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Southwest Airlines resumes flights after nationwide ground stop Tuesday

DALLAS – Southwest Airlines paused all departing flights nationwide for about a half hour Tuesday morning due to “internal technical issues,” the FAA said.

Tribune News Service

FAA briefly grounds all Southwest Airlines flights nationwide

Southwest Airlines experienced a technoloy issue due to a firewall failure that led to a nationwide ground stop

The Independent UK

Stocks Fall Back on Bank Stocks and Hawkish Bullard

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.16%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.42%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.08%. U.S. stock indexes gave up early gains and are...

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Livid Southwest Airlines passengers 'told stranded planes glitch may take 6 hours to fix'

Southwest Airline passengers have been grounded across the US after a computer glitch left thousands stranded on runaways with many face lengthy waits

Daily Mirror

SpaceX scrubs Starship launch attempt delaying what would be world’s most powerful rocket

SpaceX got the OK from the Federal Aviation Administration and looked to launch what would have been the most powerful rocket to ever blast off from Earth on a suborbital test flight today, but pressure issues scrubbed the attempt.

Orlando Sentinel

Musk’s SpaceX gets US approval to launch starship rocket

Elon Musk’s SpaceX received U.S. government approval to launch its next-generation Starship rocket, a key milestone in the company’s quest to send humans to the moon and eventually Mars.

Tribune News Service

SpaceX will try to launch 1st Starship orbital flight on April 17

With an FAA launch license newly in hand, SpaceX is officially targeting Monday (April 17) for the first orbital test flight of its huge Starship rocket.

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FAA gives OK for SpaceX's Starship test flight from Texas

SpaceX has cleared the final hurdle for launching its new giant Starship from Texas as early as next week on a first test flight

The Independent UK

FAA says it has sent 250 cases of unruly passengers to FBI

Federal officials say they have asked the FBI to consider criminal charges against more than 250 unruly airline passengers since late 2021

The Independent UK

As runway near-misses surge, radar that keeps planes apart is aging and unreliable

A crucial safety system that’s relied on to avoid potentially fatal collisions at major U.S. airports is aging and plagued by outages that have left travelers unprotected for months at a time. At some airports, it hasn’t ever been installed.

Tribune News Service

As Space Traffic Increases, Rockets Pose a Growing Risk to Airplanes

Planes risk serious damage from rocket debris, but politicians can pressure space organizations to take action.

Inverse

SpaceX's Starship looks amazing stacked for launch in these photos

SpaceX has shared some amazing photos of its giant Starship vehicle stacked for launch at the company's Starbase facility in South Texas.

Space

FAA says leaky faucets are a safety problem on Boeing 787s

Boeing has had several production problems with its 787 Dreamliner planes over the last couple of years, and now you can add leaky lavatory faucets to the list

The Independent UK

Elon Musk’s Starship Rocket Just Exploded, Minutes Into Its Test Launch

While the system successfully cleared the launch pad, it quickly exploded before the Starship rocket was able to separate from the Super Heavy booster.

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Are These Obscure FAA Regulations Putting Babies in Danger?

Restrictions on baby carriers during takeoff and landing are based on a single study from 1994 that didn’t even study these types of devices.

The Independent UK

Coyotes file $2.3 billion claim against Phoenix over arena

The Arizona Coyotes and the firm the franchise hired to develop a new arena project near Sky Harbor International Airport have filed a $2.3 billion notice of claim against the city of Phoenix for alleged breach of contract

Fortune

Climate change is making the skies less friendly. Prepare for a future where you always have your seatbelt on

Airlines always flew around weather. Can they navigate climate change?

Tribune News Service

After 4 tough years, can Boeing break through the clouds?

After a glitch in February, Boeing is finally delivering again its two most important jets, the 737 MAX and the long-haul 787 Dreamliner.

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Spring travel squeezing airports, airlines as summer surge looms

Anand Srinivasan was just about to check his baggage for a family spring break trip to Rhode Island, when he discovered the flight had been canceled.

Tribune News Service

Secretary Pete Buttigieg launches plan to avoid aircraft collisions at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg will announce a $28.8 million airfield safety project at DFW International Airport Thursday, a move aimed at preventing near collisions between jets that have raised concerns about the nation’s travel system.

The Independent UK

Buttigieg touts airport projects to boost safety, efficiency

The federal government is spending more money on airport improvements designed to reduce the number of times that planes must taxi across active runways

The Conversation

Airplanes face a growing risk of being hit by uncontrolled re-entries of rockets used to launch satellites

On May 11, 2020 a deadly threat flew from Los Angeles to New York City in under nine minutes. It was a 20-tonne Chinese Long March 5B rocket body passing around 60 miles overhead.

The Denver Post

Denver airport leader decries 'cheap and unfounded partisan attacks' for sinking his FAA nomination

DENVER — Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington on Monday blamed “unfounded partisan attacks” and obstruction tactics for sinking his nomination to lead the Federal Aviation Administration.

Daily Mirror

Los Angeles airport passenger OPENS door of moving plane and flees on deployed slide

A man aboard a flight by Delta airlines bound for Seattle got up and furiously jumped off the emergency door as the plane was taking off from Los Angeles International Airport

Tribune News Service

Biden’s nominee to head FAA withdraws after Senate panel stalemate

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration withdrew from consideration in the face of Republican opposition in the Senate, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.

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