The FAA has revoked a 10-year-old rule governing how it complies with federal environmental protection regulations.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Federal Aviation Administration officials say that are increasingly confident that they can move commercial launch licenses to a new set of regulations by a March 2026 deadline ...

So far, however, current technology limits their size and likely means that they will be used most often in urban areas. ... California-based Joby Aviation, praised the FAA regulation.

He added, however, that “the regulation does not go far enough in addressing and maintaining multi layer defenses to protect against unknown vulnerabilities.” ...

In a major jump into the era of eVTOL air taxis and multicopter cargo drones, the US FAA has issued new regulations that introduce the first new aircraft category, called "power-lift" aircraft ...