Radar That Keeps Planes Apart at Airports Is Aging and Unreliable April 11, 2023 By Alan Levin A crucial safety system that’s relied on to avoid potentially fatal collisions at major US airports is aging and plagued...
Denial-of-Service Attacks Knock US Airport Websites Offline October 12, 2022 An apparently coordinated denial-of-service attack organized by pro-Russia hackers rendered the websites of some major U.S. airports unreachable early Monday,...
London Airport Runway Meltdown Shows Airports Vulnerable to Climate Change July 22, 2022 By Jamie Freed The temporary disruption at London’s Luton Airport on Monday when soaring temperatures caused a small section of the asphalt to...
FAA Urges Airports to Avoid Using Firefighting Foam With Fluorine October 5, 2021 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it had urged U.S. airports to limit the use of firefighting foam...
House Democrats Urge FAA to Work to Avoid Civil Unrest on Flights January 12, 2021 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — Two senior House Democrats overseeing aviation issues urged the head of the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday to...
Boeing Has Called 737 Max 8 “Not Suitable’ for Certain Airports April 15, 2019 By Anita Sharpe Before last month’s crash of a flight that began in Ethiopia, Boeing Co. said in a legal document that large,...
U.S. FAA probes sighting of drone over baseball game at Boston’s Fenway Park April 12, 2019 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it was investigating a report of a drone flying over...
Tall Building Reduction Near Airports Proposed June 30, 2014 By JOAN LOWY The government wants to dramatically reduce the allowable height of buildings near hundreds of airports – a proposal that is...