# faa (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover faa. Page: Feed: --- ## [Alaska Airlines launches 2 more nonstop intercontinental routes from Seattle](https://www.seattletimes.com/business/alaska-airlines/alaska-airlines-launches-2-more-nonstop-intercontinental-routes-from-seattle/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace) _2026-08-20 · Lauren Rosenblatt · The Seattle Times Boeing & Aerospace – The Seattle Times_ Alaska Airlines will offer nonstop flights from Seattle to Paris, France and Athens, Greece starting next spring. ## [Marine One Near Miss Renews Questions About Washington Airspace Safety](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/20/marine-one-near-miss-renews-questions-about-washington-airspace-safety/) _2026-08-20 · John Persinos · Aviation Tech Today_ Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) Editor’s Note: To watch John’s video version of this article, click here. A recent close encounter involving Marine One and a commercial \[…\] The post Marine One Near Miss Renews Questions About Washington Airspace Safety appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [Game On: Can Gamers Help Close America’s Air Traffic Control Gap?](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/20/game-on-can-gamers-help-close-americas-air-traffic-control-gap/) _2026-08-20 · John Persinos · Aviation Tech Today_ Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) Editor’s Note: To watch John’s video version of this article, click here. America’s air traffic controller shortage has become a numbers game, \[…\] The post Game On: Can Gamers Help Close America’s Air Traffic Control Gap? appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [Army To Test And Evaluate Elroy Air’s Hybrid-Electric VTOL Under New Contract](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/20/army-to-test-and-evaluate-elroy-airs-hybrid-electric-vtol-under-new-contract/) _2026-08-20 · Calvin Biesecker · Aviation Tech Today_ The Army in August awarded a $46.1 million contract to Elroy Air to test and experiment with the company’s Chaparral autonomous hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft for heavy \[…\] The post Army To Test And Evaluate Elroy Air’s Hybrid-Electric VTOL Under New Contract appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [PDW Eyes Supplying Parts To Support U.S. Production Of One Million Drones Annually](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/20/pdw-eyes-supplying-parts-to-support-u-s-production-of-one-million-drones-annually/) _2026-08-20 · Calvin Biesecker · Aviation Tech Today_ Performance Drone Works (PDW), which last week received a conditional loan commitment from the Defense Department to supercharge its capacity and capabilities for making key drone components, expects to support domestic \[…\] The post PDW Eyes Supplying Parts To Support U.S. Production Of One Million Drones Annually appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [E-2D Block II Passes Critical Design Review](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/19/e-2d-block-ii-passes-critical-design-review/) _2026-08-20 · Rich Abott · Aviation Tech Today_ The Navy and Northrop Grumman this week revealed the Block II upgrade to the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye passed a Critical Design Review (CDR) in May, setting the way for flight tests within \[…\] The post E-2D Block II Passes Critical Design Review appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [Whisper Aero tests its ultra-quiet electric propulsors in crewed flight](https://theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatches/whisper-aero-tests-ultra-quiet-electric-propulsors-crewed-flight/) _2026-08-19 · Elan Head · The Air Current_ Tennessee-based startup Whisper Aero last week performed the first crewed flights with its ultra-quiet electric ducted fans, demonstrating that an Aeriane Swift 3 glider powered by its eQ250 propulsors is no louder than the same aircraft in unpowered flight. “The eQ250s themselves are far quieter than the airframe,” Whisper Aero co-founder and chief operating officer Ian Villa told The Air Current… ## [Boeing’s contract offer ‘just not enough,’ some SPEEA workers say](https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeings-contract-offer-just-not-enough-some-speea-workers-say/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace) _2026-08-18 · Lauren Rosenblatt · The Seattle Times Boeing & Aerospace – The Seattle Times_ Some members of Boeing's white-collar union say the company's offer doesn't include a high-enough guaranteed raise and falls short on a commitment to keep work in the region. ## [‘Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing’ urges pressure on aerospace company](https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/freefall-a-reckoning-for-boeing-urges-pressure-on-aerospace-company/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace) _2026-08-17 · Rob Owen · The Seattle Times Boeing & Aerospace – The Seattle Times_ “Freefall,” streaming Wednesday on Netflix, examines what’s happened inside Boeing and