WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is supporting American commercial space innovation by streamlining the launch and reentry licensing process. 
 
All licensing will now occur under the Part 450 rule, which consolidates four old rules into one.  
It provides more flexibility and more methods of compliance, reducing the administrative and cost burdens on industry and the FAA.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $172,894 civil penalty against Dentec Avionics of Pretoria, South Africa, for allegedly violating aircraft maintenance regulations. 

The FAA alleges that the aircraft repair station performed maintenance on three aircraft for which it was not properly rated and repeatedly used improper tooling to perform maintenance on seven aircraft (six airplanes and one helicopter). The alleged violations occurred between December 2023 and May 2025. 

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $65,000 civil penalty against Avelo Airlines of Houston, Texas, for allegedly violating drug and alcohol testing regulations.   

The FAA alleges that Avelo failed to include 10 flight attendants and flight crewmembers in its required random drug and alcohol testing pool. During various periods between April 2024 and November 2024, the employees performed safety-sensitive functions when Avelo did not subject them to the required testing. 

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency order immediately revoking the Air Carrier Certificate of StarFlite Aviation of Houston, Texas. The FAA alleges the Part 135 operator’s management personnel knowingly falsified pilot training records.     

WASHINGTON -- Pilots reported 10,994 laser strikes to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 2025 — a 14 percent decrease from the year before but still too high.  

Shining a laser at an aircraft poses a serious safety threat and is a federal crime. The FAA conducted outreach and training with local, state, and federal law enforcement throughout the year to combat laser strikes in areas with the highest numbers.  

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $2,839,900 civil penalty against PEMCO World Air Services of Tampa, Florida, for allegedly violating aircraft maintenance regulations.   

The FAA alleges that the aircraft repair station knowingly used expired products when it performed maintenance on five Frontier Airlines aircraft between September 2022 and November 2023.