Airlines aim to shift blame for flight problems to FAA
DALLAS — Airlines under scrutiny for widespread flight disruptions are renewing their criticism of the government agency that manages the nation’s airspace, saying that understaffing […]
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX closer to launching giant rocketship after FAA review
SpaceX cleared a key hurdle Monday for its plan to launch a gigantic, futuristic rocketship into orbit from Texas. The Federal Aviation Administration concluded an […]
YouTuber Trevor Jacob crashed plane as publicity stunt: FAA
A daredevil YouTuber abandoned his plane mid-flight and parachuted to safety last year as a publicity stunt — pretending that it was all a terrifying […]
FAA apologizes for not alerting Capitol police of Nationals Park parachute jump
They really dropped the ball. The Federal Aviation Administration has apologized for failing to alert DC authorities that an Army parachute team would be flying […]
FAA makes ‘zero tolerance’ policy for unruly passengers permanent
The Federal Aviation Administration’s said its “zero-tolerance policy” for dealing with unruly passengers will become permanent. “Behaving dangerously on a plane will cost you; that’s […]
FAA blamed after parachute show leads to Congress evacuation
US Congress was evacuated yesterday after Capitol Police said it was “tracking an aircraft that poses a possible threat to the Capitol Complex,” CBS News […]
Woman duct-taped on American Airlines flight faces record FAA fine
A woman who was duct-taped to her seat aboard an American Airlines plane after she allegedly attacked the crew and tried to open the door […]
FAA to ‘pilot’ all inspections on Boeing 787 Dreamliners
The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it will retain the authority to issue airworthiness certificates for all Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft and perform final inspections […]
FAA ‘furious’ over East Hampton Airport privatization scheme
East Hampton politicians’ scheme to close and then immediately reopen the town airport — and collect $10 million in surplus funds in the process — […]
FAA rejects FedEx proposal to install missile-defense system on Airbus planes
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it was withdrawing proposed conditions that could have allowed delivery company FedEx to install a laser-based missile-defense on jet-maker […]