FAA News
Boeing Is Reportedly Beginning 737 MAX Certification Flight Tests
Pilots and test crew members from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing Co are slated to begin a three-day certification test campaign for the 737 MAX on Monday [June 29], people ...
FAA Clears Google Offshoot’s Drone Delivery Business for Virginia
An offshoot of Alphabet Inc.'s Google has become the first drone operator to receive government approval as an airline, an important step that gives it the legal authority to begin dropping products ...
Science Advisors Accuse Regulators of Hindering Spread of Commercial Drones
Science advisers to the federal government say safety regulators are hindering the spread of commercial drones by being too cautious about the risks posed by the flying machines. The National ...
Growing Drone Risks Evident in Spike of Collisions and Close Calls
Aviation regulators are investigating a flurry of collisions and close calls between consumer drones and aircraft, encounters they say pose significant risks to the flying public. Canadian ...
Spike in Drone Use Places Airlines, Business Jets at Risk: FAA Research
The millions of small civilian drones plying the nation's skies can cause significant damage to airliners and business jets in a midair collision, new research commissioned by the U.S. Federal ...
FAA Seeks ‘Emergency’ Action to Process Drone Permit Backlog; Cites Safety Incidents
Reports of safety incidents involving civilian drones have surged to an average of 250 a month, leading to a federal "emergency" action to approve drone flights in restricted areas, according to a ...
New Drone Regs Leads to Pilot-Licensing Stampede
Thousands of would-be drone pilots are racing to get licensed under new U.S. regulations that have opened an aerial stampede. More than 3,300 have signed up to take the test on Monday, the first day ...
Drone Registrations Top 180,000 in First 2 Weeks
One of the most important players in the booming drone industry isn't a hardware manufacturer; it's the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. So attendees at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last ...