Worldwide: Aviation

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued groundbreaking regulations for Autonomous Air Taxis, unmanned aircraft designed to revolutionize passenger transportation by 2028. As companies like Boeing and Wisk Aero race to develop these electric vertical takeoff vehicles, complex legal questions emerge around liability, cybersecurity, insurance coverage, and the integration of pilotless aircraft into the National Airspace System.

The FAA has introduced a new regulatory pathway under Section 927 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, offering drone operators an alternative to traditional exemptions through a streamlined waiver process.

The FCC issued a Public Notice seeking comment on ways to further unleash American drone dominance by enabling domestic unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and counter-UAS technologies.

Orbital AI systems are already making consequential autonomous decisions (e.g., collision avoidance, data processing, communications routing) without human review and without a clear legal framework governing any of it.

Satellite and component manufacturer CesiumAstro Inc. announced that it raised $470m in new capital through...

December and January saw many regulatory developments impacting advanced aviation and uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS).

In a recent Nebraska Supreme Court decision, U.S. Specialty Insurance Co. v. DSA Avionics Unlimited, LLC, 320 Neb. 287, 26 N.W.3d 761 (2025), the court reasoned that interpretation of "direct physical loss"...

On Jan. 13, 2026, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) notified Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc. (SACI) that the agency has rendered all aircraft registration certificates...

Effective January 7th, the FCC revised the "Covered List" to categorically exempt all UAS and UAS critical components included on the DCMA's Blue UAS list and those that qualify as "domestic end products" under the Buy American Standard.