Boeing factories from the perspective of whistleblowers. ## [Flight testing Navi’s AI-powered pilot training tool](https://theaircurrent.com/technology/flight-testing-navi-ai-powered-pilot-training-tool-embry-riddle/) _2026-08-17 · Elan Head · The Air Current_ It was a sunny morning in March in the skies northeast of Alpharetta, Georgia, and I was struggling to maintain my bank angle in slow flight. As our Cessna 172 slowed to 60 knots, my flight instructor advised me to limit my bank angle to 10 degrees. But the controls were mushy at that speed, and she pointed out that I kept nudging our aircraft deeper into a turn, increasing our risk of \[…\] The… ## [Here are 10 of the best economy cabins for international flights](https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/here-are-10-of-the-best-economy-cabins-for-international-flights/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace) _2026-08-17 · John Metcalfe · The Seattle Times Boeing & Aerospace – The Seattle Times_ Conde Nast Traveler says providing better economy service on certain flights is a trend, and here are its top picks for doing so. ## [2 planes with same call sign in Phoenix could have been ‘disastrous’](https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/2-planes-with-same-call-sign-in-phoenix-could-have-been-disastrous/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace) _2026-08-16 · Emmett Lindner · The Seattle Times Boeing & Aerospace – The Seattle Times_ American Airlines flight 2482 was attempting to land from Chicago very early on Friday at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. At the same time, to the dismay of an air traffic controller, another American Airlines flight — also with the call sign 2482 — was departing. ## [Jury awards $29 million to family of another MAX crash victim](https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/jury-awards-29-million-to-family-of-another-max-crash-victim/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace) _2026-08-14 · Lauren Rosenblatt · The Seattle Times Boeing & Aerospace – The Seattle Times_ The trial resolves one of the few remaining cases filed against Boeing by the families who lost loved ones in the Ethiopia crash. ## [Harrowing Ryanair Boeing flight showed signs of a bird strike, NTSB says](https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/harrowing-ryanair-boeing-flight-showed-signs-of-a-bird-strike-ntsb-says/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace) _2026-08-13 · Lauren Rosenblatt · The Seattle Times Boeing & Aerospace – The Seattle Times_ Federal investigators found evidence of a bird strike during a harrowing Ryanair Boeing 737-8 flight in Greece last month that saw one passenger hanging out of a broken window. ## [U.S. Navy quietly arming its uncrewed aerial tanker](https://theaircurrent.com/defense/us-navy-arming-boeing-mq-25-stingray-uncrewed-aerial-tanker/) _2026-08-13 · Carter Johnston · The Air Current_ Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... When Boeing personnel hoisted a prototype of its MQ-25 Stingray aerial refueling drone aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in June, the high-profile visit revealed a potential expansion of its role that has long been suspected but repeatedly denied by the Pentagon. An unpublicized test during the demonstrator’s time aboard the Nimitz… ## [Bird strike suspected in Ryanair engine blade-out accident](https://theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatches/ryanair-engine-blade-out-accident-bird-strike-ntsb/) _2026-08-13 · Julie Johnsson · The Air Current_ Air safety reporting is made accessible without a subscription as a public service. Subscribe to The Air Current for full access to our scoops, in-depth reporting and industry analysis. NTSB investigators are probing the role a bird strike played in the fan-blade-out accident experienced by a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 last month as it climbed out of Thessaloniki International Airport in Greece.… ## [Captain of Air India flight that injured 24 is investigated after drug reports](https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/captain-of-air-india-flight-that-injured-24-is-investigated-after-drug-reports/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace) _2026-08-12 · CHONCHUI NGASHANGVA · The Seattle Times Boeing & Aerospace – The Seattle Times_ The incident has come under intense scrutiny after local media reported that the captain may have tested positive for marijuana in a follow-up drug screening. ## [Boeing delivers 53 airplanes in July, a drop from previous 2 months](https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-delivers-53-airplanes-in-july-a-drop-from-previous-2-months/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace) _2026-08-11 · Lauren Rosenblatt · The Seattle Times Boeing & Aerospace – The Seattle Times_ Boeing delivered 53 airplanes in July, including 39 737 MAX jets and 10 787 Dreamliners. ## [Boeing is selling flying taxi venture Wisk, WA-based Insitu to