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A new FAA airworthiness directive effective October 1 requires rototest crack inspections at the bulk cargo door corners of 1,069 US-registered Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft, after a ground fatigue test found cracking Airbus had not expected at this stage of the fleet's life.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants an additional $30 billion for air traffic control towers, telecom and software, and mid-size airport upgrades, on top of the $12.5 billion Congress already approved in 2025.
The FAA says it won't certify the 737 MAX 10 until it evaluates a flight-computer software issue that can drop pilots out of automated landing guidance after a missed approach — a flaw Boeing found in November 2024 but didn't flag to regulators as a safety issue until last month.
BETA Technologies says its all-electric ALIA aircraft flew more than 16 medical and disaster-response missions and 1,300 nautical miles between Raleigh, Greenville and the Outer Banks as North Carolina's federal pilot programme began.
The FAA has proposed a new airworthiness directive requiring inspections of elevator buss assembly bearings on 95 US-registered Boeing 737-8, -9 and -8200 aircraft after reports the bearings may have been installed without required sealant during production.
The FAA has exempted Boeing from a 2028 ICAO emissions deadline, clearing the way for up to 35 additional 777 Freighters to be certified through January 2031 while the delayed 777-8F replacement slips toward 2029.
A new FAA airworthiness directive, effective September 18, requires repetitive tests of ATR42-500 cargo-compartment ventilation shut-off valves after inspectors found some could fail to close during a smoke event, risking a fire that reignites in flight.
The FAA has proposed a new airworthiness directive for Dassault Falcon 6X, 7X, 900EX and 2000EX business jets after passenger seats slid on their tracks without anyone touching them, traced to ring brakes that were out of adjustment.
The FAA has proposed an airworthiness directive for 680 U.S.-registered Bombardier BD-100-1A10 (Challenger 300/350/3500) jets after reports of pitch upset when the autopilot disconnects while holding significant nose-up or nose-down elevator force.
The FAA has ordered inspections of 29 US-registered A318/A319/A320/A321 aircraft after tool-mark damage was found in main landing gear support rib lug bores, traced to a supplier's improper bushing-removal technique during assembly.
Joby Aviation is flying piloted eVTOL routes across the Dallas-Fort Worth area this month, its first flights anywhere under the FAA's eVTOL Integration Pilot Program, from a new base at Fort Worth Alliance Airport.
The FAA handed out $481 million to 191 airports in 36 states ahead of Labor Day — the closing installment of a five-year, $14.5 billion federal program that expires September 30, with industry groups now lobbying Congress to keep the money flowing.
The FAA has confirmed Boeing quietly paid $3.1 million in January to settle hundreds of quality violations tied to the Alaska Airlines door-plug blowout — a penalty a US senator calls the cost of doing business.
The FAA's new airworthiness directive for Airbus A350-1041 freighters and passenger jets targets fasteners installed without a chamfer under the head — a production-tooling slip on the structure that carries both engine pylons.
The FAA has ordered inspections of Airbus AS350 and EC130 helicopters after reports that a coupling flange can be fitted upside down — a defect the agency says could cut power to the main rotor entirely.
The FAA is ordering repetitive inspections of the pilot cyclic stick tube on Bell 407 helicopters after a tube fractured in service — a part the pilot's control stick pivots on, whose failure could mean loss of control in flight.
A new FAA directive orders inspections of 471 US-registered 737 MAX jets — and 1,429 worldwide — for a fuselage crack that has never actually been found on a MAX. Here's why regulators aren't waiting for one.
A new FAA directive tightens wing-spar inspections on Textron's King Air 350 and 350C after the manufacturer found its own manual had the wrong intervals — with some aircraft given as little as 25 hours to comply.
A flock of birds, a compressor stall, and a mayday call — American Airlines Flight 1760 returned safely to Myrtle Beach on August 10 after flames were seen shooting from its left engine on takeoff. No injuries were reported.
The FAA has raised San Francisco International's arrival cap to 42 aircraft an hour by the end of August 2026, using a new staggered-approach procedure — five months after banning the airport's iconic side-by-side landings and cutting capacity from 54 to 36 an hour.
The FAA's newest airworthiness directive targets a cold-working deviation on Airbus A321XLR fuselage frames — a defect that, left unchecked, could shorten the structure's fatigue life around the center fuselage.
A passenger's laptop ignited mid-flight on American Airlines Flight 2398, forcing an emergency landing at Dallas Fort Worth. The FAA says it is the 58th verified lithium-battery smoke or fire incident on a US passenger plane this year.
The FAA has finalized an airworthiness directive requiring repetitive ultrasonic inspections on certain Boeing 787-8, -9 and -10 aircraft after manufacturing gaps around wing splice plates were found to exceed engineering tolerances, raising the risk of fatigue cracks.
A new surface movement radar at Reagan National and a long-overdue control tower in Asheville show the FAA's $12.5 billion modernization drive is finally reaching the airport surface — the place where America's closest calls keep happening.