Politics
The head of the FAA, who led enforcement policy against Boeing after an in-flight incident, will step down to let Trump name his choice to lead the agency.
World & Nation
An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 was en route from Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku to the Russian city of Grozny when it crashed, killing 38 people onboard.
The Russian official didn’t comment on statements blaming Wednesday’s Azerbaijan Airlines crash on Russian air defenses responding to a Ukrainian attack.
Business
The rules ban credit agencies from including medical debts on consumers’ credit reports and prohibit lenders from considering medical information in assessing borrowers.
In its waning days, the first Trump administration put Cuba on terrorism list. Biden is removing it.
Amid destructive wildfires and a home insurance crisis in California, the U.S. Small Business Administration is offering loans to those without sufficient coverage.
Climate & Environment
President Biden has announced a commitment to phasing out the purchasing and use of single-use plastics across the federal government.
Joby Aviation publicly displayed its all-electric air taxi in Los Angeles this week with the hopes of launching service in the city by the 2028 Olympic Games.
Updates
Vance Street Capital LLC, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has announced the rebranding of its collective group of general aviation and business aviation brands to Victor Sierra Aviation Holdings LLC (VS Aviation) as well as its latest acquisition of Aviation Products Systems, Inc.
Opinion
Investigations and prosecutions of journalists and sources intensified during Donald Trump’s first term, and advocates are bracing for that to resume.