Top Aviation Safety Official to Leave FAA June 7, 2021 By David Shepardson The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) top safety official said Wednesday he will step down effective June 30. Ali Bahrami, the...
4 Killed in Florida Firefighting Helicopter Crash May 27, 2021 A firefighting helicopter with four people on board crashed near an airport in central Florida, killing at least one person,...
U.S. Says Rules on Pilots’ Records Database Being Finalized May 26, 2021 By David Shepardson The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it is finalizing rules establishing a long-delayed electronic pilot records database demanded by Congress...
U.S. Fines Boeing $6.6 Million Over Safety Pact Noncompliance, Enforcement Cases February 26, 2021 By David Shepardson Boeing Co. agreed Thursday to pay $6.6 million in penalties to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after U.S. regulators said...
Federal Aviation Safety Oversight Remains Weak, Vulnerable, Says Watchdog February 25, 2021 By Alan Levin The U.S. regulator that approved the flawed Boeing Co. 737 Max design has continuing weaknesses and is vulnerable to “future...
Aviation Regulator Sees Pandemic Bringing New Safety Risks February 24, 2021 By Tracy Rucinski and David Shepardson U.S. Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson warned on Tuesday of a changed industry in the wake of the COVID-19...
Airlines Urged to Ground 777 Jets After United Falling Debris Incident February 22, 2021 By Jamie Freed and David Shepardson Boeing Co. urged airlines to suspend the use of 777 jets with the same type of engine that shed debris...
U.S. Approves Commercial Drone Flights Over Populated Areas With Tracking December 29, 2020 By Alan Levin Commercial drone use for deliveries and services cleared a major hurdle in the U.S. with new rules allowing the devices...
Momentum Is Building for Pre-Flight COVID-19 Airport Testing December 4, 2020 Even as the race to approve and distribute COVID-19 vaccines is entering its final stretch, parts of the travel industry...
FAA Safety Agency Clears Boeing 737 MAX to Fly Again November 18, 2020 By David Shepardson and Eric M. Johnson After nearly two years of scrutiny, corporate upheaval and a standoff with global regulators, Boeing Co. won approval on Wednesday...