Both companies are preparing for FAA certification, and here's what you need to know about where each company is in the race and why it matters to their business models.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s Boeing 767 laser test turned a messy border-security incident into a major aviation safety precedent. After an uncoordinated military laser use near El Paso ...

Joint Interagency Task Force 401 and the Federal Aviation Administration plan to test a high-energy laser designed to destroy rogue drones at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on March 6, 2026.

Joby Aviation is now flying its first FAA-conforming eVTOL aircraft, a critical milestone representing the model intended for certification and signifying the final phase before market entry. This ...

Joby's Type Inspection Authorization aircraft just took flight -- an important milestone. It's the first of a test fleet of eVTOLs that will determine whether it receives FAA authorization. The stock ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Federal Aviation Administration announced eight three-year pilot projects to explore how to implement and regulate air taxis ...

Swift Fuels is expanding FAA testing of its 100R unleaded aviation gasoline to seven high-performance piston engines at the FAA's William J. Hughes Technical Center. This evaluation, under a new FAA ...

There has been hope for some time to get air taxis for civilian travel off the ground. Multiple companies are competing to bring this technology to the United States, and now the Federal Aviation ...

FAA Space Waivers proposal would let FAA waive some environmental law requirements for commercial space licenses under set ...