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☆ US FAA ends probe of Blue Origin's 2022 rocket mishap, needs engine redesign
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Joey Roulette | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The space capsule of Blue Origin's rocket New Shepard, carrying six crew members, is seen before landing, on billionaire Jeff Bezos's company's fourth suborbital tourism flight, near Van Horn, Texas, U.S., March 31, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Pierre Aguirre/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday it has closed a probe into Blue Origin's 2022 New Shepard rocket failure, forcing a redesign of the vehicle's engine and other fixes before the company can resume its suborbital launch business. Blue Origin must take 21 corrective actions before its reusable New Shepard rocket can return to flight, including a "redesign of engine and nozzle components to improve structural performance during operation as well as organizational changes," the FAA said. The FAA, which regulates launch site safety and oversees mishap investigations led by rocket companies, cited the same conclusion as Blue Origin's in its statement on Wednesday. Reporting by Joey Roulette; Editing by Leslie Adler, David Gregorio and Richard ChangOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Shepard, Jeff Bezos's, Ivan Pierre Aguirre, we've, uncrewed, Jeff Bezos, Joey Roulette, Leslie Adler, David Gregorio, Richard Chang Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, U.S . Federal Aviation Administration, Shepard, FAA, NASA, Thomson Locations: Van Horn , Texas, U.S, Texas, New

☆ US government shutdown could add misery to air travel
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The U.S. Travel Association said a partial shutdown would cost the U.S. travel economy as much as $140 million a day. During a government shutdown, the U.S. air travel system would be "hampered by more flight delays, longer screening lines and setbacks in air travel modernization," the group said. Air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security officers are among the government workers who would be required to keep working but would not be paid. A government watchdog report said in June that air traffic operations were at risk. The FAA was forced to slow air traffic putting pressure on lawmakers to end the standoff.

Persons: Pete Buttigieg, Buttigieg, shutdowns, David Shepardson, Grant McCool Organizations: LaGuardia, U.S, Acquire, . Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S . Travel Association, Air, Transportation Security Administration, FAA, TSA, Thomson Locations: New York City, New York, WASHINGTON, U.S

☆ I'm a former air traffic controller and I'm not alarmed by the recent number of close call collisions. Passengers shouldn't be either — here's why.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Jenny Powers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Kevin Karpé spent 31 years as an air traffic controller and air traffic manager. He says despite the nationwide air traffic controller shortage, the system is managed by very professional people. I've spent 31 years with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as both an air traffic controller and air traffic manager. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhen a close call like that occurs, an air traffic controller may have put the air carriers in that position. AdvertisementAdvertisementToday if an air traffic controller has an operational error they can voluntarily report the incident using the Air Traffic Safety Action Program (ATSAP).

Persons: Kevin Karpé, Karpé, —, It's, it's, I've, I'm, hasn't, Ronald Reagan Organizations: Service, Vector Aviation Consulting, New York Times, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Air Traffic, Pacific Regional Headquarters, Harvard University Locations: San Diego , California, ATSAP, Washington ,, JFK

☆ Senate introduces a bipartisan bill to keep the government open through Nov. 17
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Sahil Kapur | Frank Thorp V | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Senate leaders released a short-term funding bill Tuesday — with four days left to avert a government shutdown at the end of this month — to keep money flowing until Nov. 17 to give Congress more time to ink a larger agreement. The bipartisan bill, negotiated between leaders of the Democratic majority and Republican minority, includes $4.5 billion in aid to Ukraine and $6 billion in emergency FEMA funding for disaster relief. "It's always a hypothetical that the Senate is going to do something," McCarthy told reporters. "I'm not going to take up hypotheticals of someday dreaming the Senate is going to do something. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., urged senators to pass it.

Persons: Patty Murray, Murray, Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, I'm, Chuck Schumer, Schumer, Mitch McConnell, McConnell Organizations: Democratic, Republican, GOP Locations: Ukraine, Ky

However, it is not clear that even those bills can advance amid deep divisions within the House Republican conference. McCarthy is expected to face yet another test of his leadership on Tuesday as House GOP leadership has indicated that they plan to hold a procedural vote on a rule to advance those measures. The expected vote comes after hardliners tanked a similar procedural vote for a defense bill last week in a major embarrassment for the House GOP leaders. If they include Ukraine funding, GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has threatened to slow down the bill’s passage. Legislative text of a Senate stopgap bill has not yet been formally unveiled.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, tanked, Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, there’s, GOP Sen, Rand Paul of, Schumer, we’ve, ”, ” McCarthy Organizations: CNN, Defense and Homeland Security, Republican, House Republican, GOP, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA Locations: Ukraine, Rand Paul of Kentucky

