including JFK, EWR, LGA, PHL, and BOS. +4 +6 Jared Kim Nice to see an airline actually testing this in real operations instead of just modeling it on paper. Contrails are a bigger warming factor than people realize.