FAA grants limited turbocharger clamp AD extension Continental AMOC approved on eve of deadline By Jim Moore The FAA on July 16 approved an alternative method of compliance (AMOC) submitted by Continental Aerospace Technologies that delays an exhaust clamp replacement mandate until April 15 for some of the estimated 41,058 aircraft and engines subject to a 2023 airworthiness directive. The AMOC allows...Read More

AutoFlight delivers first heavy-lift eVTOL aircraft with full airworthiness certification The uncrewed, all-electric aircraft features a maximum takeoff weight of 4,400 pounds, a payload capacity of about 880 pounds, a cruise speed of roughly 125 miles per hour, and a maximum range of about 125 miles. Questions and answers:  What is the AutoFlight CarryAll eVTOL aircraft designed for? The CarryAll is...Read More

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

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

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

AutoFlight’s unmanned eVTOL first to get airworthiness certification in China By Micquel Ros, Aerotime Chinese eVTOL developer AutoFlight has obtained an airworthiness certificate for its V2000CG CarryAll pilotless aircraft from China’s aviation authorities, according to reports from several local media outlets on July 22, 2025. The V2000CG CarryAll has already obtained its type certificate and production certificate, so this latest...Read More

The Ahmedabad crash: accidental or deliberate? By David Learmount The movement of two small switches on the aft end of the flight deck centre console, reachable easily by both pilots, appears to hold the key to what happened to the Air India Boeing 787-8 that crashed fatally just after take-off at Ahmedabad on 12 June. It seems that one of the...Read More

NPA 2025-01. Take-off performance parameters and position errors — large aeroplanes COMMENTS INVITED This NPA proposes to require some large aeroplanes to be equipped with a take-off performance monitoring system (TOPMS). The proposal addresses new designs, with an amendment of the Certification Specifications and Acceptable Means of Compliance for Large Aeroplanes (CS-25), and some already approved designs when the aeroplane...Read More

FAA Expands Landing Gear Checks After Improper MRO Work By Sean Broderick The FAA plans to order Boeing 737 and 757 operators to review maintenance or conduct inspections to ensure aircraft do not have improperly maintained landing gear components. A pair of notices of proposed rulemaking set for publication July 8 would mandate the inspections, which Boeing recommended in January 2024. Checks would be...Read More

REGENT Completes Successful First Foil Testing in Seaglider Sea Trials REGENT’s latest sea trial campaign tests the vessel’s hydrofoiling capability on water ahead of the first flight later this year. The Seaglider vessel operates exclusively over the water in three modes: floating on the hull, foiling on hydrofoils, and flying in ground effect, within one wingspan from the surface of...Read More