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Category · Aviation
Public airspace, safety, and aviation-related reporting.
Showing 40 of 70 · Sources: Federal Aviation Administration, NASA Aeronautics
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Andrew and Tristan Tate's legal team argued in a Miami court that the two were not a flight risk.
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Phase 2 of the BEYOND program will expand the FAA's efforts to integrate drones into the national airspace system (NAS) and secure America’s leadership in aviation innovation. The FAA will double the program’s current size by selecting up to eight additional entities to serve as lead participants.
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WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $73,000 civil penalty against Lifeflight Aviation Services, LLC of Bangor, Maine, for allegedly violating FAA drug and alcohol testing program regulations. The FAA alleges Lifeflight, hired six pilots and two mechanics and failed to include them in its required random drug and alcohol testing pool. In addition, the FAA alleges one
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WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $69,948 civil penalty against Holling Enterprises of St. Augustine, Florida, for allegedly violating aircraft maintenance regulations. The FAA alleges the repair station performed maintenance on wheel and tire assemblies on aircraft for which it was not rated and at a non-authorized location. In addition, the FAA alleges Holling ap
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WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $60,000 civil penalty against Lycoming Engines of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for allegedly violating aircraft maintenance regulations. The FAA alleges that the aircraft repair station in September 2024 failed to follow the manufacturer’s manual while performing maintenance on four Lycoming TEO-540-CIA engines. The company releas
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WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $127,500 civil penalty against Ameriflight, LLC of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, for allegedly violating drug and alcohol testing regulations. The FAA alleges Ameriflight hired one pilot and one mechanic, failed to include them in its random drug and alcohol testing pool, and allowed them to perform safety-sensitive duties. The alleged
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The new state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Frederick, Maryland, will build digital Voice over IP voice switches that help air traffic controllers communicate with pilots and other air traffic control facilities.
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NASA has selected four university teams to help the agency transform the future of aviation through projects ranging from high-supersonic propulsion systems to low-noise routes for small aircraft flying through cities. The agency made awards through its University Leadership Initiative, which offers student teams the opportunity to contribute to real-world flight research that advances NASA’s goa
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USDOT will fund 238 grants to modernize and reinforce infrastructure at airports nationwide
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NASA’s next Gateways to Blue Skies competition invites collegiate teams to imagine innovative new ways aircraft could inspect land-based infrastructure, such as bridges and tunnels, to improve safety, reliability, and costs by 2035 or sooner. Infrastructure is the foundation of the nation’s strong economy, global competitiveness, and daily quality of life. When that infrastructure is […]
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Many of NASA’s most important aerospace breakthroughs that began in the laboratory were ultimately proven in the sky. For decades, experts at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland conducted flight tests — piloting aircraft into targeted environments such as icing clouds and carefully defined atmospheric routes. This approach allowed them to collect measurements directly in flight, providing cr
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WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that Electra and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in partnership with New Jersey Department of Transportation conducted hybrid-electric demonstration flights to test routes connecting small local airports to major airline hubs. The test flights, which were part of the FAA’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) took pl
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New tech will enhance air traffic controllers’ ability to track planes and vehicles on the runway to prevent incursions
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NASA’s 737 aircraft was painted this week in Oklahoma as it progresses with modifications for use as a reduced gravity test aircraft for the agency. NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, took ownership of the aircraft from the United States Air Force in June. The aircraft will perform lunar-gravity parabolic flights to validate […]
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EWR’s new radar will improve air traffic controllers ability to track planes and vehicles on the runway and prevent runway incursions
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Modern facility provides next generation of air traffic technology
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WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $289,215 civil penalty against Gorge Drones of Stevenson, Washington, for alleged unauthorized drone operations.The FAA alleges Gorge Drones operated a drone on 15 occasions to dispense fertilizer when it did not have an agricultural aircraft operator certificate. In addition, the FAA alleges the drone was not registered with the FA
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The Federal Aviation Administration today announced that Ampaire Inc. and the Utah Department of Transportation conducted a hybrid-electric demonstration flight along Utah’s I-15 corridor to test future cargo service.
