Aviation
TL;DR * FAA mandates energy resilience upgrades for 250+ air traffic control towers after repeated outages and health incidents * An-26 military aircraft crashes in Crimea, killing 29 aboard amid investigation into flight rule violations ✈️ $2B FAA Battery Blitz to Halt 44k Flight Blackouts by 2028 44k daily flights ride on
Aviation
TL;DR * Vertical Aerospace secures $850M to commercialize EVTOL aircraft by 2028, targeting UK and global air mobility markets * Boeing and Rheinmetall partner to offer MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone for German CCA program, targeting 2029 deployment * XTEND and ParaZero deploy autonomous drone interception system using Scorpio 1000 platform to counter
Aviation
TL;DR * EasyJet flight EZY439 diverted to Porto after severe turbulence injures crew, triggering safety review amid rising turbulence incidents * Delta Airlines Airbus A330-300 engine explodes on takeoff from São Paulo, forcing emergency landing at 4,500 ft with two fatalities linked to prior LaGuardia collision * U.S. military investigates
Aviation
TL;DR * L3Harris begins VAMPIRE counter-drone production in Alabama, scaling to 20 hubs by 2026 to meet U.S. and NATO demand * Ukraine’s Atesh unit sabotages EW infrastructure in Novgorod Oblast, enabling drone corridor to Staraya Russa aircraft repair plant holding two A-50s * CISF deploys 5,000 personnel to
Aviation
TL;DR * DJI launches Avata 360, its first fully immersive FPV drone with 8K video and 23-minute flight time * U.S. House Lifts 50-Year Ban on Supersonic Overland Flight, Paving Way for Boom Overture * India’s Drone Detection Radar Market Projected to Grow 27.7% CAGR to $552M by 2032
Aviation
TL;DR * U.S. Air Force KC-46A tanker causes $147,044 hole in Fairbanks Airport runway during high-power engine test * NASA Redirects $20 Billion to Lunar Base Construction, Delays Artemis III Crewed Landing to 2027 * FCC bans sale of all foreign-made consumer routers over national security risks, effective March 23,
Aviation
TL;DR * NASA and FAA propose simulation-based certification for metal 3D-printed aerospace components, targeting 10% accuracy * Swift Fuels receives FAA STC amendment for 100R unleaded avgas, enabling phased phase-out of 100LL by 2030 * Qatar Airways parks 20 aircraft at Teruel Airport, Spain, amid Middle East airspace restrictions ✈️ 10% Error or
Aviation
TL;DR * FAA Approves Boeing 787-9 and 787-10 iMTOW Variants with 10,000–14,000 lb Gross Weight Increase * Egide raises €8M seed round to address Europe’s military AI capability gap with drone defense tech ✈️ FAA Clears 787-10 to 574 000 lb: Boeing’s Heaviest Dreamliner Adds 400 nm
Aviation
TL;DR * BAE Systems awarded $120M contract to modernize U-2 spy plane’s AN/ALQ-221 electronic warfare system * Evion AI drone platform launched to analyze crop health, backed by $300K dropout funding and FAA data on 5,500 ag-drones * Boeing 787 Dreamliner backlog reaches 1,058 units as airlines accelerate
Aviation
TL;DR * AI-powered autonomous plane venture SyberJet faces controversy amid funding collapse and stock decline * FAA class action lawsuit filed over termination of Designated Pilot Examiners without procedural safeguards * Newark Liberty Airport near-miss between Alaska Airlines 737 and FedEx 777 prompts FAA investigation amid 3,500-controller shortage ✈️ $1 B AI-Jet
Aviation
TL;DR * TSA launches nationwide Touchless ID pilot using facial recognition at 65 U.S. airports to reduce security wait times * Comac aims to expand C919 narrowbody sales in Southeast Asia, targeting Laos as first regional foothold * TSA staffing crisis triggers potential airport closures as absenteeism exceeds 30% amid government
Aviation
TL;DR * Advanced Navigation Secures $110M Series C Funding to Expand Global Autonomy Systems for Defense and Aerospace * Atlas Air orders 100 Airbus A350F freighters, marking largest order in program history with deliveries from 2029 * San Francisco and Dallas-Fort Worth airports experience mass flight cancellations on March 17, 2026, disrupting