Nation May 05 New Hampshire man who works for FAA accused of threatening to kill Trump By Holly Ramer, Associated Press
Nation Mar 24 Watch 6:14 Investigators believe multiple failures led to deadly LaGuardia Airport collision The National Transportation Safety Board said it was likely a series of failures that led to the accident at LaGuardia Airport when an Air Canada jet struck a fire truck on the runway. Geoff Bennett discussed the latest with science… By Miles O'Brien, Courtney Norris
Nation Mar 23 What to know about the collision between a plane and fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport Photos and videos from the crash’s aftermath show the jet’s nose crushed and the fire truck on its side. By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press
Nation Feb 11 Watch 7:34 What caused the sudden and confusing closure of El Paso's airspace Airspace over El Paso was temporarily shut down on Wednesday. The Trump administration blamed the issue on drug cartels flying drones, but multiple reports say the closure was triggered by the Pentagon testing a new anti-drone defense system without giving… By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Genesis Magpayo
Nation Feb 11 Pentagon-FAA dispute over lasers to thwart cartel drones led to airspace closure, AP sources say The sudden and surprising airspace closure over El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday stemmed from the Pentagon's plans to test a laser to shoot down drones used by Mexican drug cartels, sources told the Associated Press. By Seung Min Kim, Ben Finley, Mary Clare Jalonick, Morgan Lee, Josh Boak, Associated Press
Nov 21 FAA pays $10K bonuses only to controllers and technicians with perfect attendance during 43-day shutdown By Josh Funk, Associated Press Only 776 air traffic controllers and technicians who had perfect attendance during the government shutdown will receive $10,000 bonuses while nearly 20,000 other workers will be left out, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 14 FAA eases commercial flight restrictions after shutdown strain, but some limits remain By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk, Associated Press The agency says the current mandatory 6% flight cuts are being downgraded to 3% even though the record 43-day shutdown ended Nov. 12. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has repeatedly said restrictions would remain until staffing at air traffic control facilities… Continue reading
Nov 11 Air travelers face frustration and delays as FAA increases flight cuts during the government shutdown By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk, Associated Press Controller shortages continue to cause delays, with freezing weather adding to the disruptions. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 6:44 Longest shutdown on record disrupts air travel and food assistance for Americans By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Satvi Sunkara Any possible optimism that lawmakers would reach a deal this weekend to end the longest government shutdown on record has faded. The Senate held its first Saturday session since the shutdown began, but no votes were scheduled. John Yang speaks… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 4:01 Congress remains deadlocked on ending shutdown as airlines forced to cancel flights By Lisa Desjardins, Kayan Taraporevala U.S. airlines began cutting hundreds of flights at major airports as the impact of a record-long shutdown kicked in further. Nearly 800 flights at 40 airports were canceled by midday. It comes as Congress and President Trump remain deadlocked over… Continue watching