U.S. FAA

By Sean Broderick
The FAA is pledging to conduct more outreach ahead of major regulatory changes to help better align its mandates with industry’s realities.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The next step is to distinguish between GPS jamming and spoofing, which is less common but more challenging to detect.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The FAA and European Union Aviation Safety Agency have updated their eVTOL certification guidance to narrow the gap between their approaches.
Advanced Air Mobility

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

By Sean Broderick
Boeing developed the plan in response to an FAA 737 production audit and an expert panel’s report on Boeing’s organizational safety.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The ASCIC was formed earlier in 2024 as a direct response to a records-falsification scandal that made headlines late in 2023.
Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
It’s a safe bet most aviation safety professionals know the basics of Japan Airlines Flight 123 (JAL123).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
The successful demonstration positions SpaceX for a quick turnaround for Integrated Flight Test 5.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
The FAA and EASA have released revised certification requirements for eVTOL aircraft that narrow the gap between their regulations.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
The NTSB is urging the FAA to “evaluate the effectiveness of the activation logic for the runway status light system” and, if necessary, update its logic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Operators are working to receive automated flight approvals.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
The FAA on June 4 cleared SpaceX to proceed with the fourth Integrated Flight Test of a Starship-Super Heavy launch system, with the launch targeted for June 6.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Daedalean and Avidyne make progress toward U.S. and EU approval of vision-based situational awareness system.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
Boeing on May 31 resumed delivering KC-46 tankers to the U.S. Air Force following an almost three-month pause.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s increased inspections, audits and production limit put in place at Boeing following January’s 737-9 door plug panel blowout will remain in place.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Amazon has gained FAA approval for beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights of its cargo drones to expand its delivery area in College Station, Texas.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
A sweeping FAA reauthorization bill includes a lot of positives for the maintenance world.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
The FAA Reauthorization Act includes approval for five new daily roundtrips from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport beyond the 1,250-mi. perimeter.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno
The manufacturer’s key targets for 737 and 787 production remain in place, but mounting problems in the short run will not spare its balance sheet.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
While the FAA’s final verdict on the plan isn’t likely to come quickly, expect the agency to offer some initial impressions soon.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jeremy Kariuki
Despite rising geopolitical tensions and economic strains, President and CEO Eric Trappier expressed confidence in Dassault’s market performance at EBACE.
EBACE

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA has issued final airworthiness criteria for Archer Aviation’s Midnight electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By William Garvey
The aircraft departed on wings but returned by flatbed six decades later.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
More than 40% of the in-service Boeing 787 fleet will require inspections to identify incorrectly made parts on fittings that connect floor beams to the fuselage.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
How much did the U.S. Congress pack into the new FAA Reauthorization Act?
Safety, Ops & Regulation