Ventris Gibson, former deputy director of the U.S. Mint, was sworn in as the agency’s new director on June 17th, two days after the Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote. Gibson
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Luci Holemans, Air Traffic Organization cybersecurity group manager at the Federal Aviation Administration, said FAA is transitioning to a zero trust strategy that involves network monitoring and authentication and segmentation of resources
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Seven universities have secured grants from the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct studies on the cybersecurity, detect-and-avoid classification and electromagnetic compatibility of unmanned aircraft systems. The awards have a total value of
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Zipline, Flytrex, Alphabet’s Wing subsidiary and other companies have begun launching commercial drone delivery services across the U.S., The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. San Francisco-based startup Zipline, for instance, uses fixed-wing
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Billy Nolen, associate administrator for aviation safety at the Federal Aviation Administration, will assume leadership of the agency on an acting basis after Steve Dickson steps down from the administrator’s role on
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The Federal Aviation Administration is looking for companies to provide Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability services to unmanned aircraft system operators. The agency said Wednesday it will open the application period
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The Federal Aviation Administration is blocking Russian aircraft, including commercial airlines, from entering U.S. airspace amid Russia’s conflict with Ukraine. FAA and the larger Department of Transportation will issue a notice to
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The Federal Aviation Administration is preparing to begin field-testing new air traffic management technologies and services designed to support the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the National Airspace System. FAA said
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The Federal Aviation Administration has issued its millionth airspace authorization for unmanned aerial vehicle pilots less than four years after it launched an automated system for providing drone operators permission to fly
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The Federal Aviation Administration has announced an agreement with telecommunications companies Verizon and AT&T on steps to expand 5G wireless service while enabling safe airport operations. The organization said Friday it used
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