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

Joby’s first production prototype was rolled out in late June from its low-rate manufacturing facility in Marina, California.

New requirements to validate human factors assumptions and the need to comply with a 2013 rule have pushed Boeing down an unfamiliar path to 777X type inspection authorization.

Boeing was concerned enough about compliance with parts-removal requirements to have the issue under a formal safety risk assessment before the Jan. 5 incident.

Beta Technologies has received FAA approval to commence dual-seat pilot training in its all-electric Alia vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft.

Archer says it is on track to complete construction of its high rate manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia, by year’s end.

True safety management systems must be integrated into existing requirements instead of piled on top of other programs.

The latest Jetson One V2 Mk5 frame features design tweaks to accommodate the final battery design.

The NTSB’s planned two-day hearing on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 will provide a rare and extensive look into Boeing’s commercial aircraft manufacturing process

The U.S. FAA’s scrutiny of Boeing is proving doubly challenging for Allegiant Air.

For years, the FAA has faced heated criticism from the drone industry that it was moving too slowly on authorizing commercial drone operations.

The FAA has authorized startups Wing and Zipline to conduct beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone deliveries in shared airspace over Dallas-Fort Worth.

The U.S. Air Force and Boeing have discovered another serious deficiency on the KC-46 tanker but expect it to be resolved quickly.

Long considered an industry change-driver, the carrier is reworking the model that has set it apart for more than 50 years.

More than 300 airports have received a share of $374  million in grants awarded through the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program.

Electric seaglider startup Regent Craft announced the opening of a new government affairs office in Washington, D.C.

The FAA on July 25 said there were no public safety issues associated with the failure of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket two weeks ago, clearing the company to resume flights.

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

EAA AirVenture ’24 was filled with aircraft debuts, technology advancements, flying and commemorating milestones.

FAA and NATCA have agreed on new duty time provisions aimed at addressing air traffic controllers' fatigue-related concerns raised in an agency-sponsored report.

A series of recent incidents has prompted the FAA to launch a formal safety review of Southwest Airlines.

ABL uses a deployable ground system that can be set up on a flat concrete pad.

One of the three unleaded fuel candidates being developed for use across the range of piston-engine aircraft is advancing through an FAA testing regime.

“We hope to power their ZEROe,” ZeroAvia founder and CEO Val Miftakhov said on the first day of this year's Farnborough Airshow.

Wipaire announced FAA STC approval of its new Yukon composite propeller for Cessna Caravans, a joint development with Hartzell Propeller.