Not everyone in the industry views the proposal positively. David Smith, CEO of Robinson Helicopter Company, criticized the legislation in a sharply worded LinkedIn post, characterizing the proposal ...

Bipartisan legislation introduced in the US Senate aims to enhance transparency and efficiency in the Federal Aviation ...

The FAA could clear Archer Aviation’s first commercial flights within the next few years. Its type certification could be difficult to complete, but the FAA’s new eVTOL Integration Pilot Program could ...

The FAA this month quietly published long-awaited guidance for the certification of powered-lift aircraft-the first new category of civil aircraft since helicopters were introduced in the 1940s.

Federal auditors say U.S. regulators didn’t understand a flight-control system that played a role in two deadly crashes of a Boeing jet and must improve their process for certifying new planes. The ...

On January 17, 2025, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced two significant, pending regulatory changes regarding the digitization of aircraft registration and certification processes.

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Filing advances the hybrid-electric aircraft from the FAA's Emerging Technology Division into formal certification ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration plans to propose changes to speed certification of new commercial airplanes, the Trump administration said in a notice on Thursday. The FAA ...

Milestone marks key moment in Joby’s path to commercialization Testing lays groundwork for FAA pilots to fly Joby aircraft Flight testing expected to begin in 2025 SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)- ...

Archer Aviation is downgraded from Buy to Hold due to expected delays in FAA type certification, now likely not before 2028. ACHR shows early commercialization progress with deals in Los Angeles, ...