The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is updating how it certifies new commercial airplanes to make the process faster, cheaper, and more aligned with international standards, all while keeping ...

A Government Accountability Office report on Federal Aviation Administration safety approval and certifications found that the agency could streamline the certification process but the system ...

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 ...

The FAA certification follows Transport Canada Type Certification in November 2025 and the aircraft’s entry-into-service in ...

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.

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 ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Starting September 29, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will allow Boeing to issue airworthiness certificates for certain 737 MAX and 787 airplanes through a limited ...

Green Taxi Aerospace is advancing its Zero Engine Taxi (eTaxi) retrofit for Embraer’s E175 aircraft, with a detailed FAA certification roadmap that aims to culminate in a supplemental type certificate ...

United has announced that the FAA has certified its first mainline Starlink-equipped aircraft, and the first commercial flight is planned for October 15th. This certification comes five months since ...

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, ...

Joby Aviation aims to make money by operating electric air taxi services. It has a strong balance sheet and a number of strategic partnerships. It's also progressing toward the critical step of FAA ...