FAA licenses Huntsville airport to operate commercial space reentries
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a license for Huntsville International Airport (HSV) to operate as a…
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FAA approves airworthiness criteria for Wingcopter 198 delivery drone
German aerospace company Wingcopter announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued the Special Class Airworthiness Criteria…
FAA invests $1B of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding in air traffic control
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has started investing the first $1 billion of $5 billion funding from the…
FAA downgrades Russia’s air safety rating due to non-compliance with ICAO
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on April 21, 2022 that it had downgraded Russia’s air safety rating.The…
FAA revokes license of YouTuber who crashed plane
The Federal Aviation Administration has revoked the pilot license of a YouTuber who posted a video of his light aircraft…
FAA makes Zero Tolerance policy against unruly passengers permanent
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on April 20, 2022 that its Zero Tolerance Policy against unruly passengers…
FAA to probe Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 mid-flight windshield crack
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will investigate an emergency landing case of a Delta Air Lines flight in…
Aviation safety chief Billy Nolen to serve as acting FAA administrator
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has named top aviation safety professional Billy Nolen as acting FAA administrator as…
Former Boeing 737 MAX chief test pilot found not guilty of misleading FAA
Former Boeing 737 MAX chief technical pilot Mark Forkner was found not guilty of misleading the United States…
Boeing, NTSB, FAA release statements about China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735
American aircraft manufacturer Boeing, The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have released…
Cessna SkyCourier turboprop receives FAA certification
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certified Textron’s newest twin-engine turboprop, the Cessna SkyCourier. The new…
US FAA expands use of independent review when certifying aircraft
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will expand the use of internal and external independent safety experts…
FAA expands no-fly zone to include Ukraine, Belarus, parts of Russia
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) on February 24, 2022 to…
FAA head Steve Dickson to resign at the end of March 2022
Steve Dickson, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration, says he will resign from the U.S aviation authority…
FAA tightens up approval for Boeing 787 Dreamliners to check manufacturing
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will issue final approvals for all individual Boeing 787 aircraft, it announced on…
FAA records highest number of dangerous laser strikes in 2021
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has received 9,723 reports of dangerous laser strikes from pilots in 2021, a…
FAA designates “no drone zone” for Super Bowl 56 in Los Angeles
Drones may have been part of the halftime act for the Super Bowl in 2017, but the US…
FAA chief to testify at US House hearing on 5G aviation safety
Stephen Dickson, administrator and head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is set to testify before a US…