Federal Aviation Administration

FAA Drone Symposium and Advanced Air Mobility Summit 2023

August 1st - 3rd, 2023 (Baltimore Convention Center, Maryland, USA)

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) will co-host the 8th Annual FAA Drone Symposium and the first-ever Advanced Air Mobility Summit this summer. The two events, from&nbs...

Iris Automation granted second waiver for BVLOS autonomous operations in City of Reno, as part of FAA’s BEYOND programme

Jason Pritchard11 April 2022

Iris Automation has been granted a second waiver for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) autonomous operations on behalf of the City of Reno, a participant in the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) BEYOND programme, by utilising its Casia G gro...

Joby Aviation becomes first eVTOL aircraft company to submit area-specific certification plan

Jason Pritchard23 March 2022

Joby Aviation has submitted its first area-specific certification plan to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Believed to be an industry first, the plan is the first of several that Joby will be required to submit, bringing the compa...

Joby Aviation hits new milestone as it enters next phase of certification process with FAA and begins conformity testing

Jason Pritchard11 February 2022

Joby Aviation has begun Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conformity testing, which represents a key milestone on the path to achieving type certification for its commercial eVTOL aircraft. The start of conformity testing is a significant mom...

Head of Hyundai’s Urban Air Mobility Division appointed to FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee

Jason Pritchard7 January 2021

Dr Jaiwon Shin, Vice President and Head of Hyundai's Urban Air Mobility Division, has been appointed to the FAA's Drone Advisory Committee - which will help create a strategy for the safe integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the USA's...