Hacker News with Generative AI: FAA

Musk Allies Made FAA Staff Sign NDAs to Keep New Project Secret (rollingstone.com)
Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been spearheading a multi-million dollar communications project at the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency that regulates the nation’s air travel, and employees roped into it have been forced to sign non-disclosure agreements, sources with knowledge of the situation say.

Elon Musk, FAA, Government, Secrecy, Non-Disclosure Agreements

16 points by cmurf 6 hours ago | 11 comments

FAA workers threatened with firing if they 'impede' SpaceX federal deal (independent.co.uk)
A SpaceX operative has threatened Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees with termination if they stand in the way of agency work by the company, which could lead to a lucrative federal contract, according to a report.

SpaceX, FAA, Government Contracts, Lawsuits, Threats

10 points by perihelions 49 days ago | 2 comments

Musk: Upgrade of FAA's ATC system is failing and SpaceX needs take over (cnn.com)

SpaceX, FAA, Aviation

15 points by e12e 57 days ago | 9 comments

FAA Deal with Starlink Raises Conflict of Interest Concerns (newsweek.com)
Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, has reportedly secured a contract with the Federal Aviation Administration to upgrade the nation's air traffic communications system, raising questions about conflicts of interest.

SpaceX, FAA, Aviation, Business

10 points by throw0101d 58 days ago | 1 comments

SpaceX engineers brought on at FAA after probationary employees were fired (wired.com)
Engineers who work for Elon Musk’s SpaceX have been brought on as senior advisers to the acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), sources tell WIRED.

SpaceX, FAA, Aviation, Government, Employment

192 points by actionfromafar 64 days ago | 133 comments

These Are the SpaceX Engineers Working Inside the FAA (wired.com)
Engineers who work for Elon Musk’s SpaceX have been brought on as senior advisers to the acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), sources tell WIRED.

SpaceX, FAA, Aviation, Government, Elon Musk

13 points by rntn 65 days ago | 3 comments

It seems the FAA office overseeing SpaceX's Starship probe still has some bite (arstechnica.com)
The seventh test flight of SpaceX's gigantic Starship rocket came to a disappointing end a little more than two weeks ago. The in-flight failure of the rocket's upper stage, or ship, about eight minutes after launch on January 16 rained debris over the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Atlantic Ocean.

Space Exploration, SpaceX, Starship, FAA, Accidents

10 points by isaacfrond 82 days ago | 0 comments

White House says New Jersey drones 'authorized to be flown by FAA' (theguardian.com)
The White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday that the mysterious drones that were spotted in skies around New Jersey and the east coast at the end of last year were “authorized to be flown by the FAA”.

Government, Drones, FAA, New Jersey

36 points by n1b0m 87 days ago | 30 comments

FAA Bans Drone Flights Near 'Critical Infrastructure' in New Jersey (nytimes.com)
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a monthlong ban on drone flights over a large swath of New Jersey, the first broad prohibition of its kind since the authorities began investigating a spate of sightings last month that set off fear and speculation.

FAA, Drones, New Jersey, Security, Government Regulations

7 points by ChrisArchitect 127 days ago | 1 comments

SpaceX just got what it wanted from the FAA for Texas Starship launches (arstechnica.com)
A day after SpaceX launched its Starship rocket for the sixth time, the company received good news from the Federal Aviation Administration regarding future launch operations from its Starbase facility in South Texas.

SpaceX, FAA, Space Exploration, Texas, Starship

24 points by TMWNN 156 days ago | 35 comments

Urgent Boeing safety issue not taken seriously by the FAA, key regulator says (cnn.com)

Aviation Safety, Boeing, FAA, Regulation

4 points by howard941 207 days ago | 0 comments

NTSB Issues Urgent Safety Recommendations on Boeing 737 Rudder System (ntsb.gov:443)
The National Transportation Safety Board Thursday issued urgent safety recommendations to The Boeing Company and the Federal Aviation Administration in response to the potential for a jammed or restricted rudder control system on some 737 airplanes.

Aviation Safety, Boeing, 737, NTSB, FAA

12 points by surfingdino 211 days ago | 2 comments

FAA Proposes $633,009 in Civil Penalties Against SpaceX (faa.gov)
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes $633,009 in civil penalties against Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) for allegedly failing to follow its license requirements during two launches in 2023, in accordance with statutorily-set civil penalty guidelines.

SpaceX, FAA, Civil Penalties, Regulations, Aerospace

29 points by ryzvonusef 221 days ago | 26 comments

SpaceX update regarding Starship FAA flight approval (spacex.com)
Jared Isaacman, founder and CEO of Shift4 who commanded the Inspiration4 mission, announced today the Polaris Program, a first-of-its-kind effort to rapidly advance human spaceflight capabilities, while continuing to raise funds and awareness for important causes here on Earth.

SpaceX, Starship, FAA, Spaceflight

76 points by redox99 228 days ago | 293 comments

FAA grounds SpaceX ahead of historic Polaris Dawn commercial spacewalk (text.npr.org)

Space Exploration, SpaceX, FAA, Commercial Spaceflight

36 points by dmoy 240 days ago | 33 comments

SpaceX Falcon 9 cleared to fly by FAA (orlandosentinel.com)

SpaceX, FAA, Spaceflight, Regulation

3 points by basementcat 274 days ago | 0 comments

FAA orders inspection of 2,600 Boeing 737s over oxygen mask issue (reuters.com)

Aviation, Safety, Boeing, FAA, Regulations

70 points by marban 291 days ago | 45 comments