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FAA finalizes 25‑hour cockpit voice recorder requirement for new passenger airplanes, effective 2027

The FAA finalized a rule requiring cockpit voice recorders on all new passenger airplanes to capture and retain 25 hours of audio—up from the current two‑hour loop—with compliance required beginning in 2027. The change expands available post‑incident voice data for investigations and safety analysis.

2026-01-30T09:44:27.704869-08:00

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FAA issues Final EIS and Record of Decision clearing SpaceX Starship launches and landings at Kennedy (up to 44 missions)

2026-01-30T07:34:55.589539-08:00

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Explained: The Economics and Political Complexities of Airline Privatization

2026-01-30T06:49:32.643806-08:00

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Making the unprecedented EU Space Act effective for all

2026-01-30T04:14:20.684646-08:00

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FAA finalizes 25‑hour cockpit voice recorder requirement for new passenger airplanes, effective 2027 The FAA finalized a rule requiring cockpit voice recorders on all new passenger airplanes to capture and retain 25 hours of audio—up from the current two‑hour loop—with compliance required beginning in 2027. The change expands available post‑incident voice data for investigations and safety analysis.

2026-01-30T09:44:27.704869-08:00

FAA finalizes 25‑hour cockpit voice recorder requirement for new passenger airplanes, effective 2027

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FAA issues Final EIS and Record of Decision clearing SpaceX Starship launches and landings at Kennedy (up to 44 missions) The FAA has issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement and a Record of Decision clearing SpaceX to conduct Starship launches and landings from Kennedy Space Center's LC‑39A, approving up to 44 missions and rejecting objections from airlines and sonic‑boom critics. The decision advances Starship operations on Florida's Space Coast.

2026-01-30T07:34:55.589539-08:00

FAA issues Final EIS and Record of Decision clearing SpaceX Starship launches and landings at Kennedy (up to 44 missions)

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Explained: The Economics and Political Complexities of Airline Privatization Privatizing a national carrier is far more than a financial transaction. Governments, buyers and regulators must untangle legacy debt, labor and pension liabilities, network and fleet obligations, subsidy exposure and political constraints that can derail or reshape any proposed deal.

2026-01-30T06:49:32.643806-08:00

Explained: The Economics and Political Complexities of Airline Privatization

SpaceNews.com

Making the unprecedented EU Space Act effective for all The EU is preparing measures to put its unprecedented Space Act into force across stakeholders, clarifying obligations, enforcement and practical application for industry, governments and operators. The initiative aims to translate a consolidated legal framework into uniform, enforceable rules to govern civilian and dual‑use space activities.

2026-01-30T04:14:20.684646-08:00

Making the unprecedented EU Space Act effective for all

SpaceWatch Global

Opinion: Shaping the UK’s next‑generation MILSATCOM — sovereignty, resilience and capability A SpaceWatch.GLOBAL opinion asks what the UK’s next‑generation MILSATCOM satellites should deliver, outlining design priorities across sovereign control, resilient architectures and operational capability. It frames choices that will shape procurement, industrial policy and interoperability with allies as the UK plans its future military satcom fleet.

2026-01-30T02:36:14.790472-08:00

Opinion: Shaping the UK’s next‑generation MILSATCOM — sovereignty, resilience and capability

Leeham News

Shortening large airliner development times: regulatory bottlenecks and solutions Leeham's series examines ideas to compress the long development timelines for large airliners while detailing the regulatory work — across the Department of Transportation, FAA and the Federal Aviation Regulations — that would be required to enable faster design, testing and certification paths.

2026-01-30T00:03:45.460611-08:00

Shortening large airliner development times: regulatory bottlenecks and solutions

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Shortening Large‑Airliner Development Times: Regulatory Challenges for Continuing Airworthiness Leeham's Bjorn Fehrm lays out a multi‑part set of proposals to shorten large‑airliner development cycles, while detailing the complex regulatory and continuing‑airworthiness work required. The series identifies certification, post‑delivery compliance and oversight changes that would be needed to compress design‑to‑entry timelines safely.

2026-01-30T00:03:44.918013-08:00

Shortening Large‑Airliner Development Times: Regulatory Challenges for Continuing Airworthiness

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FAA airworthiness directives tighten oversight; 737NG pickle‑fork AD highlights regulatory drag on airliner programs The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive targeting cracked rear ‘pickle‑fork’ fittings on high‑time Boeing 737 NGs, while industry analysis underscores how ADs, rulemaking and regulatory oversight are extending large‑airliner development timelines and adding near‑term compliance burdens for manufacturers and operators.

2026-01-30T00:03:44.888050-08:00

FAA airworthiness directives tighten oversight; 737NG pickle‑fork AD highlights regulatory drag on airliner programs

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FAA finalizes 25‑hour cockpit voice recorder requirement for new passenger airplanes, effective 2027

FAA issues Final EIS and Record of Decision clearing SpaceX Starship launches and landings at Kennedy (up to 44 missions)

Explained: The Economics and Political Complexities of Airline Privatization

Making the unprecedented EU Space Act effective for all

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