Nation Jul 26 Southwest flight headed to Las Vegas takes dramatic plunge in response to nearby aircraft By Rio Yamat, Associated Press
Politics May 14 WATCH: FAA official confirms hotline between military, air traffic controllers in Washington hasn't worked for more than 3 years The Federal Aviation Administration official in charge of air traffic controllers, Frank McIntosh, confirmed the agency didn't even know the hotline hadn't been working since March 2022 until after the latest near miss. By Josh Funk, Associated Press
Nation Mar 14 What to know about the aircraft that caught fire after landing in Denver A fire on an American Airlines plane after it diverted mid-flight and landed Thursday at Denver International Airport sent passengers fleeing onto a wing in a fraught evacuation amid billowing clouds of smoke. Airport officials said 12 people were taken to hospitals… By Thomas Peipert, Sarah Brumfield, Colleen Slevin, Matthew Brown, Associated Press, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America
Nation Feb 18 Watch 6:26 Toronto plane crash and FAA layoffs add to air safety concerns Investigators are trying to determine what caused Delta Air Lines jet to flip over during landing at Toronto's Pearson Airport. All 80 passengers survived and 21 people were injured. Air traffic controllers warned pilots of high winds just before the… By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant
Nation Mar 16 Watch 6:04 Are helicopters safe? Aviation expert weighs in on factors behind notable crashes From fatal crashes during U.S. military operations to high-profile accidents like the one that killed basketball star Kobe Bryant and his daughter, a string of incidents in recent years have raised questions in people’s minds about the safety of helicopters. By John Yang, Winston Wilde, Andrew Chambers
May 08 WATCH: Biden announces new rules to protect airline passengers for cancellations, delays By David Koenig, Associated Press President Joe Biden said Monday his administration will write new regulations that will require airlines to compensate air travelers and cover their meals and hotel rooms if they are stranded for reasons within the airline's control. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 6:47 After near-collisions on airport runways, FAA calls for safety review By Geoff Bennett, Miles O'Brien, Tommy Walters U.S. airports have seen an uptick in near-collisions involving commercial planes. The problem prompted the FAA to call for a safety summit, launching a review of standards and procedures to prevent catastrophe. Geoff Bennett reports on the close calls and… Continue watching
Sep 15 Federal whistleblowers say this problem could cause planes to collide By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Five air traffic controllers have exposed a problem that is putting planes at risk of colliding or causing accidents due to wake turbulence, a federal whistleblower protection office said Tuesday. Continue reading
May 09 Model aircraft nearly collided with U.S. airliner in March By Joshua Barajas The pilot told officials that he saw a small, camouflaged fixed-wing aircraft about 2,300 feet above the ground fly "so close to his jet that he was sure he had collided with it," said Jim Williams, manager of the FAA's… Continue reading
Dec 30 Airline Safety: An Exercise in 'Layered Security' The means and methodology of the Transportation Security Administration are under close review this week in the aftermath of an attempted attack on an airliner bound for Detroit. Among the techniques the TSA employs: something called "layered security." In… Continue reading