U.S. must modernize certification process for advanced air mobility aircraft or risk falling behind other nations, including adversaries.

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Filing advances the hybrid-electric aircraft from the FAA's Emerging Technology Division into formal certification ...

Milestone marks key moment in Joby’s path to commercialization Testing lays groundwork for FAA pilots to fly Joby aircraft Flight testing expected to begin in 2025 SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)- ...

The FAA could clear Archer Aviation’s first commercial flights within the next few years. Its type certification could be difficult to complete, but the FAA’s new eVTOL Integration Pilot Program could ...

Joby has begun flight testing its first FFA-conforming aircraft, the final stage in the type certification process ahead of its US operations debut.

What impact might any delays have?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration plans to propose changes to speed certification of new commercial airplanes, the Trump administration said in a notice on Thursday. The FAA ...

Federal auditors say U.S. regulators didn’t understand a flight-control system that played a role in two deadly crashes of a Boeing jet and must improve their process for certifying new planes. The ...

Archer Aviation is downgraded from Buy to Hold due to expected delays in FAA type certification, now likely not before 2028. ACHR shows early commercialization progress with deals in Los Angeles, ...