Archer](https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-is-selling-flying-taxi-venture-wisk-wa-based-insitu-to-archer/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace) _2026-08-10 · Lauren Rosenblatt · The Seattle Times Boeing & Aerospace – The Seattle Times_ Boeing is selling its autonomous flying taxi company in California, its Washington-based unmanned aircraft systems developer, and its air-traffic company in Texas. ## [Archer to acquire rival Wisk as Boeing broadens its asset sales](https://theaircurrent.com/industry-strategy/archer-acquires-wisk-skygrid-insitu-from-boeing/) _2026-08-10 · Elan Head and Julie Johnsson · The Air Current_ Archer Aviation will acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu subsidiaries in an all-stock transaction that is poised to make Boeing the largest outside shareholder in the electric vertical take-off and landing developer, the companies announced on Aug. 10. As part of the deal, Boeing and Archer will enter into a cross-licensing agreement that will allow the aerospace giant to use Wisk’s… ## [New policy moves FAA further from EASA on eVTOL certification](https://theaircurrent.com/regulation/faa-powered-lift-safety-continuum-easa-evtol-certification/) _2026-08-06 · Elan Head · The Air Current_ The Federal Aviation Administration has backtracked on a proposal that would have imposed stricter certification requirements on electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft carrying passengers for hire, instead reverting to a more conventional certification approach that more closely aligns with its existing policies for airplanes and helicopters. In its newly issued safety continuum for… ## [Why Aircraft Lease Rates Refuse to Come Down](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/06/why-aircraft-lease-rates-refuse-to-come-down/) _2026-08-06 · John Persinos · Aviation Tech Today_ Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) Aircraft leasing used to be fairly predictable. Rising interest rates pushed up borrowing costs, lease rates climbed, and airlines paid more to \[…\] The post Why Aircraft Lease Rates Refuse to Come Down appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [The Weather Revolution: How New Technology Is Changing the Way Aircraft Fly](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/06/the-weather-revolution-how-new-technology-is-changing-the-way-aircraft-fly/) _2026-08-06 · John Persinos · Aviation Tech Today_ Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) For all the advances aviation has made over the past century, one challenge has never gone away: weather. Storms, turbulence, icing, wind \[…\] The post The Weather Revolution: How New Technology Is Changing the Way Aircraft Fly appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [USAF Looks For Answers To Remedy Supply Bottlenecks For F-15EX and F-16 Engines](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/06/usaf-looks-for-answers-to-remedy-supply-bottlenecks-for-f-15ex-and-f-16-engines/) _2026-08-06 · Frank Wolfe · Aviation Tech Today_ The U.S. Air Force is searching for answers on how to remedy supply chain bottlenecks in building engines for the service’s F-15EX fighter by Boeing and F-16 by Lockheed Martin. The Air \[…\] The post USAF Looks For Answers To Remedy Supply Bottlenecks For F-15EX and F-16 Engines appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [DoD Makes Potential $820 Million Loan Commitment To Drone Company To Mass Produce Components](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/06/dod-makes-potential-820-million-loan-commitment-to-drone-company-to-mass-produce-components/) _2026-08-06 · Calvin Biesecker · Aviation Tech Today_ Flexing new authorities to dramatically increase its loan commitments, the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) has made a conditional loan commitment of up to $820 million to Performance Drone Works (PDW) \[…\] The post DoD Makes Potential $820 Million Loan Commitment To Drone Company To Mass Produce Components appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [The U.S. Navy’s new search for ultra-long-range strike brings its Pacific strategy into focus](https://theaircurrent.com/defense/us-navy-ultra-long-range-strike-pacific-strategy/) _2026-08-04 · Carter Johnston · The Air Current_ The U.S. Navy has asked defense contractors to develop a new uncrewed aircraft with a focus on long-range strike capability, signaling its vision for future carrier air wings and the fleet’s broader strategy as the service races to adapt to the growing threat of long-range counter-air weapons in the Indo-Pacific. A July 14 request for information (RFI) seeks proposals for a high-end, multi-role… ## [Boeing poised to finally unlock 737’s potential as FAA certifies Max 7](https://theaircurrent.com/aircraft-development/boeing-unlocks-737-potential-faa-certifies-max-7/) _2026-08-04 · Julie Johnsson and Jon Ostrower · The Air Current_ Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Boeing’s financial turnaround took a major step forward after the Federal Aviation Administration cleared its 737 Max 7 to enter commercial service, the company’s first major airplane derivative to win an amended type certificate in nearly a decade.The milestone, announced during an internal Boeing ceremony in Seattle on Aug. 3, reflects… ## [Boeing makes early contract offer to SPEEA, aiming to avoid October strike](https://theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatches/boeing-early-contract-offer-speea/) _2026-07-31 · Julie Johnsson · The Air Current_ Boeing has presented four-year contract offers to the negotiators representing 17,000 engineers, scientists and technical workers, aiming to reach a deal with its unionized white-collar workers well before their contract expires Oct. 6. The terms of the proposals, reached after a month of contract talks, won’t be immediately shared with union members or the general public under the governing… ## [Boeing Edges Airbus at Farnborough as Ortberg’s Turnaround Gains Momentum](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/07/30/boeing-edges-airbus-at-farnborough-as-ortbergs-turnaround-gains-momentum/) _2026-07-30 · Rich Abott · Aviation Tech Today_ Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) The order books at the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow told an encouraging story for Boeing. When the four-day event wrapped up on \[…\] The post Boeing Edges Airbus at Farnborough as Ortberg’s Turnaround Gains Momentum appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [Boeing, GE among industry coalition pushing for speed-up of U.S. aircraft certification](https://theaircurrent.com/regulation/boeing-ge-industry-coalition-prism-faa-aircraft-certification/) _2026-07-27 · Will Guisbond and Julie Johnsson · The Air Current_ FARNBOROUGH — Boeing, GE Aerospace and other large U.S. aviation manufacturers have formed an industry coalition that’s working with the Federal Aviation Administration to accelerate and modernize the aircraft certification process, spokespeople for organizations leading the initiative confirmed. The Partnership for Regulatory Innovation, Safety, and Modernization, also known as PRISM, is intended… ## [Automate OpenFaaS from Python with the new SDK](https://www.openfaas.com/blog/python-sdk/) _2026-04-27 · OpenFaaS Ltd · OpenFaaS - Serverless Functions Made Simple_ Introducing the OpenFaaS Python SDK, manage functions, namespaces, secrets, and build container images from Python. ## [What Adaptive Concurrency Means for Async Functions](https://www.openfaas.com/blog/adaptive-concurrency/) _2026-04-02 · OpenFaaS Ltd · OpenFaaS - Serverless Functions Made Simple_ Learn how adaptive concurrency in the OpenFaaS queue-worker matches processing capacity to function replicas, reducing retries and async invocation batches faster. ## [Encrypt build-time secrets for the Function Builder](https://www.openfaas.com/blog/encrypted-build-secrets/) _2026-03-24 · OpenFaaS Ltd · OpenFaaS - Serverless Functions Made Simple_ Learn how to pass private registry tokens and credentials into the Function Builder, encrypted end-to-end. ## [Introducing: Painless support and hands-off architecture reviews](https://www.openfaas.com/blog/painless-support-with-diag/) _2026-03-13 · OpenFaaS Ltd · OpenFaaS - Serverless Functions Made Simple_ Run one command to collect an OpenFaaS cluster report: logs, resources, events, and metrics that you can share for quick help ## [How to Migrate OpenFaaS to Gateway API](https://www.openfaas.com/blog/gateway-api-migration/) _2026-02-13 · OpenFaaS Ltd · OpenFaaS - Serverless Functions Made Simple_ Learn how to migrate OpenFaaS to the Kubernetes Gateway API with TLS certs from Let's Encrypt ## [How should OpenFaaS users approach nodes/proxy RCE in Kubernetes?](https://www.openfaas.com/blog/kubernetes-node-proxy-rce/) _2026-01-27 · OpenFaaS Ltd · OpenFaaS - Serverless Functions Made Simple_ We spin up a Kubernetes cluster in record time to reproduce and address a security vulnerability in Kubernetes for OpenFaaS users. ## [Introducing Template Version Pinning for Functions](https://www.openfaas.com/blog/pinned-template-versions/) _2025-11-19 · OpenFaaS Ltd · OpenFaaS - Serverless Functions Made Simple_ As of version \`0.18.0\` of the faas-cli, you can now pin templates to a specific version via the stack.yaml file for more reproducible builds and to avoid unexpected changes. ## [Optimise OpenFaaS costs on AWS](https://www.openfaas.com/blog/optimise-openfaas-aws-costs/) _2025-09-17 · OpenFaaS Ltd · OpenFaaS - Serverless Functions Made Simple_ Whilst OpenFaaS comes with predictable, flat-rate pricing, AWS is charged based upon consumption. We'll explore how to save money. ## [Introducing Queue Based Scaling for Functions](https://www.openfaas.com/blog/queue-based-scaling/) _2025-07-29 · OpenFaaS Ltd · OpenFaaS - Serverless Functions Made Simple_ Queue Based Scaling is a long awaited feature that matches queued requests to the exact amount of replicas almost instantly. ## [Scale Up Pods Faster in Kubernetes with Added Headroom](https://www.openfaas.com/blog/headroom-controller/) _2025-07-22 · OpenFaaS Ltd · OpenFaaS - Serverless Functions Made Simple_ Does it take 1-2 minutes for new nodes to get added to your cluster? Add some headroom for an instant Pod start.