U.S. FAA

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s plan to revamp its foreign aviation authority audit program parameters for the second time in three years is generating pushback from stakeholders.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
A final FAA rule outlining standards for pilot certification and operations of eVTOL aircraft is expected to be published before the end of the year.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Opened in April, Archer’s government affairs office is located at 500 L’Enfant Plaza.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The FAA has certified a one-time life extension for main gearbox housings for the Sikorsky S-92 twin-engine heavy helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The FAA is proposing to fine SpaceX $633,009 for allegedly failing to follow its launch license requirements during two Falcon flights from Florida last year.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The FAA said Sept. 17 that it has granted approval for the use of a second 100-octane unleaded fuel in piston aircraft, specifically Cessna 172R/S Skyhawks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Gulf Air hopes to return to the U.S. market next year after an absence of almost three decades.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
The FAA and NTSB are investigating the event, which took place around 9:15 a.m. local time on Sept. 12.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Acquired by Airbus in 2001, Poland’s PZL-Okecie produced more than 1,000 of the four-seat Wilgas between 1967 and 2008.
Business Aviation

By Sean Broderick
FAA leadership has no intention of changing the agency’s longstanding position on reduced crew operations (RCO).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX says it has been ready to launch the fifth Starship-Super Heavy Integrated Flight Test (IFT-5) since early August.
Commercial Space

By Aaron Karp, Christine Boynton
A Delta Air Lines A350 and CRJ-900 collided on a taxiway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Sept. 10; the FAA and NTSB are investigating.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s latest commitment to change its corporate culture remains in its early days, Administrator Mike Whitaker said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Ukraine believes it can and should restart airline operations if airport repair funds can be found; others are skeptical.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The FAA has announced the largest single funding round in Airport Improvement Program history, with $1.9 billion allocated across 519 grants.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
Weather is an ongoing challenge for airlines, and recent disruptions have spurred technological upgrades and collaboration to improve delay mitigation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Aircraft serial number 0001 is being assembled at Bye’s facilities at Centennial Airport in Denver.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The testbed aircraft made its first flight in June from the company’s test facility at California’s Mojave Air & Space Port.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
Although there is no imminent threat, pilot groups are stepping up their campaign against reduced-crew and single-pilot concepts.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s sweeping changes to certification-related safety assessments address four long-standing NTSB recommendations that emerged from three accident probes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Bratislava-based AirExplore has received approval from the U.S. Transportation Department to begin commercial operations in U.S. airspace.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Japanese electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer SkyDrive has raised additional funding from its Series C round.
Emerging Technologies

By Bill Carey
Standards to protect aircraft radar altimeters from interference by 5G transmitters will not be completed by 2028, Aerospace Industries Association execs say.
Safety, Ops & Regulation