☆ How could the US government dodge an Oct. 1 shutdown?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer began this process by scheduling the first procedural vote on such a bill for Tuesday evening. Schumer plans to take an already-passed House bill reauthorizing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs and replace its language with a new temporary funding bill, which is known as a continuing resolution, or CR. Passage by the Republican-controlled House, where appropriations bills normally originate, would send the stopgap measure to the Democratic-led Senate. So, once the bill arrives in the Senate, Schumer would be likely to replace the House border security language with Biden's. This would anger some House Republicans and possibly prompt them to launch an effort to strip him of his speakership, potentially plunging the Congress into an even deeper crisis.

Persons: Chuck Schumer, Evelyn Hockstein, Schumer, Kevin McCarthy, Joe Biden, McCarthy, Richard Cowan, Scott Malone, Marguerita Choy Organizations: U.S, Democratic, U.S . Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, U.S . House, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Republican, MCCARTHY, Republicans, OF, House, Thomson Locations: Ohio, Washington , U.S, U.S, Ukraine

☆ With flurry of FAA approvals, many more drones are about to fly over U.S. skies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Natalie Rose Goldberg | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

This week, drone delivery company Zipline was granted Federal Aviation Administration approval to fly drones beyond the visual line of sight. That's a major milestone in efforts to extend the range of the domestic drone industry over U.S. airspace, and Zipline isn't the only drone operator to recently receive FAA approval. It's a regulatory aim that the drone companies have been working towards for a decade and will pave the way for other companies to receive streamlined approval for their own drone flights beyond the visual line of sight. Prior to "beyond the visual line of sight" approval, human observers were required to be stationed along the entire route a drone was flying to ensure that there was no interference with air traffic. Now he says Zipline will be able to serve "hundreds of millions of people" in the U.S."It unlocks the scale of the technology so that everybody can benefit.

Persons: Zipline, we've, Keller Cliffton Organizations: U.S, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Phoenix Air Unmanned, Walmart, Amazon Locations: U.S

☆ Side-by-side photos show 4 major changes made to SpaceX's Starship rocket system after its first launch ended in an explosion
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Marianne Guenot | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementMore than a thousand changes have been made to the rocket since and it is now "ready to launch" again Musk recently said. SpaceX's enormous Starship mega-rocket is made of two stages: the Starship spaceship and its booster, the Super Heavy booster. The Starship-Super Heavy launch system is made up of two stages. Instead, for Starship's maiden test flight, SpaceX decided to see if they could absorb the force of the flames with a thick concrete launchpad alone. The FAA will still need to review the changes made to the Starship launch system before it can grant a new license.

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☆ Rocket Lab's latest mission ends abruptly after lift-off, shares tank
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 19 (Reuters) - Shares of Rocket Lab USA (RKLB.O) slumped around 26% in premarket trading on Tuesday after the space company's latest mission ended about 2-1/2 minutes following launch due to an undisclosed issue. Mission failures weigh heavily on smaller rocket companies that carry payloads for space exploration startups. Virgin Orbit, founded by billionaire Richard Branson, filed for bankruptcy in April after its rocket failed to reach orbit in January. Its Electron rocket was carrying satellites for American space tech company Capella Space, which provides radar and Earth observation technology. Rocket Lab said last week it signed a deal for four launches with defense contractor Leidos (LDOS.N), scheduled across 2024 and 2025.

Persons: Richard Branson, Leidos, Zaheer Kachwala, Devika Organizations: Lab, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Orbit, Capella Space, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ Anyone seen my F-35? US searches for fighter jet after mishap
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A F-35B Lightning II aircraft from the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 launches from the deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex as part of the F-35B's first combat strike, against a Taliban target in Afghanistan, September 27, 2018. Navy/Handout via REUTERS/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Monday it was still searching for an F-35 fighter jet after a mishap on Sunday near an air base in South Carolina and has asked for the public's help locating it. The pilot of the F-35B Lightning II jet ejected safely from the aircraft, according to a statement from Joint Base Charleston. The fighter jet's main advantages, according to its manufacturer, Lockheed Martin (LMT.N), are that it is nearly impossible to track with radar and is packed with advanced sensors and other gear. Based on the jet's last known position, the base said search efforts were focused north of the base around Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion.

