U.S. FAA

By Graham Warwick
Amazon Prime Air has petitioned the FAA for an exemption to enable BVLOS of its MK27-2 delivery drone upgraded with an optical detect-and-avoid system.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Advanced Tactics plans to fly two multi-rotor heavylift VTOLs funded through a U. S. Air Force program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Reliable Robotics has wrapped up tests demonstrating flights of its automated aircraft in simulated Class B airspace in Northern California.
Emerging Technologies

By Aaron Karp
The Jacksonville facility is one of 20 en route FAA ATC centers in the U.S.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s AD mandates Pratt’s recommended inspections on the most susceptible engines within 30 days of its effective date.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
True Anomaly says it is aiming to produce one example of its Jackal space domain awareness satellites every five days.
Commercial Space

By Sean Broderick
United Airlines, which has a hub at EWR, and Airlines For America both asked for the extension.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
ACI-NA Executive Vice President Matthew Cornelius said on Aug. 14 that U.S. airports are “heavily relying on debt to finance their capital needs.”
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
The deadline for comments on the FAA’s proposed regulations for operations of powered-lift aircraft closed on Aug. 14.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
Boeing needs more time to validate the risks of mechanics inadvertently leaving nacelle access doors unlatched and develop ways to prevent that from happening.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Another eVTOL technology demonstrator crashes during flight testing. Should the industry be worried?
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Archer Aviation has agreed to settle an intellectual property theft lawsuit filed against it by rival Wisk Aero.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The Hexa is a single-seat, unwinged multicopter with a range of 15 mi. (24 km) and maximum cruise speed of 55 kt.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The low-altitude flight test was conducted at Willcox Playa, Arizona, on March 14.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Tier 1 aerospace suppliers see the AAM industry as a way to bridge the business and technology gaps to the next single-aisle airliner.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
Boeing is redesigning a 737 MAX engine nacelle component after discovering that operating the anti-ice system in certain conditions can damage the part.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Startup Transcend Air has redesigned its turbine-powered tiltwing VTOL aircraft and is working to raise the funds required to build a proof-of-concept vehicle.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Some EAGLE executive committee members briefed pilots on progress made by the four developers of candidate unleaded fuels.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Learning to fly is expensive, attests NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy, who is working toward a private pilot’s license.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Startup Pyka has received approval from the FAA to operate its autonomous electric crop spraying aircraft in the U.S.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
The aircraft-maker has finished its proposed redesign of older 737 nacelles, but it must analyze maintenance-related errors to help mitigate their risk.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Thermoplastic fuselage; Diamond flies electric trainer; Russia’s hybrid regional demo plan; and study highlights airport drone risk.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
Any changes to existing designs deemed safety critical are, by definition, major changes, according to FAA's new draft policy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Irene Klotz
Axiom, SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic have all flown privately paying passengers into orbital and suborbital space from the U.S.
Commercial Space