U.S. FAA

By Garrett Reim
Xwing has started the FAA certification process for its Superpilot autonomous flight control technology.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA surprised the industry in May 2022 with a shift to certifying electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles from Part 23 to Part 21.
Advanced Air Mobility

Brett Levanto
Aftermarket stakeholders should consider multiple perspectives when working to solve the MRO workforce shortage.
Workforce & Training

By Bill Carey
Clay Lacy Aviation said the FAA has validated its safety management system (SMS).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
The 777X flight test tempo continues to accelerate.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The FAA is updating engine bird ingestion certification requirements to better reflect real-world scenarios.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Limosa plans to develop the LimoConnect, an eight-seat tiltrotor with distributed electric propulsion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Aaron Karp
The U.S. FAA will provide funds for the safety measure, which enables aircraft to avoid crossing runways.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
The agency is considering requiring SMS for repair stations, and the NTSB is convinced they would be beneficial.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jen DiMascio
The launch marks the start of the military's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
Defense

By Bill Carey
Safety should be a value rather than a priority, say business aviation experts who spoke March 30 during an NBAA News Hour webinar.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing is making progress on handing over required 737-7 certification paperwork and is close to re-starting 767 deliveries, a top executive said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
The summit sought ideas to improve New York-area operations in summer 2023.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
UK startup Vertical Aerospace has received design organization approval from the the country’s Civil Aviation Authority.
Advanced Air Mobility

Adam Woodworth
The CEO of Wing, Google's drone delivery service, is set to testify before the House Subcommittee on Aviation this week.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
Verizon won the FAA’s 15-year $2.4 billion FENS contract to establish a more modern network infrastructure.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Billy Nolen’s March 28 remarks outline a massive undertaking for an industry that has pushed safety to nearly incomprehensible levels.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Aura Aero is a French AAM) startup with ambitions of building a family of electric regional aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
With both securing certification and preparing for operations looming, Joby Aviation has beefed up its board of directors.
Advanced Air Mobility

Eric Cunningham
Europe and China are investing at least 10 times the amount NASA and the FAA are spending annually for public-private R&D efforts on aeronautics.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Industry stakeholders are being urged to go back to the basics to help minimize mistakes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
The FAA airworthiness directive applies to around 330 U.S.-registered 737s.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
A U.S. push to curb a troubling trend of commercial aviation occurrences will lean heavily on existing safety risk-mitigation strategies.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau, Sean Broderick
The European safety agency’s certification concerns have contributed to the latest 777X delay, but EASA, the FAA and Boeing seem to have found a path forward.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
FAA approval of the last two Boeing 737 MAX variants is “progressing,” a top Boeing official said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation