FAA Ends Single-Pilot Training Exemptions for Certain Cessna Aircraft
The Federal Aviation Administration FAA has issued a notice detailing a significant policy shift regarding single-pilot operations for specific Cessna aircraft. Published in the Federal Register on September 28, 2026, as Document 2026-19843, this...
FAA Proposes Changes to Flight Operations Oxygen Requirements
The Federal Aviation Administration FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking NPRM titled "Flight Operations: Pilot requirements; Use of oxygen" on September 24, 2026. The document, identified as Federal Register document 2026-19584, outlines proposed...
FAA Proposes Changes for Firefighter Transport in Restricted Aircraft
The Federal Aviation Administration published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on September 14, 2026. The document, identified as 2026-18799, introduces an advance notice of proposed rulemaking ANPRM. This notice focuses on the...
FAA Requires Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeters
The Federal Aviation Administration FAA published a final rule establishing the Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems. This regulation ensures that aviation operations remain safe and reliable as the Federal Communications Commission FCC prepares...
FAA Proposes Enabling Supersonic Overland Flight
The Federal Aviation Administration FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking NPRM in the Federal Register on July 2, 2026. The proposal, titled Enabling Supersonic Overland Flight, seeks to replace the longstanding prohibition on...
FAA Proposes New Mechanic Certification Inspection Rating
The Federal Aviation Administration FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking NPRM titled “Mechanic Certification: Inspection Rating and Recent Experience Requirements” in the Federal Register on July 1, 2026. This proposal outlines significant changes...
FAA Proposes Flexibility Enhancements of Weather Reporting Systems
The Federal Aviation Administration published a notice of proposed rulemaking NPRM in the Federal Register on May 22, 2026, regarding the Flexibility Enhancements of Weather Reporting Systems. The agency proposes revising regulations to allow...
FAA Proposes Drone Flight Restrictions Near Fixed Sites
The Federal Aviation Administration FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking NPRM in the Federal Register on May 6, 2026. This document outlines a new framework for limiting where unmanned aircraft systems UAS can...
FAA Publishes Settlement Policy for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Cases
The Federal Aviation Administration FAA published a rule in the Federal Register on April 17, 2026, introducing a new enforcement approach for unmanned aircraft. This notification outlines the Settlement Policy for Small Unmanned Aircraft...
FAA Publishes Final Rule Extending Cockpit Voice Recorder Recording Time
The Federal Aviation Administration FAA published a final rule on February 2, 2026, increasing the mandated recording duration for cockpit voice recorders CVRs from two hours to 25 hours for affected future manufactured aircraft....
FAA Proposes Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Requirements
The Federal Aviation Administration published a notice of proposed rulemaking titled Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems in the Federal Register on January 7, 2026. This proposed rule establishes new minimum performance standards for...
FAA Proposes Rule for BVLOS Drone Operations
The Federal Aviation Administration published a notice of proposed rulemaking on August 7, 2025, to establish performance-based regulations for unmanned aircraft systems operating beyond visual line of sight. The official document, titled "Normalizing Unmanned...
FAA Final Rule: Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC)
The Federal Aviation Administration FAA published a final rule on July 24, 2025, titled Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification. This document, found in the Federal Register as 2025-13972, amends regulations governing the manufacture, certification,...
FAA Changes How Certification Applications Are Withdrawn or Denied
The Federal Aviation Administration FAA has published a rule in the Federal Register announcing updates to how applicants withdraw or have denied their applications for certification. This procedural change is designed to align better...
Sources: the Federal Register (federalregister.gov) and FAA press releases (faa.gov/newsroom). Summaries are written for CheckAero from the official text; read the source document before acting on a rule.