Sometimes, the U.S. Congress gets it right. Several requirements in a sweeping 2020 law aimed at improving FAA’s safety oversight offer a few examples.
Joint research by the FAA and Swiss AI startup Daedalean is expected to help shape certification requirements for the use of machine-learning in safety-critical avionics.
Facing a deadline that would require major changes to uncertified 737 MAX variants, Boeing continues to argue the status quo—and keeping the family as similar as possible—is the safer course of action.
The FAA issued final paperwork clearing the return to service of 52 Pratt & Whitney-powered Boeing 777-200s operated by United Airlines, ending a grounding that has constrained the carrier’s widebody capacity over the last fifteen months.
Boeing will not get the 737-10 certified in 2022, but it is confident that a looming deadline that would require a major flight-deck change will not apply to the largest 737 MAX variant.
FAA Flight Standards Service executive director David Boulter will take the agency’s top civil-service safety job on an interim basis when current acting associate administrator for Aviation Safety Chris Rocheleau leaves government service at the end of May.
The “mature” detect-and-avoid technology could enable beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations for UAVs within the U.S. National Airspace System, the company says.
FAA’s fiscal 2023 baseline budget request of $18.6 billion includes $17.5 million to support aircraft certification reform mandates, including funds for adding more than 50 positions.
The Airport Terminal Program's goals are to “upgrade, modernize, and rebuild our nation’s airport terminals and sponsor-owned” air traffic control towers, FAA said.
New draft guidance on flight path management represents a major milestone in FAA’s years-long effort to address shortcomings in training and operational procedures linked to how pilots ensure aircraft are moving safely and under control.
AT&T and Verizon Wireless have agreed to limit deployment of their new 5G C-band services around some of the busiest U.S. commercial airports, acquiescing to a last-minute plea by major airlines so that aviation stakeholders can further quantify potential safety risks to radio altimeters and related systems.
Many of the radio altimeters currently installed on aircraft likely will have to be retrofitted with filters or replaced to protect against potential 5G interference, experts say.
Input from whistleblowers underscore the need for reform of FAA product certification oversight, with emphasis on ensuring company-employed experts working on behalf of the agency remain free of undue pressure.
Corrosion from prolonged exposure to salty air set the stage for a part to crack and trigger a recent inflight engine shutdown on a Bombardier CRJ-1000, an FAA airworthiness directive confirms.
The FAA’s compliance with recently enacted aircraft certification reforms is progressing, the agency’s top official said, underscoring that required changes combined with other agency initiatives are changing how the regulator works with companies, notably Boeing.
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson is not anticipating “significant” agency staffing issues linked to workers not complying with a broader COVID-19 vaccine mandate, and reassured lawmakers that contingency plans are in place to handle potential disruptions.
A new FAA safety alert spotlights the risk of inadvertently activating the go-around mode on Boeing 757s and 767s, urging operators and training providers to make sure pilots are aware of the scenario and its role in the 2019 fatal accident of an Atlas Air 767.
