Trump’s Plan to Fix Air Traffic Control Faces Huge Hurdles May 8, 2025 By David Shepardson and Rajesh Kumar Singh U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday will call for tens of billions of dollars to overhaul America’s strained air...
Air Traffic Control Lost Contact With Newark Aircraft; DOT Vows ‘Brand New System’ May 6, 2025 By David Shepardson Air traffic controllers overseeing planes at Newark International Airport in New Jersey lost contact with aircraft for 30 seconds last...
US Opens Probes After Army Helicopter Forces 2 DC Flights to Abort Landings May 5, 2025 By David Shepardson Federal investigators have launched a probe after two flights aborted landings at Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday because a...
Lawmakers Urge FAA to Address Safety Issues at Washington Airport After Incidents April 23, 2025 By David Shepardson Three senior Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday urged the Federal Aviation Administration to address significant safety issues at Reagan Washington National...
Near Misses, Fatal Crashes Force Airlines to Confront Worried Fliers April 16, 2025 By Mary Schlangenstein and Allyson Versprille A series of aviation accidents has rattled flyers enough to drag down ticket sales at the start of the year,...
FAA Grounds Helicopter Company After Fatal New York Crash April 15, 2025 By Myles Miller The Federal Aviation Administration ordered New York Helicopter Charter Inc. to cease operations while it conducts a review of the...
FAA Must Do Better After Midair Collision, Acting Chief Says March 27, 2025 By Allyson Versprille The US Federal Aviation Administration said it must improve the way it identifies potentially risky air-traffic situations, following a deadly...
Transportation Chief to Unveil Plan to Upgrade Air Traffic Control March 24, 2025 By David Shepardson Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will unveil a plan next week to upgrade the aging, under-staffed U.S. air traffic control system...
Airlines Want Less Helicopter Traffic Near Washington Airport March 4, 2025 By David Shepardson A group representing U.S. airlines plans to urge federal aviation officials to permanently reduce helicopter traffic around Reagan National Airport...
Family of Man Killed in Copter-Plane Midair Collision Files $250 Million Claim February 19, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The family of a Connecticut man killed in the January 29 collision of an American Airlines plane with a military...