Starfighters Space: FAA Proposal for Relaxed Supersonic Regulations Could Expand Future Opportunities for Aviation and Spaceflight
Proposed Performance-Based Framework Could Expand Future Opportunities for Commercial High-Speed Flight Testing, Space Research and Future Spaceflight
Starfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE:FJET) ("Starfighters Space" or the "Company"), the space company operating the world's only commercial fleet of flight-ready Mach 2+ F-104 supersonic aircraft, today welcomed the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) proposed rule to modernize how civil supersonic flight over land is regulated in the United States. The proposal would replace the longstanding speed-based restriction with a performance-based certification framework that reflects advances in aircraft technology and noise mitigation.
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