FAA Asked to Review Carry-on Bag Issue During Emergencies February 22, 2018 A number of passengers aboard an American Airlines flight that caught fire at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport in 2016 refused...
Drone Near Miss With Jet Spurs Call to Tighten Laws February 15, 2018 By Alan Levin A video from a drone that flew within feet of an airliner over Las Vegas and prompted outrage on the...
Flyers Ignore Safety Pleas to Grab Luggage February 6, 2018 By Alan Levin and Mary Schlangenstein Flames of burning jet fuel licked the side of American Airlines Flight 383 after it screeched to a halt on...
New Jersey Considers Barring Drone Operation While Drunk December 8, 2017 By MICHAEL CATALINI New Jersey lawmakers are moving ahead with legislation that would make it illegal to operate a drone while drunk. The...
Leaflets Dropped Over NFL Games Revive Drone Concerns November 29, 2017 A Northern California man was cited for flying a drone over two NFL games this weekend and dropping political leaflets...
Risk of Collision With Planes Increases as Drone Use Grows November 29, 2017 By Alan Levin The millions of small civilian drones plying the nation’s skies can cause significant damage to airliners and business jets in...
Surge in Drone Safety Reports Prompts FAA ‘Emergency’ Action October 16, 2017 By Alan Levin Reports of safety incidents involving civilian drones have surged to an average of 250 a month, leading to a federal...
FAA Drone Panel Can’t Agree on Need for Security Measures October 13, 2017 By Alan Levin A panel of industry and law enforcement officials couldn’t agree on how civilian drones should be tracked by authorities, adding...
Study Finds Small Drones Unlikely to Cause Major Head Injuries September 19, 2017 By Alan Levin The small, popular drones flooding the commercial market are unlikely to cause severe head injuries if they fall out of...
American Flight Highlights Hazards Posed by Turbulence August 11, 2017 By DAVID KOENIG At some point during many flights, the captain will calmly announce that there could be some bumps ahead and so...