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FAA Approves Boost of Starship Launches to 25 per Year at Texas Starbase

The FAA will allow SpaceX to conduct up to 25 Starship launches annually from its Starbase complex in Texas, a fivefold rise from the previous five-launch cap. Environmental assessment clearance signals regulator confidence as SpaceX tackles Starship reliability and operational impacts.

2025-05-06T11:00:51.522446-07:00

PaxEx.Aero

Newark ATC Equipment Failure Blinds Controllers for 90 Seconds, Disrupts Flights

2025-05-05T12:37:22.153275-07:00

Skift

United Slashes 35 Daily Newark Flights After FAA Tech Failures and Controller Shortages

2025-05-02T16:02:57.096908-07:00

Wall Street Journal

FAA Equipment and Staffing Problems Disrupt Newark Airport Operations, Diverting United Flights

2025-04-28T15:12:45.472922-07:00

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Aviation Week

Gulfstream’s G800 Earns FAA and EASA Certification, Exceeds Performance Projections Gulfstream’s G800 business jet has secured FAA and EASA type certification, confirming performance that exceeds initial projections. With an 8,200nm long-range capability and improved fuel burn, operators have commenced pilot and maintenance training as the ultra-long-range platform prepares to enter service.

2025-05-06T15:47:03.345951-07:00

Gulfstream’s G800 Earns FAA and EASA Certification, Exceeds Performance Projections

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FAA Approves Boost of Starship Launches to 25 per Year at Texas Starbase The FAA will allow SpaceX to conduct up to 25 Starship launches annually from its Starbase complex in Texas, a fivefold rise from the previous five-launch cap. Environmental assessment clearance signals regulator confidence as SpaceX tackles Starship reliability and operational impacts.

2025-05-06T11:00:51.522446-07:00

FAA Approves Boost of Starship Launches to 25 per Year at Texas Starbase

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Cirrus SR Series G7+ Becomes First Piston Aircraft with FAA-Approved Safe Return™ Autoland and Auto-Throttle Cirrus Aircraft’s new SR Series G7+ integrates Garmin’s Safe Return™ Autoland system — the first FAA-approved emergency landing solution with auto-throttle on a single-engine piston aircraft. A cockpit pushbutton initiates autonomous runway selection, navigation and landing if the pilot becomes incapacitated.

2025-05-06T04:02:15.072363-07:00

Cirrus SR Series G7+ Becomes First Piston Aircraft with FAA-Approved Safe Return™ Autoland and Auto-Throttle

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Newark ATC Equipment Failure Blinds Controllers for 90 Seconds, Disrupts Flights Air traffic controllers at Newark Liberty International Airport lost radar and radio communications for more than a minute last week, leaving them unable to see, hear or talk to incoming and outgoing flights. The failure forced temporary halts and disruptions at the hub as controllers took time off to recover.

2025-05-05T12:37:22.153275-07:00

Newark ATC Equipment Failure Blinds Controllers for 90 Seconds, Disrupts Flights

Aviacionline

FAA Issues Urgent AD Requiring Counterweight Inspections on All Boeing 747 External Elevators The FAA has issued an emergency airworthiness directive mandating immediate inspections of all Boeing 747 external elevator systems to verify proper counterweight installation after discovering an aircraft equipped without the required counterweights—a critical hazard to safe flight control.

2025-05-05T10:42:56.683771-07:00

FAA Issues Urgent AD Requiring Counterweight Inspections on All Boeing 747 External Elevators

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United Slashes 35 Daily Newark Flights After FAA Tech Failures and Controller Shortages United Airlines will remove 35 daily round trips at its Newark Liberty hub starting this weekend after a week of flight snarls caused by FAA technology failures and an air traffic controller staffing crisis, equating to roughly 10% of its scheduled departures.

2025-05-02T16:02:57.096908-07:00

United Slashes 35 Daily Newark Flights After FAA Tech Failures and Controller Shortages

Aviation Week

FAA Approves Boost in SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches at Vandenberg to 50 per Year The FAA has cleared SpaceX to increase its Falcon 9 launch cadence at Vandenberg Space Force Base, raising the annual cap from 36 to 50 missions. The move accommodates growing demand for commercial, Earth observation and national security payloads from the West Coast.

2025-05-01T13:02:15.408097-07:00

FAA Approves Boost in SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches at Vandenberg to 50 per Year

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US to Offer $5,000–$10,000 Bonuses to Alleviate Air Traffic Controller Shortage The US Transportation Department has introduced cash incentives of $5,000 for FAA Academy graduates and new hires, rising to $10,000 for assignments in hard-to-staff regions, as part of a broader agreement with NATCA to address a persistent air traffic controller staffing shortage.

2025-05-01T10:01:58.194960-07:00

US to Offer $5,000–$10,000 Bonuses to Alleviate Air Traffic Controller Shortage

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