Work on resolving an FAA airworthiness directive (AD) that imposes operating restrictions on its G500 and G600 business jets has delayed certification of the new Gulfstream G700 into next year, parent company General Dynamics confirmed July 27.
The advisory committee’s right-of-way solution facilitates innovation that accommodates all users of the airspace. The FAA, with support from Congress, should work to implement it as quickly as possible.
Air traffic controllers need pilots to follow ATC instructions closely. But the FAA's massive Aeronautical Information Manual, pilots written link to good communications, offers just eight pages of pilot/controller lingo.
The application will allow Joby’s U.S.-based certification to be concurrently validated by the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority, accelerating access to the British market.
EASA has published new guidance for complying with the European agency’s mandate that repair stations set up safety management systems (SMS) by late 2024.
An FAA in transition is creating drag on the general aviation (GA) industry as it also faces economic headwinds, association executives told the House Aviation Subcommittee July 13.
The Biden Administration has picked Phillip Washington, head of Denver International Airport and an experienced transportation official, to lead the Federal Aviation Administration.
Third parties will find it harder to identify and track Elon Musk’s G650 and other private jets under a revised privacy program the FAA manages now but plans to outsource to a vendor.
