FAA Holding Runway Safety Meetings After Close Call Incidents August 22, 2023 By David Shepardson The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it will hold runway safety meetings at 90 airports over the next...
United Airlines CEO Blames FAA as Storms Trigger Flight Cancellations June 28, 2023 United Airlines Chief Executive Scott Kirby has blamed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after severe storms led to thousands of...
U.S. Airports’ Outdated Tech Leaves Planes Vulnerable to Runway Near-Misses April 6, 2023 By Alan Levin A crucial safety system that’s relied on to avoid potentially fatal collisions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From U.S. FAA Boeing Safety Culture Panel January 19, 2023 By David Shepardson European planemaker Airbus said it had withdrawn from a U.S. government-named panel reviewing Boeing’s safety processes and how they influence...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...