Persons: Matthew Freeman, Lockheed Martin, Phil Stewart, David Shepardson, Leslie Adler Organizations: Marine Fighter Attack Squadron, U.S . Navy, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Joint Base, Base Defense Operations Center, Twitter, Lockheed, ., Thomson Locations: Essex, Afghanistan, South Carolina, Lake Moultrie, Lake Marion

☆ Joby Aviation to build air taxi production plant in Ohio
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Valerie Insinna | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Joby Aviation Air Taxi is seen outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) ahead of their listing in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 11, 2021. Joby intends to begin hiring "immediately" to stand up manufacturing of aircraft components at existing buildings at the Dayton site, Bevirt said. Construction of the new production facility will begin in 2024, with operations to start in 2025. Bevirt declined to comment on initial production rates and how much funding would be immediately allocated to construct the Dayton facility. The state of Ohio and several political organizations have offered up to $325 million in incentives and benefits to develop the Dayton site, Joby said.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, JoeBen Bevirt, Joby, Bevirt, Valerie Insinna, Timothy Gardner Organizations: Aviation Air Taxi, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Rights, Electric, Joby Aviation, Dayton International, Reuters, Federal Aviation Administration, Pentagon, Archer Aviation, Beta Technologies, FAA, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, Dayton , Ohio, California, Dayton, Ohio

☆ A US Air Force spy plane built in 1962 had to make an emergency landing in Qatar. It's the latest in a string of incidents for the ancient fleet of aircraft.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A US Air Force spy plane flying for the 55th Wing made an emergency landing in Qatar on Monday. The US Air Force did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. It eventually joined the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base outside of Omaha in 1981 and is still flying more than 40 years later. The Air Force stands behind its incident-prone fleetThe Air Force says it plans to make upgrades to its RC-135 fleet, expecting the planes to fly for another 20 to 30 years. "I have complete confidence in flying this aircraft," 55th Wing vice commander Col. David Berg told the World-Herald in 2018.

Persons: it's, —, Michael Andrews, Steve Lynes, Qatar —, Heather Wilson, Wilson, Frank Strickler, Al Udeid, We've, Todd Feeback, John Rauch, David Berg Organizations: US Air Force, Wing, Service, Boeing, OMAHA, Air Force, Soaring, KC, US Air Forces Central Command, Herald, Offutt Air Force Base, Air, FAA, American Airlines, Al Udeid, Base, Kansas City Star, Tribune, Getty, Air Force Safety Center Locations: Qatar, Wall, Silicon, Bahrain, Nebraska, Omaha, England, Greece, Japan, Persian

☆ U.S. raises Mexico air safety rating in boost for country's airlines
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

An Aeromexico airplane prepares to land on the airstrip at Benito Juarez international airport in Mexico City, Mexico. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Thursday it has upgraded Mexico's air safety rating, a move that will allow Mexican carriers to expand U.S. routes and add new service. The downgrade was a major blow to Mexico carriers, as U.S. airlines were able to scoop up market share. Mexico overhauled its civil aviation law, but faced several hurdles and spent years in recovering the Category 1 rating. The return of Mexico to the highest aviation safety rating followed "more than two years of close work between the countries' civil aviation authorities," the FAA said in a statement.

Persons: Jorge Nuno, Aeromexico Organizations: Benito Juarez, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Reuters, Airlines, U.S, Mexico's, Local Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, U.S, Canada

☆ US raises Mexico air safety rating in boost for country's airlines
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A view shows an area of the Felipe Angeles International airport, in Zumpango, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico August 25, 2022. Mexico was downgraded by the U.S. regulator in May 2021 after the agency found the country did not meet safety standards. The downgrade was a major blow to Mexico carriers, as U.S. airlines were able to scoop up market share. Mexico overhauled its civil aviation law, but faced several hurdles and spent years in recovering the Category 1 rating. The return of Mexico to the highest aviation safety rating followed "more than two years of close work between the countries' civil aviation authorities," the FAA said in a statement.

Persons: Henry Romero, Jorge Nuno, Aeromexico, David Shepardson, Valentine Hilaire, Kylie Madry, Aurora Ellis, Richard Chang, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Felipe Angeles International, REUTERS, Rights, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Reuters, Airlines, U.S, Mexico's, Local, Thomson Locations: Zumpango, Mexico City, Mexico, U.S, Canada

☆ US could advance SpaceX license as soon as October after rocket exploded in April
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday the agency could advance a launch license as early as next month for the SpaceX Starship rocket after a prior one exploded following a test launch in April. The FAA last week concluded a technical investigation into SpaceX's April test launch of its Starship rocket, saying the company must implement dozens of corrective measures. Later on Friday, SpaceX's CEO and founder Elon Musk asked the FAA "what are the 63 corrective actions?" The agency requires SpaceX complete those actions before it can obtain a new Starship launch license. SpaceX must obtain a modified FAA license to launch, which entails a sometimes-lengthy review of the Starship's flight trajectory, accident probabilities and other factors affecting nearby public safety.

