{"id":18771,"date":"2022-03-08T17:02:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T11:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=18771"},"modified":"2022-03-08T18:50:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T13:20:09","slug":"the-u-s-transportation-department-will-review-faa-efforts-on-flying-taxi-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/08\/the-u-s-transportation-department-will-review-faa-efforts-on-flying-taxi-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"The U.S. transportation department will review FAA efforts on \u2018flying taxi\u2019 rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The U.S. Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General told on Monday it will review progress by regulators in establishing the basis for certifying lower-altitude aircraft known as “flying taxis.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While interest in Urban Air Mobility, or highly automated aircraft that can be operated for passengers and cargo and are designed to work in populated places, has increased substantially, it makes “new and complex security challenges” for the Federal Aviation Administration<\/a> (FAA), which is now reviewing applications for certifying eVTOL aircraft, the watchdog told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aviation includes electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, aircraft, which use electrical propulsion to take off, approach, and land vertically. The aircraft generally carry only a few passengers per pilot.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The FAA told it “will cooperate fully with the Office of the Inspector General\u2019s audit and looks forward to providing a statement about our extensive safety work in this place.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In highlighting the challenges for the FAA, the inspector general’s office reported that the existing regulation for aircraft certification that is being operated is “still primarily intended for a traditional small plane with a pilot on board, whereas eVTOL aircraft may be entirely independent.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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