Feb 17 Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control employees weeks after fatal DC plane crash By Tara Copp, Associated Press The impacted workers include personnel hired for FAA radar, landing and navigational aid maintenance, one air traffic controller told the Associated Press. Continue reading
Feb 01 Did Trump’s firing of aviation officials contribute to the D.C. crash? Experts say it’s unlikely By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact Aviation experts said there was little that Trump did that could have precipitated the crash between a commercial jet and a military helicopter. There was simply too little time — less than 10 days after Trump was sworn in —… Continue reading
Jan 03 Boeing needs a cultural shift to put safety above profits, says FAA head By Associated Press Mike Whitaker, chief of the Federal Aviation Administration, said in an online post Friday that his agency also has more work to do in its oversight of Boeing. Continue reading
Dec 12 FAA head to step down, allowing Trump to pick successor By David Koenig, Associated Press The head of the Federal Aviation Administration says he will step down next month to let President-elect Donald Trump name his choice to lead the agency. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch 4:32 New airline refund rules could ease travel hassles for American passengers By Geoff Bennett Just weeks before the holiday travel season, new airline refund rules went into effect across the country. They can mean big changes for when, and how, Americans get paid back for things like flight delays or mishandled baggage. They would… Continue watching
Aug 28 FAA grounds SpaceX after one of its rockets falls over in flames during landing By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The Federal Aviation Administration grounded SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets and ordered an investigation following the predawn accident off the Florida coast. No injuries or public damage were reported. Continue reading
Aug 21 FAA sent 43 more cases of unruly airline passengers to the FBI for possible prosecution By Associated Press The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that the rate of troubling passenger behavior has come down sharply since early 2021, but it's still too high. Airlines have reported more than 1,240 cases to the FAA this year, compared with nearly… Continue reading
May 30 Boeing faces FAA deadline for plan to address aircraft safety and quality problems By David Koenig, Associated Press Whistleblowers have accused the company of taking shortcuts that endanger passengers, a claim that Boeing disputes. A panel convened by the FAA found shortcomings in the aircraft maker's safety culture. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch 8:21 Boeing remains under scrutiny amid quality control issues By Geoff Bennett, Miles O'Brien, Karina Cuevas Boeing remains on the hot seat over questions about its production processes. The head of the National Transportation Safety Board told lawmakers her investigators still don’t know who worked on the door panel that blew out of an Alaska Airlines… Continue watching
Feb 21 Boeing ousts head of 737 jetliner program, appoints new vice president of quality By Associated Press The shakeup comes weeks after the head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Boeing — under pressure from airlines to produce large numbers of planes — is not paying enough attention to safety. Continue reading