U.S. Airports’ Outdated Tech Leaves Planes Vulnerable to Runway Near-Misses April 6, 2023 By Alan Levin A crucial safety system that’s relied on to avoid potentially fatal collisions at major US airports is aging and plagued...
Buttigieg Says Recent U.S. Aviation Close Calls ‘Deeply Troubling’ March 15, 2023 By David Shepardson U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Tuesday that a series of aviation close calls was “deeply troubling and deserve...
FAA Says ‘Unintentionally Deleted Files’ Prompted Computer Outage January 20, 2023 By David Shepardson The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Thursday a preliminary review found that contract personnel “unintentionally deleted files” disrupting a...
Airbus Withdraws From U.S. FAA Boeing Safety Culture Panel January 19, 2023 By David Shepardson European planemaker Airbus said it had withdrawn from a U.S. government-named panel reviewing Boeing’s safety processes and how they influence...
Averted Plane Crash at New York Airport Under Investigation January 17, 2023 By Maysoon Khan Officials are investigating a close call at a New York airport Friday night between a plane that was crossing a...
U.S. Congress to Investigate FAA Computer Outage That Snarled Flights January 12, 2023 By David Shepardson U.S. lawmakers will review the cause of a Federal Aviation Administration computer system outage overnight on Tuesday that sparked a...
Update: U.S. Flight Departures Resume After FAA Lifts Ground Stop January 11, 2023 By Siddharth Philip, Mary Schlangenstein and Alan Levin US flight departures began resuming early Wednesday after an overnight outage to a key air-traffic system prompted authorities to ground...
U.S. Proposes Rules to Advance Flying Taxi Operations November 21, 2022 By David Shepardson The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday proposed new rules that would help pave the way for commercial air...
FAA Warns of Aviation Safety Risks Without U.S. Mandate on 5G Limits October 28, 2022 By David Shepardson The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants the U.S. telecommunications regulatory agency to ensure a delay in some 5G C-Band transmissions...
Laser Incidents Reported by U.S. Pilots Hit Record in 2021 August 19, 2022 By David Shepardson The number of reported incidents involving aiming of lasers at U.S. airplanes hit a record in 2021, according to a...