The Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform Act was introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in July 2025, six ...

There's a new X-plane in town. Bell Textron's tilt-rotor aircraft being built for DARPA's Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program, which aims to combine the features of a helicopter ...

The House on Tuesday narrowly voted down an aviation safety bill meant to address gaps discovered after the deadly January ...

Some Republicans are now pushing for a less restrictive alternative.

The ROTOR Act would require civilian and military aircraft operating in congested airspace to use ADS-B technology.

Planned to fly in 2028, the X-76 will explore technologies for fast-flying runway-independent aircraft with folding rotors, crewed and uncrewed.

INDIANAPOLIS — On Feb. 24, the ROTOR Act failed in the U.S. House. ROTOR stands for “Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and ...

Relatives of those who died in a midair collision over D.C. last year came to Washington to watch a vote they thought would ...

A group called “Families of Flight 5342” vowed “we are not done” in a statement released after the aviation bill called the “ROTOR Act” failed by one vote in the House this week. Despite the ...

The House blocks the ROTOR Act, lawmakers now turn to the ALERT Act as AOPA urges action on ADS-B safety and pilot privacy.

The House of Representatives narrowly rejected a bipartisan aviation safety bill that was spurred by the deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C., after the Pentagon abruptly withdrew support.