.Senator Jerry Moran sits on the Senate Commerce committee, which is in part responsible for aviation oversight.

G400 first flight is key milestone in long certification slog (via The Air Current) theaircurrent.com/dispatches/?en…

A scooplet from The Air Current: the July ICAO safety oversight audit of The FAA ✈️ found no ‘Significant Safety Concerns,’ a metric it uses to determine adherence to international aviation safety standards: theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatche…

Happy #NationalAviationDay! I’m so privileged to be able to wake up every day and work in this amazing industry. Aviation is a pretty special thing, and it’s brought even more special people into my life.

NBAA sale of EBACE stake could spell continued trouble for the event (via The Air Current) theaircurrent.com/dispatches/?en…

WSJ: “Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg—who was vetted as a possible running mate for Harris—has been discussed by some Democrats as a contender for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations”

The notable thing about the inclusion-related defects uncovered by my reporting is that they are not detectable before a failure — it's not like HMX-1 is guaranteed to get the "good" gears. theaircurrent.com/aviation-safet…

While the radar feed may have been fixed, delays continue at/around Newark Liberty International Airport. Currently reporting an average delay of just under an hour.

The Newark airspace migration to Philadelphia is complete. Can it fix New York's deacdes-old air traffic control challenges? Deep dive for The Air Current: theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-co…

“It’s one of the best success stories in Pittsburgh today.” (Via ⁦Pittsburgh Post-Gazette⁩) post-gazette.com/opinion/editor…

New Boeing CEO holds first meeting with FAA chief (via David Shepardson) reuters.com/business/aeros…

Congress is back from August recess, which means its appropriations time. A reminder that if the Hill doesn't reach a $ deal by the end of this month, a shutdown would furlough air traffic controllers and other folks at The FAA ✈️ & U.S. Department of Transportation. Follow along here for updates.

This is an important and illuminating read from Elan Head for all of those in the air traffic control community:

These are the vibes I want!

Only journalists will truly understand the raw pain of your computer restarting and getting rid of all the tabs you had open while working on a feature 😭

Gulfstream’s Arbitration Policy Meets Supportive Appeals Court news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/gul… (via Bloomberg Law)

SCOOP: The FAA knew of the potential for radar issues before failures roiled Labor Day travelers on Sept. 2, an issue now expected to take months to implement (via The Air Current): theaircurrent.com/aviation-safet…

FAA knew of potential for radar issues before Labor Day Newark failures theaircurrent.com/aviation-safet… (via Will Guisbond) #staycurrent