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As commercial aviation evolves, it is essential to ensure aviation safety as transformative technologies and new industry entrants emerge. Supporting the safe adoption of innovation will require updating Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) processes for certifying novel aircraft designs, developing performance-based standards for flight-critical functions, and improving data collection and analysis to detect potential safety issues. Strengthening safety culture at FAA and across the aviation industry is also necessary as new players and technologies are introduced.
