FAA Study Led by Embry‑Riddle Warns of Drone Risks to Aircraft By Michaela Jarvis A nationwide analysis of drone activity led by researchers at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University documents increasing growth in the use of drones and reveals “hot spots” where the risk of a mid-air collision with manned aircraft may be higher. The study, which was conducted for the Federal Aviation...Read More

Latest from CHIRP ATFB 155 July 2025 Safety Culture CHIRP reporting themes My first six months as Air Transport (AT) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) programme manager in CHIRP’s aviation team has been both enlightening and professionally rewarding. Having previously been a member of the Air Transport Advisory Board (ATAB) I was very familiar with how CHIRP’s advisory boards dealt...Read More

How Boeing is quietly betting on a ‘brilliant’ 39-year old engineer—and setting the stage for a turnaround By Shawn Tully As an aeronautics grad student at MIT in the 2010s, Brian Yutko was obsessed. He’d work deep into the night mining “black box” data and destination codes buried in antiquated computer languages like Fortran for obscure flight stats. He wowed...Read More

Mach to the future – in conversation with Boom Supersonic founder and CEO Blake Scholl Fresh from the successful completion of its XB-1 flight test campaign earlier this year, TIM ROBINSON FRAeS talks to Boom Supersonic founder and CEO, Blake Scholl. By Tim Robinson FRAes AEROSPACE: What was your reaction on completing the XB-1 flight test campaign? Relief, satisfaction, elation at proving...Read More

Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) FAA is amending rules for the manufacture, certification, operation, maintenance, and alteration of light-sport aircraft. The amendments enable enhancements in safety and performance and increase privileges under a number of sport pilot and light sport aircraft rules. These enhancements include increasing suitability for flight training, limited aerial work, and personal travel. This final rule...Read More

Cockpit Video Recorder Mandates Remain Elusive Lawmakers once again decline to require cameras in airline cockpits By Hanneke Weitering As another FAA reauthorization bill makes its way through the legislature, the decades-old debate over cockpit video recorders has reared its head once again. While the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has had cockpit cameras on its “Most Wanted” list since...Read More

Starlink Acknowledges Software Failure Behind Outage of Satellite Internet Service By Corinne Reichert Outage reports spiked Thursday afternoon for Elon Musk’s high-flying satellite operations. Starlink experienced an outage Thursday afternoon that went on for 2.5 hours and took down tens of thousands of people’s satellite internet service. By a little after 5 p.m. PT Thursday, the company said in a post on X that...Read More

NASA Tests 5G-Based Aviation Network to Boost Air Taxi Connectivity By Laura Mitchell, NASA NASA engineers are exploring how the technology used in existing cellphone networks could support the next generation of aviation. In April and May, researchers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland built two specialized radio systems to study how well fifth-generation cellular network technology, known as...Read More

FL Technics Expands Continuing Airworthiness Management Capabilities FL Technics has been granted the extended Part-CAMO (Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization) certificate, enabling it to additionally manage Airbus A350 and ATR 42/72 aircraft types. FL Technics has been granted the extended Part-CAMO (Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization) certificate, enabling it to additionally manage Airbus A350 and ATR 42/72 aircraft types. This brings the...Read More

DGCA took punitive action against Air India Express for not following airworthiness rules: Minister The DGCA conducts both planned and surprise inspections of airlines and maintenance organisations. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) took punitive action against senior officials of Air India Express for failing to comply with an airworthiness directive, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol...Read More