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Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The aviation industry is taking steps as it moves toward digital airworthiness tags.

Textron Aviation’s Cessna Citation Ascend midsize jet achieved FAA type certification Nov. 5, with entry into service expected before the end of 2025.

The FAA and U.S. DOT list of 40 airports to be affected as of Nov. 7 by schedule cuts include essentially all of America's largest and busiest airports.

U.S. lawmakers are pushing what the FAA said was not worth the cost: a broader application of Automated Dependent Surveillance Broadcast capabilities.

Joby Aviation has powered on the first aircraft for use in its Type Inspection Authorization flight test campaign.

The FAA is prepared to cut flights by 10% at 40 high-traffic markets around the nation, responding to evidence of mounting pressures and fatigue.

The MRO industry faces challenges in keeping pace with rapid advancements in connected aircraft cabins.

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.

A UPS Boeing MD-11 crashed on takeoff from Louisville International Airport late Nov. 4 with three crew members onboard.

Steady rate increases on Boeing’s two key in-service commercial models signal that the airframer’s turnaround is gaining steam.

Joby Aviation announced the start of manufacture of conforming propeller blades for its S4 eVTOL air taxi at its factory in Dayton, Ohio.

Regulatory compliance is the responsibility of the FAA certificate holder—even if the government shuts down.

SpaceX proposes revised blast-danger zones for Starship launch activities in Florida.

The FAA has granted parts manufacturer approval to Chromalloy’s CFM56 high-pressure turbine stage 1 blade.

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

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.

When Dronamics was founded 11 years ago, the Bulgarian startup took a contrarian view to the emerging commercial drone market.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

A bipartisan push by U.S. lawmakers to force the FAA to require ADS-B In continues to gain momentum.

Miami-based Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) has launched a project to convert Boeing 737-900 aircraft to freighters.

The long international nightmare is over: The commercial aviation manufacturing upcycle is finally, believably happening.

The Chinese eVTOL industry is robust.

U.S. airlines were among the businesses affected by an Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage, with impacts that varied brand-by-brand.

The FAA has approved Boeing’s request to increase 737 MAX production to 42 aircraft per month.