U.S. FAA

By Sean Broderick
A complex investigation yields 50 recommendations, led by urging the FAA to change how aircraft receive traffic data and alert pilots to collision risks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Trump’s ability to carry out his threat to decertify Bombardier’s Global Express and all Canadian-made aircraft is fairly low, experts say.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
Speaking in Singapore, FAA Administrator Brian Bedford said it was now down to his agency to execute on U.S. air traffic management modernization.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren, Alan Dron, Aaron Karp, Victoria Moores
Whether passengers can use power banks onboard to charge their electronic devices depends on the airline and differing regional regulations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Staff
Regulations recently issued by the FAA for business aircraft.
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By Bill Carey
The U.S. Transportation Department announced an organizational restructuring, including new oversight offices and an agency-wide safety management system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The NTSB agreed that the accident was caused by multiple factors, led by the FAA’s placement of a helicopter route in close proximity to a DCA approach path.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
The FAA has made permanent its ban on all but essential helicopter flights operating in the vicinity of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force expects a quick delivery of the Boeing 747-8i given to President Donald Trump by the government of Qatar.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
As wireless providers eye more services that will crowd the spectrum used by aircraft radio altimeters, the FAA is planning a risk-mitigation strategy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
As Joby moves toward certification, its executives are increasingly focused on operations planning and the steps needed to build an eVTOL airline.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
A Wyoming-based aircraft trust firm has acquired Southern Aircraft Consultancy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The part that failed and triggered the engine separation at the heart of the Nov. 4, 2025, crash of a UPS MD-11 was flagged for inspections by Boeing in 2011.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The FAA has ordered a UK-based company to surrender aircraft registration certificates it obtained using trust agreements.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Google subsidiary Wing announced plans to expand its drone delivery service to an additional 150 Walmart stores over the next year.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
The Trump administration is ramping up its effort to build a new air traffic control system in three years.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA plans to order mandatory inspections of Boeing 737 Next Generation (NG) horizontal stabilizer components.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
A draft rule issued before companies secure approvals for their next-generation service suggests the FAA learned some lessons from the 2022 5G C-Band rollout.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The U.S. subsidiary of Spain’s Indra Group announced a $342 million contract under the FAA’s Radar System Replacement program.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA is proposing a retrofit plan to ensure radio altimeters function as expected after new wireless spectrum is sold off and activated in the coming years
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation has accepted the first of two flight simulators developed in partnership with CAE.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The new year is set to be a critical one for the emerging advanced air mobility industry.
Advanced Air Mobility

By David Casey
Flights to and from the Eastern Caribbean are being restored after U.S. aviation authorities lifted temporary airspace restrictions imposed following U.S. military action in Venezuela.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
A new ban on foreign UAS, parts or systems in the U.S. will have far-reaching effects for UAS users but may not lead to a renaissance of American providers.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
FlyHouse has completed its acquisition of Sun Air Jets, bringing with it the aircraft manager and charter operator’s assets, operations and personnel.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers