U.S. FAA

Electric seaglider startup Regent Craft announced the opening of a new government affairs office in Washington, D.C.

The FAA on July 25 said there were no public safety issues associated with the failure of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket two weeks ago, clearing the company to resume flights.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

EAA AirVenture ’24 was filled with aircraft debuts, technology advancements, flying and commemorating milestones.

FAA and NATCA have agreed on new duty time provisions aimed at addressing air traffic controllers' fatigue-related concerns raised in an agency-sponsored report.

A series of recent incidents has prompted the FAA to launch a formal safety review of Southwest Airlines.

ABL uses a deployable ground system that can be set up on a flat concrete pad.

One of the three unleaded fuel candidates being developed for use across the range of piston-engine aircraft is advancing through an FAA testing regime.

“We hope to power their ZEROe,” ZeroAvia founder and CEO Val Miftakhov said on the first day of this year's Farnborough Airshow.

Wipaire announced FAA STC approval of its new Yukon composite propeller for Cessna Caravans, a joint development with Hartzell Propeller.

Major IT outages are hitting industries across the world, with airlines and airports affected.

The FAA has issued recommendations to mitigate the risks during mass aircraft demonstrations at aviation events.

The U.S. Space Force does not yet anticipate any delays to its upcoming launch manifest because of the investigation into the July 11 failure of a Falcon 9.

In a milestone for electric aircraft, Electric Power Systems (EPS) has submitted the first application for FAA approval of a lithium propulsion battery system.

Pivotal says it has delayed customer deliveries of its Helix personal electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to 2025.

The newly expanded consortium will also explore opportunities for the Dream Chaser in Japan and across the Asian continent.

Boeing is adding requirements for moving aircraft down production lines and new traveled work protocols.

Joby Aviation modifies S4 pre-production prototype into a technology demonstrator for hydrogen-electric propulsion.

The DOT has 60 days from the date the FAA Reauthorization Act was signed into law to make its selections, and any comments on applications are due July 17.

The FAA’s informal rulemaking process should welcome open communication to ensure impacts are understood.

Tasked with boosting both production rates and aircraft quality, Boeing is making long-needed changes to its decades-old production protocols.

In an upcoming airworthiness directive, the FAA will order inspections of all U.S.-registered 737 Next Generation and 737 MAX models in service.

The FAA has granted another $289 million to U.S. airports for infrastructure projects, including $66.7 million to PHX for taxiway work.

Boeing plans to pursue formal AS9100 certification, matching a requirement to which it holds suppliers across its businesses.

Form an objective 3rd-party firm outside Boeing to approve design data and oversee production of those approved products, Kilroy Aviation CEO Mike Borfitz says.