However, FMCSA’s medical certification process was seriously hampered by a Dec. 1, 2017, hack that caused a months-long shutdown of its registered medical examiners site.

The transportation testing, inspection, and certification services market was valued at $34.48 billion in 2023 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.90% and reach $61.74 billion by 2033 ...

In a long report, the Department of Transportation Inspector General identifies "weaknesses" in the FAA's initial review of the airliner. Kent was a senior managing editor at CNET News. A veteran ...

That is according to a report released on 24 February by the DOT’s Office of Inspector General (OIG). The report stems from a review of the FAA’s certification oversight, undertaken in ...

The DOT's creation of the special committee follows a request by Chao earlier this month for the DOT inspector general to carry out an audit of the certification process of the 737 Max.

The U.S. Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General (IG) is to audit the FAA’s certification of urban air mobility (UAM) aircraft at the request of Congress. Several electric ...