Latest Aerospace Headlines
All the headlines from our Aerospace Topic Page, ordered by recency.
NOAA Risks Loss of Data Network and Web Service
Apr 29 2025 // A key contract that supports the network service provider for the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is set to lapse this week, threatening internet access and the transmission of internal data nationwide...
FAA Delays Traffic to Newark Airport After Equipment, Staffing Issues
Apr 28 2025 // The Federal Aviation Administration said a series of issues prompted it to dramatically slow traffic at Newark Liberty Airport on Monday, prompting United Airlines to divert at least 35 flights to other airports. United...
Lawmakers Urge FAA to Address Safety Issues at Washington Airport After Incidents
Apr 23 2025 // Three senior Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday urged the Federal Aviation Administration to address significant safety issues at Reagan Washington National Airport and maintain reduced air traffic after a series of troubling...
White House Proposes Elimination of NOAA Climate Research in Budget Proposal
Apr 15 2025 // The administration of President Donald Trump aims to eliminate the arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that oversees research on climate change, and refocus the U.S. fisheries service to support...
FAA Grounds Helicopter Company After Fatal New York Crash
Apr 15 2025 // The Federal Aviation Administration ordered New York Helicopter Charter Inc. to cease operations while it conducts a review of the tour operator’s license and safety record following a deadly crash last week. The...
Boeing Settles Lawsuits With Two 737 MAX Crash Victims’ Families
Apr 8 2025 // U.S. planemaker Boeing Co reached settlements with the families of two people who died in the March 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX on the eve of a trial, the company and lawyers for the families said on...
FAA Must Do Better After Midair Collision, Acting Chief Says
Mar 27 2025 // The US Federal Aviation Administration said it must improve the way it identifies potentially risky air-traffic situations, following a deadly midair collision between a US Army helicopter and American Airlines Group Inc....
Family of Whistleblower Suing Boeing Over His Death
Mar 25 2025 // CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The family of a former Boeing quality control manager who police say killed himself after lawyers questioned him for days about his whistleblowing on alleged jumbo jet defects sued the airplane...
Navigation Parts Failure Blamed for United’s Boeing 787 Jolt That Injured 15 Passengers
Mar 19 2025 // Investigators found that two key navigation parts failed on a United Airlines flight from Lagos to Washington on January 24, causing the plane to lurch suddenly and injure several passengers. The National Transportation...
How Faulty Parts at Boeing’s 787 Jets Flew Below the Radar in Italy
Mar 13 2025 // On a Saturday morning in May, 2020, Italian police officers caught two men pouring chemical waste into the sewers in the southern port city of Brindisi, near a small plane components factory. Five years on, that routine...
Firings at NOAA Risk Lives and Economy, Former Agency Heads Warn
Mar 4 2025 // The federal weather and oceans agency touches people’s daily lives in unnoticed ways, so massive firings there will likely cause needless deaths and a big hit to America’s economy, according to the people who...
Massive Fire at Pennsylvania Aerospace Plant Prompts Evacuations
Feb 20 2025 // Schools were closed and residents were ordered to shelter-in-place Tuesday after a large fire broke out at an aerospace manufacturer’s facility in a town north of Philadelphia, officials said. The fire broke out at...
Texas County Approves Election for New City Starbase Near SpaceX Site
Feb 14 2025 // A Texas county on Wednesday approved holding an election sought by SpaceX that would let residents living around billionaire Elon Musk ‘s company decide whether to formally create a new city called Starbase. The...
FAA Issues Urgent Guidance for General Aviation Pilots During New Orleans Super Bowl
Jan 30 2025 // The Federal Aviation Administration is issuing guidance to general aviation pilots flying near New Orleans from Feb. 6-11, 2025 to be aware of temporary flight restrictions, follow special air traffic procedures and comply...
Boeing, DOJ Tell US Judge They Have Not Reached Agreement on Revised Plea Deal
Jan 6 2025 // The U.S. Justice Department and Boeing told a court on Friday they have not reached agreement on a revised plea deal after a U.S. judge in December rejected the deal, faulting a diversity and inclusion provision. Boeing...
FAA Probes Holiday Drone Show Accident that Injured Florida Boy
Dec 26 2024 // ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that it has launched an investigation into why several drones collided and fell from the sky during a holiday show over the weekend in downtown...
Boeing Plea Deal Over Fatal 737 Crashes Rejected by Judge
Dec 6 2024 // A federal judge rejected Boeing Co.’s plea deal that sought to let the planemaker avoid criminal prosecution over to two fatal 737 Max crashes, in a surprise twist that threatens to prolong the company’s...
United Says FAA Staffing Shortages Causing Disruption at Newark Hub
Nov 27 2024 // United Airlines said on Tuesday that an acute shortage of air traffic controllers was causing “significant disruption” for travelers at its busy Newark, New Jersey, hub outside of New York City. The airline...
Amazon, SpaceX to Test US Labor Board’s Powers at Conservative Appeals Court
Nov 18 2024 // A U.S. labor board whose enforcement powers are being challenged in a series of lawsuits is set to defend itself from attacks by Amazon.com and Elon Musk’s SpaceX in a conservative U.S. appeals court, as the agency...
UCLA and NOAA: Climate Change Baked Western US Despite the Rainfall
Nov 8 2024 // Even with all the storms the Western U.S. received in the last two years, climate change is baking the region. That’s because higher temperatures are increasing evaporation enough to cause drought, according to a...
