The Latest Breaking News from FAA

US probes close call between FedEx, Southwest jets in Austin

A FedEx Corp. widebody jet flew over the top of a Southwest Airlines Co. plane early Saturday in Texas after an air-traffic controller cleared the passenger plane to take off from the same runway that the cargo aircraft was preparing to land on, aviation authorities said.

Tribune News Service · Feb 5, 2023

U.S. shoots downs Chinese balloon off South Carolina coast

U.S. defense and military officials said Saturday that the balloon entered the U.S. air defense zone north of the Aleutian Islands on Jan. 28 and moved largely over land across Alaska and then into Canadian airspace in the Northwest Territories on Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 4, 2023

More Cracks in the FTC's Aggressive Antitrust Plans, as Court Refuses To Ban Meta From Buying V.R. Fitness App

Plus: Trump teases new avenues of authoritarianism, interest rates raised again, and more...

Reason · Feb 2, 2023

U.S. FAA adopts new safeguards after computer outage halted flights

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told lawmakers Monday it had made a series of changes to prevent a repeat of a key computer system outage that forced a nationwide Jan. 11 ground stop disrupting more than 11,000 flights.

Reuters · Jan 30, 2023

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023

Boeing faces a criminal charge of fraud related to deadly 737 Max crashes

The airplane manufacturer will be arraigned in federal court in Texas Thursday as relatives of those killed in two plane crashes seek to overturn an agreement that gave Boeing immunity.

WEKU · Jan 26, 2023

Boeing pleads not guilty to fraud in criminal case over deadly 737 Max crashes

A top executive entered the plea on behalf of the company in federal court in Texas Thursday, as relatives of those killed in two crashes push to overturn deal giving Boeing immunity.

WEKU · Jan 26, 2023

As Boeing posts more red ink, CEO cites progress, swipes at FAA

Still struggling with a wobbly supply chain and production slowdowns, Boeing lost $663 million, or $1.06 per share, in the fourth quarter despite Wall Street analysts’ expectation of a profit.

Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 2023

Users of pilot-alert system that failed report new delays

A system that sends alerts to pilots, and broke down earlier this month, is causing delays for some users again

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

Grounded planes, crashed cars and poisoned water: How faulty software has left society on the edge of disaster

Travel meltdowns at Southwest Airlines and the FAA have exposed how deeply we depend on outdated or unreliable computer systems. Yet as Io Dodds discovers, cancelled flights and ruined holidays are only the tip of the iceberg

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2023