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Funding will support runway improvements and family-friendly infrastructure in 44 states and two territories.
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On the overnight flight from Chicago back to England, Andoni Iraola will have plenty of thinking to do after the conclusion of Liverpool's pre-season US tour.
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Multiple routes have been affected by the fires, which broke out near the tracks in Waltham Cross.
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NASA opened its newest wind tunnel, the Flight Dynamics Research Facility, Friday, providing a critical resource for the agency and its partners to test the safety and performance of future generations of aircraft, rockets, and space exploration vehicles. Located at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, the Flight Dynamics Research Facility will support advances […]
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Move fulfills congressional mandate
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is launching a new initiative to streamline commercial space licensing, making it faster and easier for innovators to secure approvals to launch rockets, reenter spacecraft, and operate launch and reentry sites.
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The FAA is moving forward with Mobile Clearance, a digital tool that allows general and business aviation pilots to request departure clearances through approved flight applications. This tool is part of the FAA's efforts to modernize communications between pilots and controllers.
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has invested $23.7 million into Dallas Love Field Airport to enhance the travel experience for families.
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Media are invited to NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, on Friday, July 31, to attend a media tour and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Flight Dynamics Research Facility, the agency’s first new wind tunnel in more than 40 years. The event will include a brief media availability with: This event is in person only […]
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $50,000 civil penalty against Southern Airways Express, LCC of Addison, Texas, for allegedly violating weight-and-balance regulations which caused an incident when an airplane pushed back from the gate.
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The FAA will issue a final rule on July 24, 2026, to ensure aircraft radio altimeters can withstand interference from 5G wireless signals in neighboring spectrum bands. It will require altimeters to meet next-generation performance requirements when aircraft equipped with them operate in the U.S.
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Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced that federal, state and local partners carried out the most comprehensive airspace security and drone mitigation effort in U.S. history during FIFA World Cup 2026.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $306,000 civil penalty against Simulator Center LLC of Sanford, Florida, alleging the pilot training center allowed unqualified instructors to provide flight training and failed to ensure several students completed required training.
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WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $263,750 civil penalty against Southern Airways Express of Addison, Texas, for allegedly operating an aircraft with inoperative required equipment.The FAA alleges that in April 2025 the company operated 29 commercial flights using a Cessna Caravan with a malfunctioning autopilot in violation of its Operations Specifications.Southern
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The blaze close to the parking lots at Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport is said to have originated from a brush fire.
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Machine translated from PL. Original: Ryanair boss says 'foreign object' may have caused plane window incident
Passenger Ljubisa Karović was partially sucked out of a cabin window on the Boeing aircraft.
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An aircraft powered by a megawatt-class hybrid-electric engine developed in collaboration with NASA and built by GE Aerospace, demonstrated flight of an innovation that can inform new generations of fuel-saving aircraft power systems. Mounted to a Saab 340B aircraft, the engine flew at Farnborough International Air Show in the United Kingdom. It was the public […]
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NASA researchers recently put a new wing design, appearing long and thin with a lightweight structural design, through a series of grueling tests to find its structural limits. What they found left them encouraged about the wing’s potential, even when they pushed it past its intended limits. The 15-foot Structural Wing Experiment Evaluating Truss-bracing (SWEET-15) […]
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The FAA will allow Boeing to resume issuing airworthiness certificates at the end of the production process for all 737 MAX and 787 airplanes. The decision follows months of review demonstrating consistent production quality.
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WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $255,000 civil penalty against United Airlines for allegedly violating the drug and alcohol regulations.
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Testing new aerospace concepts in flight remains one of NASA’s most effective ways to advance knowledge and reduce risk. The Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, supports this mission by using small, remotely piloted and autonomous aircraft as cost‑effective platforms to mature innovative ideas, accelerate learning, […]