Federal Aviation Administration

SpaceX set to literally rock Florida with more and bigger Starship launches

Of course the FAA wants a look at the environmental impact of Musk's plans

Science10 May 2024 | 32

FAA now requires reentry vehicles to get licensed before launch

Commercial operators must try Varda

Science22 Apr 2024 | 9

Engine cover flies from Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 during takeoff

FAA investigation set to examine failure after aircraft fire in Texas last week

Offbeat08 Apr 2024 | 92

FAA gives Boeing 90 days to fix serious safety shortcomings found in report

Expert panel finds 'a lack of awareness of safety-related metrics at all levels,' and more, at plane maker

Offbeat28 Feb 2024 | 27

FAA gives SpaceX a bunch of homework to do before Starship flies again

You've heard of Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly. How about an energetic engine failure?

Science27 Feb 2024 | 60

Google co-founder Brin named a defendant in wrongful death complaint

Lawsuit accuses contractor and co-defendants of 'pacify and delay' tactics

Legal23 Feb 2024 | 31

You could have heard a pin drop: Virgin Galactic reports itself to the FAA

Updated Everything's fine, but a fastening fell off when it shouldn't have

The Reg in Space06 Feb 2024 | 28

UK Civil Aviation Authority ponders vertiports for flying taxis

eVTOL to use existing aerodrome infrastructure

Offbeat25 Jan 2024 | 18

Boeing goes boing: 757 loses a wheel while taxiing down the runway

That old kit isn't our fault Boeing tells us

Personal Tech24 Jan 2024 | 65

Travel app Kayak offers Boeing 737 Max 9 filter after that door plug drama

Handy feature as FAA expands inspections to 737-900ER aircraft

Personal Tech22 Jan 2024 | 36

Another airline finds loose bolts in Boeing 737-9 during post-blowout fleet inspections

Someone please remind Boeing how to build airplanes ... again

Offbeat09 Jan 2024 | 178

Nearly 200 Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes grounded after door plug flies off mid-flight

NTSB chair pushes for 25 hours of cockpit voice and flight data recordings

Offbeat08 Jan 2024 | 116

SpaceX celebrates Starship launch as a success – even with the explosion

Test, progress, or mishap – take your pick

Science20 Nov 2023 | 193

FAA is done with Starship's safety review, now it's over to the birds and turtles

No launch license until environmental investigation is complete

Science01 Nov 2023 | 17

FAA wants rocket jockeys to clean up after their space launch parties

Have you seen orbit? There's junk everywhere

Science22 Sep 2023 | 6

SpaceX says, sure, Starship blew up but you can forget about the rest of that lawsuit

Won't someone think of the (checks notes) Kemp's Ridley sea turtle?

Science06 Jul 2023 | 54

Forget these apps and AI, where's my flying car? Ah, here's one with an FAA license

Also: No comment on that choice of name for a wee leccy chopper

Bootnotes29 Jun 2023 | 67

FAA proposes air taxi pilot licensing plans, sans actual air taxis

We're still a couple years out from eVTOLs picking you up for that red eye flight, and even that may be pushing it

Offbeat08 Jun 2023 | 7

Eco warriors sue FAA over Starship fallout, claim watchdog is lost in space

NEPA was violated by letting SpaceX do its own impact study, suit alleges

Science02 May 2023 | 29

US watchdog grounds SpaceX Starship after that explosion

Musk loyalists said launch wasn't a failure. Tell that to folks, wildlife covered in dust, ash, debris

Science26 Apr 2023 | 157

SpaceX threatened with $175,000 fine for Starlink crash risk paperwork blunder

Video Looks like Musketeers jumped the gun, launched mission too early

Science18 Feb 2023 | 24

US warns aging air-traffic control code won't be fixed until 2030

NOTAM chance in hell this stuff is getting sorted soon despite outage

Software07 Feb 2023 | 13

Aviation overhaul bill passes US House... for the third time

Maybe it'll be different this year as clamors of 'I told you so' accompany the proposal

Networks26 Jan 2023 | 16

Massive outage grounded US flights because someone accidentally deleted a file

Our lives are in your hands, and you have butterfingers?

Software21 Jan 2023 | 41

FAA grounds all US departures after NOTAM goes down

Updated 'Damaged database file' blamed, no evidence of cyberattack found, as air travel chaos continues

Networks11 Jan 2023 | 55

FAA sets 2024 deadline for preventing 5G crash landings

US watchdog puts its foot down: Even a small possibility of interference means a fix is mandatory

Networks10 Jan 2023 | 11

Southwest Airlines blames IT breakdown for stranding holiday travelers

Have they tried turning it off and back on again?

Networks28 Dec 2022 | 77

Musk bans private-plane-tracking @Elonjet on Twitter, threatens legal action

Updated Say what you want – until Elon decides it affects him, too

Offbeat15 Dec 2022 | 188

FAA wants pilots to be less dependent on computer autopilots

US aviation advisory addresses concerns raised follow 2013 Asiana Airlines crash

Software23 Nov 2022 | 84

FAA asks for vendor feedback on $10b tech contract

But keen to avoid any mf bespoke software on the mf planes (and other hardware)

Personal Tech22 Nov 2022 | 4

Quit worrying about 5G C-band and crashing aircraft, US govt eggheads sigh

Back off FAA, I'm a scientist

Networks12 Oct 2022 | 13

Delta Air Lines throws $60m at flying taxi startup Joby Aviation

Will fly passengers to and from city airports, if it ever takes off

Offbeat12 Oct 2022 | 22

US military fuels eVTOL research with $75m contract

The renewed agreement more than doubles the DoD's deal with Joby Aviation

Science12 Aug 2022 | 11

5G C-band rollout at US airports slowed over radio altimeter safety fears

Well, they did say from July, now they really mean from July 2023

Networks27 Jun 2022 | 10

If you want to launch Starship from Texas, here's some homework, FAA tells SpaceX

Be a good neighbor to folks and the environment, and we'll think that permit over

Science14 Jun 2022 | 22

FAA to airlines: 5G-sensitive radio altimeters have to go

Affected jet equipment will need retrofitting and eventual replacement, agency warns

Networks04 May 2022 | 24

FAA now says 5G airports may interfere with Boeing 737s

'Radio altimeters cannot be relied upon to function' – gulp

Networks24 Feb 2022 | 66

Watchdog clears 90 per cent of US commercial aircraft to land in low visibility at nation's 5G C-band airports

Updated Don't start celebrating just yet if you own a Boeing 747-8, 747-8F, 777

Networks26 Jan 2022 | 28