U.S. FAA

By Keith Mwanalushi
The MRO industry faces challenges in keeping pace with rapid advancements in connected aircraft cabins.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau, Victoria Moores
The Boeing 777-9 is planned to arrive in 2027, seven years after the initial target. Customers are struggling to adapt amid a broader shortage of widebodies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Christine Boynton
A UPS Boeing MD-11 crashed on takeoff from Louisville International Airport late Nov. 4 with three crew members onboard.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno
Steady rate increases on Boeing’s two key in-service commercial models signal that the airframer’s turnaround is gaining steam.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation announced the start of manufacture of conforming propeller blades for its S4 eVTOL air taxi at its factory in Dayton, Ohio.
Advanced Air Mobility

Brett Levanto
Regulatory compliance is the responsibility of the FAA certificate holder—even if the government shuts down.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX proposes revised blast-danger zones for Starship launch activities in Florida.
Operations & Safety

By Sean Broderick, Lee Ann Shay
The FAA has granted parts manufacturer approval to Chromalloy’s CFM56 high-pressure turbine stage 1 blade.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
The ongoing US government shutdown is putting aviation safety at risk as air traffic controllers and TSA staff work unpaid.
Air Transport

By Christine Boynton
Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines will now operate under a single operating certificate (SOC), clearing a major regulatory hurdle in their ongoing merger integration process.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
When Dronamics was founded 11 years ago, the Bulgarian startup took a contrarian view to the emerging commercial drone market.
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
A bipartisan push by U.S. lawmakers to force the FAA to require ADS-B In continues to gain momentum.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Miami-based Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) has launched a project to convert Boeing 737-900 aircraft to freighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
The long international nightmare is over: The commercial aviation manufacturing upcycle is finally, believably happening.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
The Chinese eVTOL industry is robust.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Christine Boynton
U.S. airlines were among the businesses affected by an Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage, with impacts that varied brand-by-brand.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA has approved Boeing’s request to increase 737 MAX production to 42 aircraft per month.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
If the U.S. air transport system is reduced to chaos by the shutdown, the public—and the businesses that depend on air transport of people and cargo—will be angry.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By William Garvey
The company will celebrate 50 years in 2026. It specializes in auxiliary fuel systems for aircraft range extension, plus maintenance and custom interiors.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Graham Warwick
U.S. electric aircraft startup Beta Technologies has priced its planned initial public offering at $27-33 per share, for gross proceeds of $675-825 million.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Boeing subsidiary Wisk Aero is gearing up for a first flight of its Gen 6 autonomous eVTOL air taxi “very, very soon,” the startup’s CEO said.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters is in discussions with city and state officials in California over potential sales of its Super Puma family of helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Aaron Karp
American Airlines is preparing pilots to fly Airbus A321XLR aircraft on transatlantic routes next year.
Airports & Networks

By Bill Carey
At NBAA 2025, the leader of the union representing the FAA’s controller workforce called on U.S. lawmakers to end the federal government shutdown.
Safety, Ops & Regulation