U.S. FAA

By Sean Broderick
The FAA is urging pilots to practice extra vigilance during visual approaches and consider rejecting ATC requests if they might add too much workload.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Eric Allison is chief product officer at Joby Aviation. He recently sat down with Aviation Week to talk about the company’s activities and strategy.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Aaron Karp
Former FAA Associate Administrator of Airports Shannetta Griffin has been appointed the new head of BWI.
Airports & Networks

John Illson
The continued evolution of FAA oversight is essential to support increases in conventional air traffic and expanding drone, commercial space and AAM operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The FAA tests showed that hydrogen could change the flammability characteristics of cabin materials at much lower mixtures.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
A look at how the FAA’s parts manufacturer approval process has evolved during the last 70 years.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
A new U.S. Air Force unit creating a proving ground for autonomous combat aircraft hopes to take flight within the year.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Dean Bellamy
Robust on-orbit sensing and characterization systems are critical to deterring hostile actions and maintaining freedom of access to space as a global common.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Latin American MROs suggest business opportunities may grow from North American aftermarket challenges.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
An FAA exemption allows Midwest ATC student controllers to use classroom and simulator training as credit toward a facility rating at one of its towers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The FAA has implemented a new process for private aircraft owners to request that certain ownership information be kept off publicly available agency websites.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Multi-feedstock SAF production tested; Australian e-aircraft programs advance; ZeroAvia to study large hydrogen UAS; Vertiport design mitigates eVTOL downwash.
Emerging Technologies

Brett Levanto
Repair stations outside the U.S. will need to expand drug and alcohol testing requirements by December 2027.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Acting Administrator Chris Rocheleau fields questions from lawmakers who are frustrated with apparent safety risk-analysis failures at the FAA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
The partnership will see Archer send Midnight electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to Ethiopia for air taxi operations.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The service is sending students to pilot-training schools before they fly on Air Force trainers in a bid to address the lingering pilot shortage.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Graham Warwick
ZeroAvia is working with U.S. and UK regulators to certify elements of its hydrogen-electric powertrain.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
MD Helicopters is working on 10 upgrade packages for the MD500 family of turbine-engine light helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The FAA has accepted XTI Aerospace's application for type certification of the TriFan 600 VTOL business aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Australia has awarded vertiport startup Skyportz a provisional patent for a vertipad design that ameliorates a potential issue with eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
As MRO drone inspections of aircraft gain regulatory steam, providers mull technology additions.
Emerging Technologies

By Lee Ann Shay
Workforce attrition, policy changes and FAA reauthorization mandates impact FAA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Christine Boynton
The mindset is changing on what it means to make air travel accessible.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick, Ben Goldstein, Garrett Reim
The arduous timeline to certify a passenger-carrying eVTOL aircraft has forced some contenders out of the race.
Advanced Air Mobility