[ad_1] The FAA tentatively approved the updates in March, but the software still needs to undergo FAA testing in order to receive certification. At the moment, Boeing is providing the FAA with additional information, including details on how pilots interact with the airplane controls and displays in different flight scenarios. “We’re committed to providing the […]
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Commercial drones are way more popular than the FAA expected
[ad_1] The percentages are impressive, but it’s worth bearing in mind that the actual numbers aren’t huge: the total number of commercial drones registered with the FAA now sits at 277,000. By contrast, there are about 1.25 million personal drones in the US, expected to rise to 1.4 million by 2023. In that same year, […]
Senators urge FAA to complete remote drone identification rules
[ad_1] The Senators want law enforcement to be able to quickly identify drones and respond to illegal or unauthorized activity. As the two note in a letter to US Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 directed the FAA to issue regulations for the remote identification of drones […]
Boeing’s 737 Max update is still ‘weeks’ away from FAA approval
[ad_1] The agency didn’t offer an estimated time frame for approval. This long wait wasn’t entirely unexpected. Leaks hinting at tentative approval warned that Boeing might have to make last-minute changes, and even an ideal update schedule would have airlines waiting a while to deploy the update to their fleets. Still, the FAA’s statement is […]
UPS launches a drone ‘airline’ to deliver medical samples
[ad_1] This isn’t the flexible drone delivery service you might have imagined. Drones will fly along fixed routes, with a trained Remote Pilot-in-Command keeping watch over the trip. It’s part of the FAA’s larger pilot program testing public-private partnerships involving drones, and involves the help of the FAA as well as North Carolina’s Department of […]
FAA ‘tentatively’ approves software fix for 737 Max jets
[ad_1] The new software will tone down the aggressiveness of the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS), ensuring that it doesn’t overrule the pilots’ commands or activate based on bad readings from one sensor. It’d instead rely on at least two angle-of-attack sensors, and devices would warn crews if there’s a sensor problem. The training, meanwhile, […]