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Two historic military planes collide and crash during an air show in Dallas

It was unclear how many people were on board the aircraft or if anyone on the ground was hurt. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are launching investigations.

WEKU

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Benzinga

United Airlines forced to block out some seats on flights as average passenger gets heavier

‘The temporary change is a result of the increased average customer winter weight,’ says carrier

The Independent UK

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Editorial: Shrinking airplane seats will become safety hazards unless the FAA acts

Recent social media posts by a conservative political commentator raging about being “wedged between two obese people” on a three-hour flight from New York to Dallas were tasteless.

Tribune News Service

FAA mandates seaplane inspections as Whidbey Island crash causes concerns

SEATTLE — Federal regulators Wednesday ordered seaplanes like the one that crashed off Whidbey Island be inspected for a flaw that likely caused the deadly September crash.

Tribune News Service

Safety board urges FAA to mandate Otter seaplane inspections

The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday issued a formal and urgent safety recommendation to the Federal Aviation Administration and its Canadian counterpart that they mandate an immediate one-time inspection of a critical component on all DHC-3 Otter seaplanes.

Tribune News Service

Delta 'weaponized' mental health rules against a pilot. She fought back

SEATTLE — On Christmas Eve 2016, Karlene Petitt, an international long-haul pilot for Delta Air Lines, received a devastating letter that threatened to end her career.

Tribune News Service

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After Whidbey crash, NTSB wants Otter seaplanes grounded pending inspection

SEATTLE — The federal agency investigating the September seaplane crash off Whidbey Island said Monday that its experts have identified a potential cause of the deadly accident and called for similar planes to be grounded until they are inspected.

Tribune News Service

Judge O'Connor Rules that the Boeing 737 MAX Crashes Victims' Families Represent Protected "Crime Victims" and Can Seek Boeing's Prosecution

"In sum, but for Boeing’s criminal conspiracy to defraud the FAA, 346 people would not have lost their lives in the crashes."

Reason

Bleeding edge experimental plane could solve supersonic flight’s biggest drawback

Banning a physical phenomenon associated with your flight style definitely puts a crimp on the commercial development of supersonic engines.

Inverse

Plane crashes into New Hampshire building; all on board die

Authorities say a small plane crashed into a building in New Hampshire, killing the two people on board and sparking a large fire on the ground

The Independent UK

Delta Air settles with pilot who raised safety concerns

Delta Air Lines has settled a case involving a pilot who says she was grounded in retaliation for raising safety concerns at the airline

The Independent UK

NASA announces its unidentified aerial phenomena research team to examine mysterious sightings

Administrator Bill Nelson previously announced the agency would look into reports of strange aerial phenomena. Now, the agency has announced its team.

Inverse

‘Something needs to be done’: Neighbors concerned after small plane crashes into a home in Broward County, Florida

MIAMI — Henry Flores rushed to his home from work after receiving a call from his frantic wife. She was in the master bedroom with their 2-year-old son when a loud noise rang out.

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Passengers should fight airline seat shrinkage, says Schumer

Don’t let airlines keep shrinking passenger seats, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Culture Ministry to Launch 'Fenaa Alawwal' to Embrace Intellectuals, Creative Talents

Saudi Arabia’s Culture Ministry revealed Monday plans to launch its first cultural center, Fenaa Alawwal (FAA) at the Diplomatic Quarter in the capital Riyadh. FAA is expected to become a cultural and creative hub, offering a wide range of cultural programming, including art exhibitions and workshops. It also aims to…

The Independent UK

FAA issues warning about type of seaplane that crashed

Federal authorities have issued a warning about a part of the tail in the type of seaplane that crashed in Washington state’s Puget Sound last month, killing 10 people

Tribune News Service

Emergency FAA order points to one possible cause of Whidbey seaplane crash

SEATTLE — The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a warning regarding potential weaknesses in parts of the tail of Otter seaplanes, the same type of aircraft that crashed off Whidbey Island last month.

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Airlines Face a Shortage of New Boeing, Airbus Jets

Airlines in need of more pilots and spare parts are increasingly facing another shortage: new jets.

WEKU

Flight attendants to get more rest time under a new FAA rule

The FAA will require airlines to give flight attendants at least 10 hours of rest time in between shifts, the same as pilots, to help reduce fatigue. Current rules allow as little as 8 hours of rest.

The Independent UK

US to require more rest between shifts for flight attendants

Flight attendants are about to get an extra hour of required rest between shifts

The Independent UK

American Airlines passenger hit on head by flying food trolley

The Federal Aviation Administration has described the passenger’s head injury as ‘minor’

Tribune News Service

3 die as plane crashes into Minnesota home

MINNEAPOLIS — Three people died late Saturday when a single-engine plane crashed into a house in Hermantown, minutes after it took off from the Duluth International Airport.

Tribune News Service

‘We don’t have a place to go’: Clearing out the Bay Area’s two largest homeless encampments

Bay Area authorities are in the final stages of closing the region’s two largest homeless encampments, displacing hundreds of unhoused people as they clear massive clusters of tents, shacks and broken-down vehicles that have drawn complaints for years.

Reuters

U.S. FAA upgrading Malaysia's air safety rating - source

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is upgrading Malaysia's air safety rating nearly three years after it took action to restrict the country's airlines from adding new flights to the United States, a person briefed on the matter said on Saturday.

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