Episode 4: Senate Advances Mental Health in Aviation Act; House Passes ALERT Act on ADS-B Mandates, FAA Developing AI-Powered SMART System for Proactive Air Traffic Forecasting, Boeing Reports Q1 Profit Turnaround with Record $695B Backlog, Expands 737 MAX Production episode artwork

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Episode 4: Senate Advances Mental Health in Aviation Act; House Passes ALERT Act on ADS-B Mandates, FAA Developing AI-Powered SMART System for Proactive Air Traffic Forecasting, Boeing Reports Q1 Profit Turnaround with Record $695B Backlog, Expands 737 MAX Production

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This week Mark and Hope discuss: Senate Advances Mental Health in Aviation Act; House Passes ALERT Act on ADS-B Mandates; FAA Developing AI-Powered SMART System for Proactive Air Traffic Forecasting; Boeing Reports Q1 Profit Turnaround with Record $695B Backlog, Expands 737 MAX Production; DOT Approves Allegiant-Sun Country $1.5B Merger Ahead of May Shareholder Vote. Plus quick hits on the week's other aviation news.

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