IIOTFAA Targets 2021 for Launch of Drone Remote ID Service The Federal Aviation Administration is planning to have remote ID service for drones — a foundational component of integrating unmanned aircraft into the national airspace — up and running by sometime next…
Business & GAFAA Moves Forward on Standards for Supersonic Aircraft The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is moving forward on standards for future supersonic aircraft in announcing a notice of proposed rulemaking last week for noise levels for those aircraft. The proposed rulemaking…
Air TaxiUAS Service Suppliers Discuss 53,000 Comments on FAA’s Remote ID Proposal The Federal Aviation Administration is working through more than 53,000 comments on its proposed approach to remote identification for remote aircraft and hopes to issue a final ruling before the end of…
Air TaxiWill the FAA Have Authority over Vertiports for High-Volume Air Taxi Operations? As communities discuss how to prepare for urban air mobility (UAM), concerns are emerging around how heliports — or future ‘vertiports’ — will be governed by the Federal Aviation Administration. Companies like…
ATM ModernizationLeidos, Thales Working to Replace Secondary Surveillance Radars for US Air Traffic System Leidos and Thales are collaborating on the supply of up to 142 secondary surveillance radars to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Mode S Beacon Replacement System (MSBRS) contract. The FAA…
Air TaxiAt Ohio Air Taxi Symposium, Policy Seen as Far Behind Technology COLUMBUS, Ohio — Home to a number of leading aerospace research centers and suppliers, Ohio is taking steps to ensure it will be on the leading edge of the low-altitude urban air…
Embedded AvionicsEASA and FAA to Issue Further Guidance on Multicore Certification This Year The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are to issue further guidance on the certification of airborne systems with avionics multicore processors this year, according to EASA.…
Air TaxiSix Urban Air Mobility Aircraft ‘Well Along’ in Type Certification, FAA’s Merkle Says Six aircraft intended for urban air mobility application are “well along” in pursuing type certification with the Federal Aviation Administration, said Jay Merkle, head of the FAA’s UAS integration office, at the…
Air TaxiA Christmas Present from the FAA: Proposed Rules for Unmanned Aircraft Remote ID The FAA released its proposal for small unmanned aircraft (UAS) remote identification rules, a critical step to safely integrating drones into the national airspace and unlocking advanced operational capabilities. The agency expects…
ATM ModernizationMITRE Aviation Lab Looking At What National Airspace System Will Look Like in 2035 Since 1992, MITRE's Integrated Demonstration and Experimentation for Aeronautics (IDEA) Lab in McLean, Va. has worked to test the impact of new technologies for the Federal Aviation Administration, better manage air traffic,…