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Alaska Airlines planes clip wings at Seattle-Tacoma airport, prompting FAA probe
Alaska Airlines planes clipped wings at the Seattle-Tacoma airport, prompting an FAA investigation. Passengers were safely ...
FAA meeting with Pentagon officials as agency considers new restrictions on military helicopter flights near DCA
The Federal Aviation Administration is meeting with Pentagon officials Thursday as the agency is considering slapping new ...
FAA has used eBay, 3D printers to replace parts for aging systems, transportation secretary says
President Trump's transportation secretary said Thursday the FAA's air traffic control system "truly is 25, 35, 40 years old ...
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The Trump administration is staffing up parts of FAA, it’s also incentivizing thousands of departures and threatening layoffs
More than 2,700 employees have indicated they want to take an incentive offer to leave the agency, though the final number is subject to change.
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FAA Reauthorization of 2024: One Year Later
On Thursday, May 15, House T&I held a hearing to discuss the progress on the implementation of different measures from the ...
Air travel will be ‘worse’ this summer, lawmakers warn — as FAA gives infuriating update on system fixes, staffing issues
Air Traffic Organization deputy COO Franklin McIntosh revealed in an exchange with Klobuchar that the agency is only on track to hire 2,000 air traffic controllers by the end of this year — ...
Denver air route traffic control center experienced 90 seconds of lost communications Monday, FAA says
A portion of the Denver air route traffic control center experienced a 90-second loss of communications late Monday, the ...
FAA investigating Denver air traffic control communications outage
The outage occurred on Monday and lasted about 90 seconds. The FAA said controllers were still able to communicate with ...
FAA could abort SpaceX's ninth launch test of Starship. Here's why
Elon Musk's plan to talk Mars missions, send 9th Starship into space could be delayed by a pending FAA investigation into the ...
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Federal Aviation Administration To Fast-Track Fixes at Three Major Airports as Disruptions Shake Confidence in Air Travel
Secretary Duffy says new fiber optic wiring will be in place to replace aging copper wires in the next two weeks as ...