U.S. FAA

By Christine Boynton
The FAA and NTSB are investigating the event, which took place around 9:15 a.m. local time on Sept. 12.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Acquired by Airbus in 2001, Poland’s PZL-Okecie produced more than 1,000 of the four-seat Wilgas between 1967 and 2008.
Business Aviation

By Sean Broderick
FAA leadership has no intention of changing the agency’s longstanding position on reduced crew operations (RCO).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX says it has been ready to launch the fifth Starship-Super Heavy Integrated Flight Test (IFT-5) since early August.
Commercial Space

By Aaron Karp, Christine Boynton
A Delta Air Lines A350 and CRJ-900 collided on a taxiway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Sept. 10; the FAA and NTSB are investigating.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s latest commitment to change its corporate culture remains in its early days, Administrator Mike Whitaker said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Ukraine believes it can and should restart airline operations if airport repair funds can be found; others are skeptical.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The FAA has announced the largest single funding round in Airport Improvement Program history, with $1.9 billion allocated across 519 grants.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
Weather is an ongoing challenge for airlines, and recent disruptions have spurred technological upgrades and collaboration to improve delay mitigation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Aircraft serial number 0001 is being assembled at Bye’s facilities at Centennial Airport in Denver.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The testbed aircraft made its first flight in June from the company’s test facility at California’s Mojave Air & Space Port.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
Although there is no imminent threat, pilot groups are stepping up their campaign against reduced-crew and single-pilot concepts.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s sweeping changes to certification-related safety assessments address four long-standing NTSB recommendations that emerged from three accident probes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Bratislava-based AirExplore has received approval from the U.S. Transportation Department to begin commercial operations in U.S. airspace.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Japanese electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer SkyDrive has raised additional funding from its Series C round.
Emerging Technologies

By Bill Carey
Standards to protect aircraft radar altimeters from interference by 5G transmitters will not be completed by 2028, Aerospace Industries Association execs say.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
Boeing is working to identify why a common structural load-carrying component was found damaged on all 777-9 test aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
With a takeoff weight of 54 lb., the Skiron-XLE complies with FAA Part 107 regulations for small drones.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
SkyDrive has signed an agreement with the Osaka Metro Co. to study using air taxis in the area after the 2025 World Expo there.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
The updates would be the second major changes in two years to International Aviation Safety Assessment policy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By P. Barry Butler
Pilot-to-pilot and pilot-to-ATC communications are among the areas in which AI is enriching and accelerating student training.
Emerging Technologies

By David Casey
FAA representatives are in Kazakhstan to conduct an audit in preparation for launching direct flights between Kazakhstan and the U.S. by the end of 2025.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA has finalized updates to transport category airplane certification-related safety evaluations, harmonizing FAA’s rules with similar European standards.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton, Helen Massy-Beresford
Carriers are bolstering resilience to growing cybersecurity threats, while regulators work to encourage collaboration around risks and harmonize standards.
Safety, Ops & Regulation