Federal Aviation Administration
Boeing wins FAA approval to hike 737 MAX production to 42 planes per month
Planemakers receive the bulk of a customer’s payment when they hand over an airplane
FAA proposes extending Newark flight restrictions through 2026
[WASHINGTON, DC] The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed extending flight reductions at Newark Liberty International Airport through October 2026, while also slightly raising the current...
Asian carriers are raising international passenger capacity at faster pace than industry
Their 27.5% year-on-year growth outpaces the sector’s 13.8%
FAA plans to review 737 MAX engine issue after bird strike incidents
THE Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to convene a review board in the coming weeks to consider safety concerns about engines on Boeing 737 MAX airplanes after two bird strike incidents on S...
US FAA authorises SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle for Monday flight
SPACEX’S workhorse Falcon 9 rocket can return to flight for a mission planned for Monday (Oct 7) to launch the European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft from Florida, the US Federal Aviation Administrat...
US FAA ends enhanced oversight of United Airlines after safety review
THE Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday it had found no significant safety issues in a review of United Airlines and ended its enhanced oversight and approval process for the carrier to ...
US says 40 foreign operators may be using Boeing 737s with suspect rudder control parts
THE US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Monday (Sep 30) that more than 40 foreign operators of Boeing 737 airplanes may be using planes with rudder components that could pose safety...
FAA chief says SpaceX needs to operate at ‘highest level of safety’
ELON Musk’s SpaceX must operate at the “highest level of safety,” the head of the US Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday, defending a proposed US$633,000 fine against the company for viola...
Boeing crisis sparks US regulator to revamp safety programmes
THE US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working to overhaul its internal processes for identifying and addressing aviation safety risks in the wake of a mid-air blowout on a Boeing jet, the ag...
US FAA head to testify before Senate panel on Boeing oversight
THE head of the Federal Aviation Administration will testify on Sept 25 before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on the planemaker’s oversight of Boeing, a committee aide told Reuter...
