Air regulators make rules against lying consistent, add space companies

The US air regulator made its rules against lying, altering, or omitting information consistent across all aviation activities. This means everyone from pilots to commercial space companies now faces the same clear penalties for providing false information.

The rules about falsifying information were scattered and inconsistent across different parts of aviation law. This made it harder for the US air regulator to enforce them and for companies to comply. Now, there is one clear set of rules for everyone, including the growing commercial space industry. This could streamline investigations and make compliance less ambiguous.