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The FAA has fleshed out its thinking on the hazards posed by downwash from VTOL aircraft and released draft design standards for heliports and vertiports for industry comment.

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

Nearly a decade after launch, the 737-10 is in line to carry passengers, and Boeing can start expanding its safety changes to the rest of the 737 MAX family.

U.S. autonomous flight startup Reliable Robotics has begun test flights from Albuquerque, New Mexico, under a four-phase project that is planned to culminate in revenue-generating cargo flights by a Cessna Caravan modified into an uncrewed aircraft.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy touted FAA's ATC modernization progress and first-ever AAM certification for Beta's Alia 250 at NBAA.

Beta Technologies has secured the first FAA market survey authorization for an eVTOL, permitting flights with prospective customers onboard its Alia A250.

Despite signs that initial deliveries of the 777-9 might slip further into 2027 on the back of delays to ETOPS testing, Boeing is doing all it can to prepare for the campaign.

Joby Aviation may have conducted a test flight of an undisclosed second-generation hydrogen-electric uncrewed aircraft.

Natilus received $3.5 million from the Pentagon and Air Force to advance its Kona BWB freighter toward a contested logistics demonstration.

Autonomous flight systems developer Reliable Robotics says the value of its Series D fundraising round has increased to $275 million.

The Boeing 737-10 has earned FAA type certification, clearing the way for the company to begin deliveries of the model that accounts for nearly a quarter of its backlog.

Aeromexico says talks between the FAA and Mexican officials over a possible aviation safety downgrade were constructive.

RTX Collins unveils the Tower MicroELITE, an FAA-approved display system that integrates ADS-B and radar data for contract and private ATC towers.

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford says new AI tool SMART will optimize airline schedules and cut airport congestion, not “nationalize” carriers' flight planning.

A new temporary flight restriction bars unauthorized drones within one nm of the U.S.-Mexico border as the Pentagon fields counter‑drone lasers.

Unusual Machines expects commercial uses to comprise around half the end market for its drone components by 2029, reversing defense’s current domination.

GE Aerospace will work with the FAA on a road map for hybrid-electric certification and develop more stringent icing tests of the Open Fan under the regulator’s CLEEN program.

Manna shifts its drone delivery business to the U.S., relocates leadership to Tulsa and begins building a domestic supply chain as it expands operations.

News about FkyOne, High Lander, and more.

Garmin's extensive range of avionics systems and services for business aviation will be on display at NBAA-BACE.

Swift Fuel GmbH says EASA and UK CAA validated FAA approvals are letting more aircraft and engines use Swift 100R unleaded avgas in Europe.

SpaceX proposes up to 435 annual Starship-Super Heavy launches from Texas in a draft environmental review released by the FAA on Oct. 14.

Nimbus completed flight tests of a scale model for its hybrid-electric N1000 light business jet; sizing the propulsion system is next.

Democrats serving on the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee have asked for an audit of the FAA’s use of developmental air traffic management (ATM) systems designed to optimize airspace use.

Cabin equipment suppliers vie for a share in the growing market of lithium battery fire mitigation, offering bags that can contain the hazardous phenomenon.