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WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that Electra and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in partnership with New Jersey Department of Transportation conducted hybrid-electric demonstration flights to test routes connecting small local airports to major airline hubs.
The test flights, which were part of the FAA’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) took place between Manassas, Virginia, and Philadelphia, stopping at:
FAA Opens New Asheville Air Traffic Control Tower to Support Record Growth in Western North Carolina
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $289,215 civil penalty against Gorge Drones of Stevenson, Washington, for alleged unauthorized drone operations.
The FAA alleges Gorge Drones operated a drone on 15 occasions to dispense fertilizer when it did not have an agricultural aircraft operator certificate. In addition, the FAA alleges the drone was not registered with the FAA and did not have an airworthiness certificate.
The alleged violations occurred on various dates between March 2025 and April 2025.
The Federal Aviation Administration today announced that Ampaire Inc. and the Utah Department of Transportation conducted a hybrid-electric demonstration flight along Utah’s I-15 corridor to test future cargo service.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is launching a new initiative to streamline commercial space licensing, making it faster and easier for innovators to secure approvals to launch rockets, reenter spacecraft, and operate launch and reentry sites.