U.S. FAA

By Bill Carey
Smaller operators contemplate the costs of the FAA’s proposed Safety Management System regulation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jeremy Kariuki
Cirrus Aircraft’s four company-operated service centers have been awarded FAA Part 145 certification, the company announced.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Smaller operators contemplate the costs of the FAA’s proposed Safety Management System regulation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Rob Mark
Depending upon the source, the aviation industry is either desperately short of cockpit crewmembers or has more than enough.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The program enables member states to conduct ramp inspections of aircraft flown by third-country operators, a senior FAA executive said May 4.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
A 2021 Boeing 747 engine failure was caused by an issue flagged by Pratt & Whitney, but its recommended fix was not mandated, a Dutch safety board found.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The FAA has updated its concept of operations for urban air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Nensel
Factors within the airlines’ control, such as aircraft maintenance or lack of crew, were often the leading causes of cancellations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
The pacing item to return to flight may be the automated destruct safety system.
Connected Aerospace

By Bill Carey, Sean Broderick
Amid several major policy and protocol changes, the agency is grappling with a high number of leaders in acting roles.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
European and U.S. regulators are working to ensure transferability of eVTOL type certificates.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Aaron Karp
FAA says it is retiring less efficient air traffic control flight paths dependent on ground radar.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Lithium-metal battery; composite LH2 tanks; agricultural eVTOL; and MTU adds electric motors.
Emerging Technologies

Tom Gentile
Industry needs a reversal of R&D tax amortization and passage of FAA and defense authorization bills.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Angus Batey
Who those people will be, and how they will be recruited, trained and retained were among the topics addressed during a panel discussion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
An engine failure aboard a Longtail Aviation Boeing 747-400 spotlights the importance of keeping records on service-bulletin implementations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA plans to complete key revisions to system safety assessment procedures by late 2024.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
A California county’s prohibition of leaded avgas at Reid-Hillview Airport ignited a slow-moving nationwide transition to unleaded fuel.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

Ian Sheppard
AERO Friedrichshafen, held April 19-22, attracted more than 680 exhibitors from 35 nations and 27,200 visitors.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
The Naples (Florida) Airport Authority (NAA) has concluded its Part 150 Noise Study, which began in 2019.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Jeremy Kariuki
Embraer ended its first quarter of 2023 with the deliveries of seven commercial aircraft and eight executive jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
An environmental group has notified some defendant companies in a settlement they are violating its requirement to provide unleaded fuel for piston aircraft.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Sean Broderick
The FAA has formed an independent safety review team and given it six months to study the U.S. air traffic system with an eye to mitigating risks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
Pittsburgh International Airport has received $1.4 million via the FAA’s zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) grant program.
Airports & Networks

By Garrett Reim
During the test campaign, Reliable Robotics coordinated encounters of 2 of its aircraft in California while data was being collected by FAA ground-based radar.
Advanced Air Mobility