The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued its first safety alert for operators (SAFOs) in 2025, outlining risks associated with visual approaches. According to the regulator, the alert ...

This FAA check flight was validating recent maintenance of the Instrument Landing System at RDU airport. FAA re-validates RDU airport approach systems spotlight ...

A 2024 GAO report found that 37% of the FAA's 138 air traffic control systems were deemed unsustainable. Some FAA systems are a half-century old, as aging tech suffers from lack of replacement ...

Part of Safety Call to Action . On March 19, the FAA disclosed that it would be rolling out a technological safety feature at a total of 74 airports and their air traffic control (ATC) towers.

The preliminary report did not indicate a cause for the crash. It said the pilot was on an instrument approach in dense fog ...

The FAA is responsible for oversight of Boeing and other aircraft manufacturers. Advertisement “FAA’s approach was too hands off, too focused on paperwork audits and not focused enough on ...

The U.S. Special Counsel is taking issue with the actions of Federal Aviation Administration managers at Metro Airport yet ... Air traffic controllers say DTW has faulty approach lighting system ...

Why GAO Did This Study Drones can provide significant social and economic benefits. For example, drones can be used to inspect infrastructure, aid in disaster and wildfire response, and deliver ...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series on FAA certification of light sport and electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The second can be found here. A […] ...

The Federal Aviation Administration is responsible for safely integrating drones into the ... such as a UAS traffic management system (referred to as UTM) intended to provide drone air navigation ...