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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.

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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.

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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 Independent UK

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 Conversation

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.

The Denver Post

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

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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.

Tribune News Service

Biden nominee to lead FAA withdraws amid GOP opposition

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg condemned the "undeserved" partisan attacks against Washington.

Axios

President Biden's nominee to head the FAA has withdrawn after Republican criticism

President Joe Biden's choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration has withdrawn his nomination, a setback for the administration that comes after he appeared to lack enough Senate support.

WEKU

Off-duty pilot flying as passenger takes over plane after captain becomes incapacitated mid flight

Flight returns to Las Vegas two hours after taking off due to onboard medical emergency

The Independent UK

Plane nearly hit ambulance on BWI Airport runway in January, FAA says

BALTIMORE — A plane nearly hit an ambulance on the runway at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in January, according to a Federal Aviation Administration report.

Tribune News Service

Airlines' summer stress test

It'll be airlines' first big test after a rough December.

Axios

Off-duty pilot flying as passenger takes over plane after captain becomes incapacitated mid flight

Flight returns to Las Vegas two hours after taking off due to onboard medical emergency

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Vote on Biden's pick to run FAA delayed amid GOP opposition

The fate of President Joe Biden's pick to run the Federal Aviation Administration is in doubt

Axios

Spring break travel expected to top pre-pandemic levels

A forecast estimates 2.6 million air travelers every day through March and April.

The Independent UK

Flight attendants call for ban on babies on laps after recent severe turbulence episodes

‘The G-forces are not something even the most loving mother or father can guard against,’ says flight attendant union boss

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Is it time for a national no-fly list for unruly passengers?

There are places where violence can be particularly destructive. Inside a fuselage jammed with people flying at 600 mph at 30,000 feet is certainly one of them.

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The Independent UK

Planes in Florida close call were cleared to use same runway

Federal investigators say an air traffic controller cleared one plane to land and another to take off from the same runway in Florida last month

Reason

Blame America's Air Traffic Control System for Your Flight Delay

In countries that privatized, there are fewer delays and costs are lower. But labor unions and the private plane lobby stand in the way.

Tribune News Service

Fights are still breaking out on airplanes even as pandemic restrictions loosen

Dallas-Fort Worth’s hometown air carriers are still breaking up fights and subduing unruly passengers nearly a year after the face mask mandate dropped, with incidents often caught on camera and posted to social media.

Los Angeles Times

Toxic fumes on board airplanes? Airlines may finally have to do something about it

The airline industry would be forced to adopt new measures to protect passengers and crew members from toxic fumes on airplanes under a bill introduced in Congress this month.

The Independent UK

FAA says technology will help avoid some dangerous landings

Federal officials say they have completed outfitting 43 major U.S. airports with technology to warn air traffic controllers when incoming planes are aimed at a taxiway instead of a runway

Tribune News Service

Boeing delays 767 and Air Force tanker deliveries over supplier error

Boeing is suffering a new rash of airplane problems.

Axios

Airports get new tech to prevent off-runway landings

Air traffic controllers at major airports now get alerted if a plane is lining up for a taxiway landing.

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