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
Jun 11 Watch 5:22 Airlines grapple with a pilot shortage, causing problems for travelers With summer travel forecast to be high even by pre-pandemic standards, passengers are having to deal with thousands of flight cancellations. Major carriers have the planes but don't always have the pilots to fly them. Miles O'Brien joins John Yang… Continue watching
Apr 21 FAA failure to tell Capitol of baseball stadium parachute stunt led to alert By Michael Balsamo, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Federal Aviation Administration's failure to notify Capitol Police about a parachute stunt at a nearby baseball stadium led to an alert and urgent evacuation of the U.S. Capitol, a law enforcement official says. Continue reading
May 18 Lawmakers quiz Boeing, FAA about recent issues with planes By Associated Press Two key members of Congress are seeking records from Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration about production problems with two of the company’s most popular airliners. Continue reading
Feb 25 Boeing will pay $6.6 million to settle FAA allegations By Associated Press Boeing is in more trouble with federal regulators. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that it imposed $5.4 million in civil penalties against the company for violating terms of a previous settlement in 2015. Continue reading
Jan 13 FAA steps up enforcement against unruly airline passengers By Associated Press The move Wednesday by the Federal Aviation Administration follows several incidents involving people who refused to wear masks or conducted in-flight demonstrations of support for President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watchdog urges more action to protect planes from hackers By David Koenig, Associated Press The agency said the Federal Aviation Administration has not developed a training program for cybersecurity or test airplane computer systems that could be vulnerable to attack. Continue reading
Sep 18 Government watchdog says FAA not prepared to update jet evacuation rules By Tom Krishner, Associated Press A government watchdog says the Federal Aviation Administration hasn’t updated standards for emergency airliner evacuations in nearly two decades. Continue reading
Jan 10 Messages show Boeing employees slid 737 Max problems past FAA By David Koenig, Associated Press In internal messages, Boeing employees talked about misleading regulators about problems with the simulators. Continue reading
Dec 11 WATCH: FAA analysis predicted many more Boeing Max 737 crashes without a fix By David Koenig, Associated Press FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson is testifying before Congress on Wednesday. Watch in the video player. Continue reading