Federal Aviation Administration

1-17 of 25 results

FAA glitch causes widespread US air travel delays

AP Features 7 days ago

FAA says widespread delays, cancellations in US due to problem with flight plan system Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months. The Federal ...

Chunk of ice crashes through roof of Colorado home

AP News 8 days ago

FAA investigates after basketball-sized chunk of ice crashes through roof of Colo. home A basketball-sized chunk of ice crashed through the roof of a family's Colorado home after apparently falling from an airplane passing overhead. Danelle Hagan and her 9-year-old daughter were ...

1 killed as plane crashes in suburb east of LA

AP News 12 days ago

Lone person on board killed as small plane crashes in Los Angeles suburb One person was killed when a small plane crashed in the heavily populated suburb of San Gabriel northeast of Los Angeles. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says the ...

Agency slow to tell military about wayward jet

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News 13 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Air traffic controllers were slow to notify the military when they lost contact with a Northwest Airlines jet for more than an hour last month, the top U.S. aviation regulator said on Friday. "We should have been more agile. ...

FAA: Procedures reinforced for alerting military

AP News 13 days ago

FAA reinforcing procedures for alerting military of planes of out radio contact with ground Federal Aviation Administration officials said Friday they are strengthening procedures for alerting the military when air traffic controllers lose contact with planes. The move comes as a result ...

LaHood to create panel to fix airline industry

AP Features 14 days ago

Obama administration seeks plan to restore the ailing airline industry to financial health Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Thursday he will create a special panel to come up with a plan to restore health to the ailing airline industry, which is losing ...

London arrest latest in pilot drinking episodes

AP Features 15 days ago

Arrest of United Airlines pilot is the latest in series of pilot drinking episodes The arrest of a United Airlines pilot this week for allegedly drinking too much before entering the cockpit is the latest in a series of incidents involving airline ...

US Travel Association spent $270K on 3Q lobbying

AP News 17 days ago

US Travel Association spent $270,000 in 3rd quarter lobbying on visa, airport, border issues The U.S. Travel Association spent $270,000 in the third quarter to lobby on visa issues, airport operations and other matters, according to a disclosure report. The trade group ...

Aircraft owner group spent $770,000 lobbying in 3Q

AP News 17 days ago

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association spent $770,000 lobbying government in 3rd quarter The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association spent $770,000 in the third quarter lobbying on issues related to small aircraft, security and airport fees, according to a recent disclosure form. The ...

Northwest pilots appeal license revocation

AP Features 21 days ago

Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis file appeals of pilot license revocations The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles are appealing their license revocations with the National Transportation Safety Board. The appeals were filed late Wednesday, said board spokesman ...

Last Page