Category: FAA
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US Senate committee faults Boeing safety practices, FAA oversight By Reuters
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate panel investigating Boeing Co’s safety culture on Wednesday criticized the planemaker’s quality practices and Federal Aviation Administration oversight, citing documents obtained in an ongoing probe. The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which is holding a hearing Wednesday with FAA Administrator Mike…
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US FAA probes latest Southwest Airlines flight that posed safety issues By Reuters
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By David Shepardson The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Saturday it was investigating a Southwest Airlines plane that crashed after flying too low over Tampa Bay, Florida, the latest in a series of incidents that have raised safety questions. The Southwest Boeing 737 Max, which departed from Columbus, Ohio, on…
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Boeing begins 777-9 certification flight trials with US FAA By Reuters
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(Reuters) – Boeing Co has begun flight tests of its long-awaited 777-9 jetliner with U.S. aviation regulators on board, the U.S. planemaker said in an emailed statement. The company said it made its first flight on Friday evening after receiving its Type Inspection Authorization (TIA). The development is a boost…
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Joby Aviation says FAA gives nod for in-house software for air-taxi operations By Reuters
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By Abhijith Ganapavaram (Reuters) – Gobi Aviation (NYSE:) said on Thursday that the U.S. aviation regulator has allowed the use of the air taxi maker’s in-house software to perform tasks such as managing pilot workload and matching passengers to aircraft similar to ride-hailing applications. The approval of the operating system,…