Jan 11 WATCH: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks on FAA computer outage By Associated Press Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says "safety is going to be our North Star, as always," following the outage of the Federal Aviation Administration system on Wednesday. Continue reading
Jan 11 WATCH: White House speaks on FAA computer outage, Jill Biden’s surgery By Associated Press Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed after a government system that offers safety and other information to pilots broke down, stranding some planes on the ground for hours. Continue reading
Jan 11 FAA computer outage brings U.S. flights to a standstill as departing planes grounded By Michelle Chapman, David Koenig, Associated Press Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Wednesday after a government system that offers safety and other information to pilots broke down, stranding some planes on the ground for hours. Continue reading
Nov 13 Investigation underway following midair crash at Dallas air show By Juan A. Lozano, Josh Funk, LM Otero, Associated Press The NTSB and FAA are investigating what caused a World War II-era bomber and a fighter plane to collide and crash to the ground in a ball of flames during an air show in Dallas on Saturday. Continue reading
Feb 22 Boeing recommends grounding 777s with type of engine that blew apart By Associated Press The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ordered United Airlines to step up inspections of the aircraft after one of its flights made an emergency landing at Denver International Airport Saturday. Continue reading
Nov 18 After nearly 2 years, FAA clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again By Tom Krisher, David Koenig, Associated Press Regulators around the world grounded the Max in March 2019, after the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet. That happened less than five months after another Max flown by Indonesia's Lion Air plunged into the Java Sea. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 5:09 A House panel says Boeing and the FAA failed on 737 Max safety. What needs to change? The fatal crashes of two Boeing 737 Max jets that left 346 people dead resulted from multiple failures throughout the aircraft’s production and approval process. Now, a new and blistering report from Democrats on the House Transportation Committee reveals just… Continue watching
Mar 12 FAA waives rules that led airlines to fly empty planes By David Koenig, Associated Press Federal regulators are temporarily waiving a rule that has been causing airlines to fly nearly empty planes to avoid losing precious takeoff and landing rights at major airports. Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 6:06 How halting production of Boeing’s 737 Max could affect the aviation industry Earlier this fall, Boeing said it expected its 737 Max jets to fly again in January 2020. But as a Federal Aviation Administration investigation continues and concerns about the plane’s safety persist, the aerospace giant has announced it is pausing… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch 7:11 Boeing CEO faces hard questions from Congress over safety of 737 Max, corporate priorities Boeing’s 737 Max jets have yet to resume flying after a pair of deadly crashes in the past year sparked broad scrutiny of Boeing’s corporate practices and the FAA certification process. Now, the company’s CEO is on Capitol Hill for… Continue watching