Aviation & Air Safety

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August 2026

Rulemaking

Comment period closing · Federal Aviation Administration · Aug 3FAAClosed

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alteration

Comment period closing · Federal Aviation Administration · Aug 3FAAClosed

Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: SpaceX Starship Reentry Contingency Operations in the Pacific Ocean and Additional Starship Landing Trajectory

Comment period closing · Federal Aviation Administration · Aug 3FAAClosed

Airspace Designations and Reporting Points: Staunton, VA

Comment period closing · Federal Aviation Administration · Aug 3FAAClosed

Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection from Unauthorized Internal Access

Comment period closing · Federal Aviation Administration · Aug 3FAAClosed

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alteration

Comment period closing · Federal Aviation Administration · Aug 3FAAClosed

Airworthiness Directives: Airbus Helicopters

Comment period closing · Federal Aviation Administration · Aug 3FAAClosed

Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection from Unauthorized External Access

Comment period closing · Federal Aviation Administration · Aug 3FAAClosed

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Flight Simulation Device Initial and Continuing Qualification and Use

Notice · Department of Transportation · Aug 3DOT

Supplemental Notice of Concesionaria Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.P.I. de C.V. dba Volaris (August 3, 2026)

Notice · Federal Aviation Administration · Aug 3FAA

U.S. DOT/FAA - Acknowledgement Letter

Notice · Federal Aviation Administration · Aug 3FAA

U.S. DOT/FAA - Decision

Notice · Federal Aviation Administration · Aug 3FAA

U.S. DOT/FAA - Decision

Notice · Federal Aviation Administration · Aug 3FAA

U.S. DOT/FAA - Decision

Notice · Department of Transportation · Aug 3DOT

2026-8-3 Order Requesting Proposals

Notice · Federal Aviation Administration · Aug 3FAA

U.S. DOT/FAA - Decision

Notice · Federal Aviation Administration · Aug 3FAA

U.S. DOT/FAA - Decision

Notice · Federal Aviation Administration · Aug 3FAA

U.S. DOT/FAA - Decision

Notice · Department of Transportation · Aug 3DOT

Request for Additional Information

Notice · Department of Transportation · Aug 3DOT

Request for Additional Information

Notice · Federal Aviation Administration · Aug 3FAA

U.S. DOT/FAA - Acknowledgement Letter

Upcoming deadlines

Airworthiness Directives: Pratt and Whitney Canada Corp. Engines

FAA · Comment closes · Aug 14

Airworthiness Directives: Airbus Canada Limited Partnership (Type Certificate Previously Held by C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP); Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes

FAA · Comment closes · Aug 14

Airworthiness Directives: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Helicopters

FAA · Comment closes · Aug 14

Airworthiness Directives: Airbus SAS Airplanes

FAA · Comment closes · Aug 14

Airworthiness Directives: The Boeing Company Airplanes

FAA · Comment closes · Aug 15

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