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After months of suspense, the Federal Aviation Administration has finally weighed in on the environmental effects of the planned expansion of SpaceX’s sprawling Starbase launch facility near Boca Chica, Texas. The agency says that if SpaceX takes some 75 actions to limit environmental hazards, the company can continue that expansion and its application for a launch license for its Starship spacecraft and the Super Heavy rocket booster.Boca Chica is a critical site for the company, where engineers have been ramping up…

A Starship prototype stands on the company's launchpad in Boca Chica, Texas on March 16, 2022.SpaceXThe Federal Aviation Administration on Monday said it will require Elon Musk's SpaceX to make dozens of environmental adjustments in order to conduct further Starship flight tests and begin operational launches from its facility in Boca Chica, Texas.SpaceX will be required to take more than 75 actions to mitigate environmental impacts before the company can receive a launch license for the site, the FAA said in a press…

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has determined that SpaceX’s plans for the company’s massive Starbase launch site in South Texas will have some environmental impact on the surrounding land and area but not enough to require a full environmental impact statement. Now, SpaceX will need to make more than 75 changes to its proposal for the Starbase facility if the company wants to avoid additional review and eventually receive a license from the FAA to launch its new Starship rocket to orbit from the site.…

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday again delayed completing a final environmental assessment of the proposed SpaceX Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket programme in Boca Chica, Texas until June 13.In late April, the FAA extended the target date to May 31 for a decision, saying it was "working toward issuing the final Programmatic Environmental Assessment" after several delays. The agency said in April SpaceX had made multiple changes to its application that required additional FAA analysis. SpaceX…

The Federal Aviation Administration has rejected a Boeing Co. BA -0.63% request to perform certain regulatory tasks on its own for the standard five-year period, according to people familiar with the matter, keeping the U.S. aerospace giant under closer government scrutiny. The FAA will allow Boeing employees to perform certain regulatory work on their own for three more years, but declined to grant a customary five-year extension as…

America's leading eVTOL company has received Part 135 certification from the FAA, so it can now begin offering on-demand commercial air taxi operations. Not with its eVTOL aircraft, mind you – that's still a long way from being type approved.Instead, the company says it'll start flying people around in conventional aircraft to get its systems and processes together as it gears up to launch an urban air taxi operation of epic proportions. Joby is planning to manufacture its S4 aircraft en masse, starting out at around…

A United Airlines Holdings Inc. Boeing 777-200 aircraft on the tarmac at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesUnited Airlines said Tuesday that the Federal Aviation Administration has cleared the path for the return of 52 Boeing 777s powered with Pratt & Whitney engines that were grounded after an engine failure in February 2021."Late last night, the FAA issued the final paperwork on our Pratt &…

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday warned that interference from planned use of 5G wireless spectrum posed an air safety risk and could result in flight diversions.The aviation industry and the FAA have raised concerns about potential interference of 5G with sensitive aircraft electronics like radio altimeters. AT&T and Verizon in November agreed to delay the commercial launch of C-band wireless service until January 5 after the FAA raised concerns.The FAA issued a pair of airworthiness directives…

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday disclosed a list of 50 US airports that will have buffer zones when wireless carriers turn on new 5G C-band service on January 19.AT&T and Verizon on Monday agreed to buffer zones around 50 airports to reduce the risk of disruption from potential interference to sensitive airplane instruments like altimeters. They also agreed to delay deployment for two weeks, averting an aviation safety standoff.The list includes airports in Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los…

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it will publish notices early Thursday detailing the extent of the potential impact of new 5G wireless service on sensitive aircraft electronics.The FAA has been in talks with airplane manufacturers, airlines, and wireless carriers to reduce the impact of new wireless service that is set to begin January 19. The FAA has warned that potential interference could impact sensitive airplane instruments like altimeters.AT&T and Verizon Communications, which won nearly all of…