Persons: SpaceX's, Joe Skipper, Polly Trottenberg, Trottenberg, Elon Musk, David Shepardson, Chris Reese, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Boca Chica, REUTERS, Rights, Federal Aviation Administration, SpaceX, U.S . Fish, Wildlife Service, FAA, SpaceX's, NASA, Thomson Locations: Brownsville , Texas, U.S, Texas

☆ Husband of US lawmaker dies in plane crash
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The husband of U.S. Representative Mary Sattler Peltola died in a single-engine Piper PA-18 crash in Alaska, her office and U.S. agencies said Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the plane crashed shortly after takeoff near St. Mary's, Alaska, around 8:45 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Only Peltola's husband, who was the pilot, was on board. Senator Ted Stevens and three others died in a 2010 plane crash in Alaska. Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chizu NomiyamaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Mary Sattler Peltola, Eugene Peltola Jr, Ted Stevens, David Shepardson, Chizu Organizations: Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Former U.S, Thomson Locations: Alaska, St, Mary's , Alaska, Former

☆ 'Learning period' for US commercial space regulations should be extended -US Sen. Cruz
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Joey Roulette | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - A federal moratorium on commercial spaceflight safety regulations should be extended to support more innovation in the space sector, U.S. The fast-growing sector since 2004 has been shielded from federal safety regulations by what is widely called a "learning period." "Now is not the time to impose new regulations on commercial space," Cruz said, speaking on the sidelines of an industry conference in Washington. The moratorium, established by the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004, was most recently extended in 2015. The law requires private space companies that send humans into space to have passengers sign "informed consent" documents acknowledging the absence of federal safety regulations.

Persons: Ted Cruz, Artemis, Go Nakamura, Cruz, Doug Ligor, Ligor, Kelvin Coleman, it'll, Elon, Jeff Bezos, Joey Roulette, Chris Reese, Leslie Adler, Daniel Wallis Organizations: NASA, REUTERS, Rights, Federal Aviation Administration, RAND Corporation, RAND, FAA, Spaceflight, Senate, SpaceX, Origin, Shepard, Virgin Galactic, Thomson Locations: Houston , Texas, U.S, Washington, American, Texas, Van Horn

☆ Investing in Space: Beyond the battlefield
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Morgan Brennan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

CNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. "Defense happens to be our largest customer and market that we serve, but we make systems that go beyond in terms of applications, to more product lines or capabilities have very direct implications to space," Nawabi said on CNBC's "Manifest Space" podcast. It's best known perhaps for the design and development of the Mars Ingenuity helicopter with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Recently, however, Ingenuity conducted its 57th flight, surpassing 100 minutes of total Mars flight time. The lessons learned from this endeavor will also apparently bolster the emerging space robotics business.

Persons: CNBC's Michael Sheetz, Morgan Brennan, Michael Sheetz, AeroVironment, Wahid Nawabi, Nawabi, There's Organizations: CNBC, Revenue, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, Softbank, Airbus, FAA Locations: Ukraine, Simi Valley, Calif

☆ FAA Orders SpaceX to Take Dozens of Steps Before Future Starship Flights
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ US NTSB cites inadequate inspections in 2021 United Airlines engine failure
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A United Airlines Boeing 777-200ER plane is towed as American Airlines Boeing 737 plane departs from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. November 30, 2018. Pratt & Whitney is a unit of RTX (RTX.N). Boeing and Pratt & Whitney did not immediately comment. United said on Friday it "closely collaborated with the NTSB, FAA, Boeing and Pratt and Whitney on each step of the investigation and are pleased to have these aircraft back in our fleet." United is the only U.S. operator of 777s with the PW4000 engine and had 52 of those planes as of 2022.

Persons: Kamil Krzaczynski, Pratt, Whitney, United, David Shepardson, Jonathan Oatis, Grant McCool Organizations: United Airlines Boeing, American Airlines Boeing, O'Hare International, REUTERS, Rights, National Transportation Safety, United Airlines, Boeing, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Pratt & Whitney, NTSB, Pratt, Thomson Locations: Chicago , Illinois, U.S, Colorado, Honolulu, Denver

☆ SpaceX, US FAA close Starship launch probe with dozens of fixes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Joey Roulette | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

"The closure of the mishap investigation does not signal an immediate resumption of Starship launches at Boca Chica," the agency said, referring to SpaceX's sprawling Starship launch site in south Texas. It was unclear how many of the corrective actions SpaceX has already implemented, which will impact Starship's next launch timeline. Later on Friday, SpaceX's CEO and founder Elon Musk asked the FAA "what are the 63 corrective actions?" In line with FAA regulations, Musk's space company led the Starship investigation and largely created the list of 63 corrective actions for the FAA to approve. The agency requires SpaceX complete those actions before it can obtain a new Starship launch license.

