Nation Sep 21 Firefighting helicopter crashes near Yosemite, killing both pilots By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press
Nation Sep 21 Technical problems at a key air traffic center disrupt flights across Northeast On Monday morning, the primary circuit that carries data into that air traffic control facility failed, affecting flights for Philadelphia as well as Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark airports, the Federal Aviation Administration said. By Josh Funk, Associated Press
Nation Sep 07 WATCH: NTSB holds initial briefing on Amazon Air crash at Miami International Airport The five people killed when an Amazon cargo jet ran off a runway at Miami International Airport were all inside a van carrying seven people from a cleaning company, and an SUV hit outside of airport property, the National Transportation… By David Fischer, Marc Levy, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press
Nation May 05 New Hampshire man who works for FAA accused of threatening to kill Trump Dean DelleChiaie, 35, of Nashua, was expected to make an initial court appearance Tuesday on a charge of interstate communication of a threat against the president… 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
Mar 23 What to know about the collision between a plane and fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Photos and videos from the crash’s aftermath show the jet’s nose crushed and the fire truck on its side. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 7:34 What caused the sudden and confusing closure of El Paso's airspace By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Genesis Magpayo 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… Continue watching
Feb 11 Pentagon-FAA dispute over lasers to thwart cartel drones led to airspace closure, AP sources say By Seung Min Kim, Ben Finley, Mary Clare Jalonick, Morgan Lee, Josh Boak, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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