The Latest Breaking News from Federal Aviation Administration

Thanksgiving travel rush is back with some new habits

The holiday travel rush is already on, and it could spread out over more days than usual this year

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022

Thanksgiving might bring changes in holiday-travel habits

The holiday travel rush is already on, and it could spread out over more days than usual this year

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022

From Space Regulator to Astronaut: Q&A With George Nield

He spent his government career thinking about space. Then he got to fly.

Reason · Nov 15, 2022

Student killed by propeller of private plane he rented for extravagant dinner date

Georgia Southern University student Sani Aliyu was coming back from a date on Sunday night when he walked into a spinning propeller of a small plane hired to impress a woman

Daily Mirror · Oct 19, 2022

Plane returns safely to O’Hare after striking bird while taking off

United Flight 1930, bound for Miami, struck the bird shortly after it departed from O’Hare, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 14, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Oct 8, 2022

American Airlines passenger hit on head by flying food trolley

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

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022

Helicopter crashes in front garden of house after spiralling out of control

The helicopter crash was caught on a Ring doorbell and can be seen dropping out of the sky and crashing into a nearby palm tree as a car miraculously avoids the helicopter in California

Daily Mirror · Oct 2, 2022

With 2 Max models at risk, Congress moves to give Boeing a break

The Federal Aviation Administration sent a high-level letter to Boeing this month warning that the documents the manufacturer has provided for certification of the 737 Max 7 model are wholly inadequate — making it unlikely that Max 7 certification will be completed by a year-end deadline.

Tribune News Service · Oct 1, 2022

1 airline made a bid to reduce flight hours required for new pilots. FAA rejects it

Regulations require 1,500 hours of flight time for pilot certification. Regional airline Republic Airways wanted graduates of its flight school to be eligible in half that time. The FAA said no.

WEKU · Sep 21, 2022