Persons: SpaceX's, Joe Skipper, Elon Musk, Musk, Joey Roulette, Chizu Nomiyama, Mark Porter, Josie Kao, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Boca Chica, REUTERS, Rights, U.S . Federal Aviation Administration, SpaceX's, FAA, SpaceX, NASA, Boca, Thomson Locations: Brownsville , Texas, U.S, Texas, Boca Chica

☆ FAA orders Musk's SpaceX to take 63 corrective actions on Starship, keeps rocket grounded
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that SpaceX is not yet clear for another test flight of its Starship Super Heavy launch vehicle. The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday said Elon Musk's SpaceX must keep its Starship Super Heavy rocket grounded, saying the company needs to take 63 corrective actions before it is cleared for another test flight. The FAA has now wrapped its probe into the April launch, which saw the rocket explode mid-flight. In an emailed statement, the agency said a final report "cites multiple root causes of the April 20, 2023, mishap and 63 corrective actions SpaceX must take to prevent mishap reoccurrence." The FAA oversaw the SpaceX mishap investigation while NASA and the National Transportation Safety Board served as official observers.

Persons: Elon, Musk Organizations: Federal Aviation Administration, SpaceX, FAA, Autonomous Flight Safety, NASA, National Transportation Safety Locations: Boca Chica , Texas, Boca Chica, Ukraine, Crimea, Russian

☆ FAA closes investigation into SpaceX Starship rocket that exploded, outlines ‘corrective actions’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Kristin Fisher | Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday it has closed its “mishap” investigation into the April SpaceX Starship test flight that ended after the rocket exploded over the Gulf of Mexico. The FAA says the investigation “cites multiple root causes” and “63 corrective actions SpaceX must take to prevent mishap reoccurrence,” the agency said in a statement. SpaceX has said it is ready to try to launch Starship again. But the FAA must issue a launch license, and one of the holdups has been the mishap investigation. “You can think about that launch date slipping probably into ’26.”In August, Free told CNN “my level of concern is the same” after a trip to visit SpaceX’s launch site a month earlier.

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The Federal Aviation Administration indicated Friday that it is moving toward requiring that planes be equipped with technology designed to prevent close calls around airports. The FAA asked an internal advisory panel to make recommendations on how to require systems that would alert pilots if they are lined up to land on the wrong runway or a taxiway, or when the runway they have chosen is too short. The FAA said the move is part of its effort to eliminate “serious close calls.” The National Transportation Safety Board has started investigations into seven such incidents since January. Planes typically have GPS-based systems that warn pilots if they are in danger of hitting the ground or an obstacle. He said the FAA move “sounds like a very good idea.”Preliminary reports about close calls this year point to pilot error in some cases and air controller mistakes in others.

Persons: ”, Douglas Moss, Moss, Chris Manno, ” Manno, Pete Buttigieg, “, Buttigieg, David Boulter Organizations: Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Transportation, Honeywell, University of Southern, San Francisco International Airport, Air Canada, NTSB, San Diego International Airport, ”, Associated Press, Industry, U.S Locations: University of Southern California, Southwest

REUTERS/Raquel Cunha/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Transportation has told Mexico that it will officially recover a U.S.-given air safety rating next week, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday, preempting the much-anticipated decision. Mexico overhauled its civil aviation law, but faced several hurdles in recovering the Category 1 rating. "This is good news," Lopez Obrador said in a regular morning press conference, explaining that Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena had been informed by the U.S. Department of Transportation of the upcoming decision. The tax is currently used to pay off some $4.2 billion in outstanding bonds from the construction of an unfinished airport, which Lopez Obrador scrapped upon his election. Lopez Obrador slammed the ratings agency's decision on Friday, and said he could assure bondholders their investments were safe.

Persons: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Raquel Cunha, Lopez Obrador's, Lopez Obrador, Alicia Barcena, Carrier Aeromexico, Lopez, Fitch, Kylie Madry, David Shepardson, Andrea Ricci, Edmund Blair, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Regeneration, REUTERS, U.S . Department of Transportation, U.S . Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Reuters, Government, Industry, Carrier, Trust, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, U.S

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