U.S. FAA

By Sean Broderick
The FAA is slowly addressing gaps in its air carrier maintenance oversight process, but many shortcomings flagged by auditors are linked to staffing.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
The U.S. air traffic management (ATM) system used to be heralded as the gold standard of commercial airspace operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Skyryse is pushing its SkyOS digital flight control system through the final phases of FAA supplemental type certification.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Initiatives are underway to develop flight rules for advanced air mobility that capitalize on the unique operating capabilities of new aircraft configurations.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
The FAA is phasing out a major radar modernization program that is running late and well over budget.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Reliable Robotics is entering a critical phase in its effort to certify an automated Cessna Caravan.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
In a late January post on his Truth Social platform, Trump declared that the U.S. would decertify “Bombardier Global Expresses, and all Aircraft made in Canada."
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation aimed at overhauling parts of FAA type certification, with a focus on eVTOL and AAM aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa is beginning to sell most business-class seats onboard its incoming fleet of Boeing 787-9s following long delays in certification of the new seats.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
With its Gen 6 autonomous eVTOL now flying, Wisk Aero says the next phase of development will focus on demoing how its autonomy systems function within NAS.
Advanced Air Mobility

By William Garvey
"The biggest change in general aviation that I have probably seen in my lifetime,” one executive says. Which aviation development generated such praise?
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble, Christine Boynton
The FAA has reversed an order that to ground all commercial and general aviation flights from El Paso, Texas, for 10 days starting on Feb. 10.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
A complex investigation yields 50 recommendations, led by urging the FAA to change how aircraft receive traffic data and alert pilots to collision risks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Trump’s ability to carry out his threat to decertify Bombardier’s Global Express and all Canadian-made aircraft is fairly low, experts say.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
Speaking in Singapore, FAA Administrator Brian Bedford said it was now down to his agency to execute on U.S. air traffic management modernization.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren, Alan Dron, Aaron Karp, Victoria Moores
Whether passengers can use power banks onboard to charge their electronic devices depends on the airline and differing regional regulations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Staff
Regulations recently issued by the FAA for business aircraft.
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By Bill Carey
The U.S. Transportation Department announced an organizational restructuring, including new oversight offices and an agency-wide safety management system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The NTSB agreed that the accident was caused by multiple factors, led by the FAA’s placement of a helicopter route in close proximity to a DCA approach path.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
The FAA has made permanent its ban on all but essential helicopter flights operating in the vicinity of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force expects a quick delivery of the Boeing 747-8i given to President Donald Trump by the government of Qatar.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
As wireless providers eye more services that will crowd the spectrum used by aircraft radio altimeters, the FAA is planning a risk-mitigation strategy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
As Joby moves toward certification, its executives are increasingly focused on operations planning and the steps needed to build an eVTOL airline.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
A Wyoming-based aircraft trust firm has acquired Southern Aircraft Consultancy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The part that failed and triggered the engine separation at the heart of the Nov. 4, 2025, crash of a UPS MD-11 was flagged for inspections by Boeing in 2011.
Safety, Ops & Regulation