The new head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the agency is increasing its oversight of Boeing after one of the aircraft manufacturer’s 737 Max 9 jets was forced to make an emergency landing last month. “Going forward, we will have more boots on the ground, closely scrutinizing and monitoring production and manufacturing activities,” […]
U.S. officials said Wednesday they will require new airline planes to have a second barrier to make it harder for passengers to break into the cockpit when the main door is open. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rule will apply to commercial planes made after mid-2025. The rule will affect airlines that operate scheduled flights, […]
The cost of becoming an airline pilot is sky-high—in excess of six figures in many cases. A large chunk of the cost comes from a decade-old requirement: pilots must have 1,500 hours of in-flight experience to be certified. Yet many aspiring aviators are racking up the required hours by circling airports under sunny skies. Instead, […]
All Southwest Airlines departures have been halted in the United States, officials said on April 18. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed to The Epoch Times that a nationwide ground stop has been imposed. “Southwest Airlines requested the FAA pause the airline’s departures,” an FAA said in an email. It directed questions to Southwest Airlines, […]
Phillip Washington, who was President Joe Biden’s choice to lead the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), withdrew his name from consideration over the weekend amid questions from lawmakers about his level of aviation experience going into the job. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg referenced Washington’s decision to withdraw his name in a message posted on Twitter on Saturday […]
Lawmakers with aviation experience are weighing in on President Joe Biden’s decision to nominate Phil Washington to lead the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) despite his having no prior aviation expertise. Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.), who is a member of the Commerce Committee and has a pilot’s license, organized a letter (pdf) to Biden on Thursday […]
U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation convenes a full committee hearing at 10:00 a.m. ET on Feb. 15 on The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) “System Failure and its Impacts on a Resilient National Airspace.” This hearing will review the causes and impacts of the NOTAM system outage and […]
Concerns and controversy are swirling around the decision by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to alter an electrocardiogram test limit for pilots. A researcher for an aviation advocacy group, US Freedom Flyers (USFF), stumbled upon the EKG change in December, several weeks after the FAA enacted it. Because the revision was made without a published explanation, USFF turned to a […]
The co-pilot who fell to his death after getting off an aircraft mid-flight in North Carolina may have been sick and was described as “visibly upset” prior to exco-pilotiting the plane without a parachute, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB). Two people—a pilot-in-charge and a second-in-charge—were initially on […]
A medical chopper responding Tuesday to the scene of a fatal car accident in southern Ohio crashed while attempting to land, authorities said. First responders learned just after 4 a.m. Tuesday that two vehicles collided in Milford Township, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. A passenger in the rear of a Silverado, […]
This week’s rain and snow brought some much-needed water to California. But the National Weather Service says there is the possibility of flood threats and more. A fatal shooting occurred Thursday in Los Angeles. Police have now identified a teenage girl who was accidentally struck by a bullet during an encounter between police and a […]
Federal officials say Boeing will pay at least $17 million and take steps to fix production problems on its 737 jets including the Max. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that the settlement covers the installation of unapproved sensors and other parts on some Boeing 737 NG and 737 Max planes built between 2015 and […]
A pilot died after his single-engine plane crashed in northwest Georgia on Monday night, according to authorities. The single-engine Aviat Husky A-1 crashed in a field near Cave Springs around 6 p.m. Monday, a spokesperson with the Federal Aviation Administration said. Biddy Allred, 79, of Centre, Alabama, died at the scene, Floyd County Coroner Gene […]
Five members of a Florida family, including two children, who were on their way to a funeral, were killed when their plane crashed in northern Georgia, said police. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said the small plane went down about six miles near Eatonton. “The family was flying from Williston, FL to Newcastle, IN to […]
WASHINGTON (AP)—President Donald Trump is laying out his vision for privatizing the nation’s air traffic control system on Monday, arguing that it will enhance safety and modernize aviation. Trump will push for the separation of air traffic control operations from the Federal Aviation Administration, adopting an approach long championed by U.S. airlines, according to White […]
