NTSB, FAA to investigate FedEx plane engine fire, emergency landing
A FedEx Boeing 767 cargo plane struck a bird while departing Newark Airport, New Jersey, on Saturday and made an emergency landing with one engine on fire. FedEx Flight 3609, which was headed to ...
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More than 100 aviation accidents this year as safety issues become higher-profile
There are “not more accidents” and “near-misses” with aircraft now, but accidents have become “more deadly” and “higher ...
One month after Reagan National Airport crash, NTSB still searching for answers
This Saturday marks one month since the deadly crash near Reagan National Airport involving an Army Black Hawk helicopter and ...
Fired FAA employee produced maps ‘crucial and critical’ to air traffic control
As the Department of Government Efficiency cuts thousands of federal government jobs, concerns are being raised that many of ...
What’s a go-around? How the routine maneuver helped a pilot avoid getting too close to another aircraft at Reagan National
While go-arounds can feel jarring to passengers, they are routine, happening more than three times per day on average last ...
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FAA, NTSB to investigate medical helicopter crash in Pender County
A Novant Health spokesperson said the helicopter involved, a Eurocopter EC-135, had departed Novant Health New Hanover ...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to 'streamline' FAA hiring process amid air traffic control shortage
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday announced a plan to shorten the Federal Aviation Administration hiring ...
FAA investigating near-collision at Chicago's Midway Airport
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a near miss between a Southwest Airlines plane and a jet on a ...
Elon Musk says upgrade of FAA’s air traffic control system is failing and SpaceX needs take over Verizon’s contract
Elon Musk said Thursday that Verizon’s efforts to provide a critically needed upgrade to the FAA’s air traffic control system ...
Duffy on cuts at FAA: ‘We kept all the critical safety positions’
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Monday defended workforce cuts at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), saying ...