The FAA's plan to replace the supersonic flight ban could change commercial aviation

The FAA just proposed replacing its 53-year ban on supersonic flight over land with a noise standard.
Airways

FAA's SMART Rollout Targets Congestion Before Aircraft Leave the Gate

The FAA plans to start rolling out SMART this month, a predictive layer built to rebalance schedules before flights push back ...
Forbes

FAA Flight Reductions Will Disrupt Travel—Here’s What You Should Do

Here's how to deal with potential cancellations and delays as the FAA reduces flights at major airports during the government shutdown. If you’re flying soon, brace for delays and cancellations. The ...
AVweb

FAA Sets 25-hour Cockpit Voice Recorder Standard for New Aircraft

The FAA has finalized a rule extending cockpit voice recorder (CVR) data retention from two hours to 25 hours for newly manufactured aircraft. This change aims to provide accident investigators with ...
Forbes

FAA’s El Paso Flip-Flop Has Aviation Experts Scratching Their Heads

The FAA’s unprecedented closing and reopening of El Paso International Airport has aviation safety experts asking questions about how the decision was reached in the first place. In March 2024, under ...
NBC News

FAA freezes flight cancellations at 6% as government shutdown ends

Mere hours before the federal government reopened Wednesday, the Department of Transportation announced flight reductions will freeze at 6% thanks to strong staffing levels and a "rapid decline" in ...
Politico

How the Pentagon continues to outmaneuver the FAA

A recent string of low-altitude military flyovers is the latest flare-up in a yearslong battle that often ends with federal air safety officials getting steamrolled by the Pentagon. The flyovers, ...
PolitiFact

Did Trump’s FAA slash the staffing target for air traffic control?

The Federal Aviation Administration released a new air traffic controller staffing plan that showed a reduced target of 12,563 controllers, down from its previous forecast of 14,633. The National Air ...
Newsweek

Flying Becoming Less Safe in ‘Disturbing Trend,’ Ex-FAA Investigator Warns

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. This year has already seen a series of shocking aviation accidents—some ...
Politico

‘Air traffic controllers cannot do their work without us’

The first wave of White House-ordered firings at the Federal Aviation Administration included employees who play important roles in the safety of air travel — despite the Trump administration’s ...
Flying

Report: FAA, Airlines Must Do More to Protect Crews From Radiation

A congressionally mandated report concludes the FAA and airlines must enhance protections for aircrews from natural radiation, reclassifying it as an "occupational hazard." It finds current radiation ...