U.S. FAA

Christian A. Klein
A look at the rules, people and technology behind the scenes that enabled Taylor Swift’s safe air travel from Tokyo to the 2024 Super Bowl.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing has disclosed it needs to inspect undelivered and in-production 787s after an employee discovered certain tests to validate work were not conducted
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
The special conditions (SC) are needed to account for the tank’s design, which includes walls that also serve as external airplane skin.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Founded in 2019, MightyFly says it is the first developer of large autonomous cargo eVTOL aircraft to receive an FAA flight corridor approval.
Advanced Air Mobility

Jim Morgan
Executives, high-profile individuals and their teams need to understand the security risks from extensive flight data tracking and be equipped to counter them.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The light twinjet Beechjet 400A has remained a popular aircraft through various corporate changes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Joby said it will launch into flight testing with production prototypes of its S4 air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The Alia eVTOL makes the first piloted full transitions between vertical and horizontal flight.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream debuted the two programs in 2021.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The final FAA bill’s contents reflect some of the most headline-grabbing themes from the most recent five-year FAA reauthorization, which expired Oct. 1, 2023.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation has rolled the second production prototype electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi off its pilot line in Marina, California.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
End-to-end urban air mobility demo; integrating airborne collision avoidance system into autonomy; ZeroAvia eyes wider electric market; electrifying the Beaver
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno
Supply chain problems with different root causes will keep output below previous forecasts for much of 2024, as 737 challenges draw more scrutiny.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Bill Carey
The FAA, Lycoming, Swift Fuels and UND are collaborating to isolate the cause of the engine wear issue.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s final rule mandating SMS for several types of organizations, is slated for publication April 26 and becomes effective 30 days later, on May 26.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Nearly flawless fuselages and a sufficient supply of heat exchangers are the two key pacing items determining Boeing’s monthly output of 737s and 787s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Merlin and MIT Lincoln Laboratory are integrating the next-generation collision-avoidance system for uncrewed aircraft into the Merlin Pilot flight system.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Michael Bruno
A reckoning in Renton, Washington, and Wichita is triggering jitters over a potential earthquake across the supply chain.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
The FAA gave Varda Space permission to launch in June 2023 without a reentry license, and the regulator does not want to repeat the situation.
Commercial Space

By Bill Carey
Charter and air tour operators have three years to implement safety management systems (SMS) under the final SMS regulation the FAA announced on April 22.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
A new FAA policy mandates longer minimum off-duty periods between air traffic controller shifts as soon as possible.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
Progress on 787 quality problems is challenged by whistleblower claims of long-term fleet safety risks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation has opened a new regulatory affairs office in Washington as it looks to ramp up lobbying efforts ahead of expected entry-into-service in 2025.
Advanced Air Mobility

The airline has forged agreements with two lessors to lease 35 Airbus A321neos powered by CFM engines with deliveries expected in 2026 and 2027.
Airlines & Lessors