FAA to propose changes to speed certification for new commercial airplanes

The Federal Aviation Administration plans to propose changes to speed certification requirements for new commercial airplanes, the Trump administration said in a Thursday notice. The move would update how manufacturers demonstrate compliance at specified test speeds during type certification for transport-category and large commercial jets.

Discovered 2025-09-04T12:23:35.091897-07:00 | 2025-09-04T12:23:35.091897-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • It directly targets how new commercial transports demonstrate compliance at certified airspeeds, with implications for OEM test programs, certification timelines and design validation requirements.
  • The proposal arrives amid a wider push by the FAA to modernize certification pathways and rules — see the agency's recent regulatory package to accelerate manned/unmanned and vertical flight, the administration's MOSAIC rule changes, and ongoing questions around an agency-wide overhaul (https://hype.aero/?story=e6a9b5d5-5d90-4ffb-bd26-3409c46adf3d, https://hype.aero/?story=b766dc3a-3821-45d8-bdef-e3863822c9d9, https://hype.aero/?story=57114326-c567-431b-ab33-f4eab58748a4).

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2025-09-04T12:23:35.091897-07:00
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