Federal Aviation Administration Opens Probe Into Boeing 787 Inspections ‘Misconduct’ May 7, 2024 By David Shepardson and Allison Lampert The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday it has opened an investigation into the Boeing BA.N 787 Dreamliner after the...
FAA Steps Up Scrutiny of Boeing With Calls for Checks on Another 737 Model January 22, 2024 By David Shepardson The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has recommended that airlines operating Boeing 737-900ER jets inspect door plugs to ensure that they...
Boeing Probe Focuses on Bolts as Airlines Find Loose Parts January 9, 2024 By Danny Lee Air-safety officials probing last week’s fuselage blowout on a Boeing Co. 737 aircraft have turned their attention to four bolts...
Loss of Alaska Airlines Cockpit Recording Rekindles Industry Safety Debate January 9, 2024 By Valerie Insinna, David Shepardson, Lisa Barrington and Tim Hepher WASHINGTON –– The cockpit voice recorder data on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet which lost a panel...
FAA Wants New Planes to Capture More Cockpit Data to Boost Safety Probes December 1, 2023 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON –– The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday said it is proposing to extend the cockpit voice-recording requirement to 25...
Safety Officials Release Details of their Investigation into a Close Call Between Planes in Texas December 1, 2023 By David Koenig DALLAS (AP) — The air traffic controller on duty when FedEx and Southwest planes nearly collided earlier this year in...
FAA Proposes Space Junk Clean-Up Rule to Declutter Earth’s Orbit September 21, 2023 By Eric Johnson A new proposed rule would require commercial space companies to clean up some of their junk. The US Federal Aviation...
FAA Warns of Safety Hazard from Overheating Engine Housing on Boeing Max Jets During Anti-Icing August 9, 2023 By David Koenig U.S. regulators are warning airlines to limit the use of an anti-icing system on Boeing 737 Max jets in dry...
FAA Requires New Passenger Planes Have Secondary Flight Deck Barrier June 15, 2023 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON —The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday it is requiring that new passenger airplanes have a secondary barrier...
FAA Head Defends Safety of US Air Travel After Close Calls February 16, 2023 By David Koenig The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday he has taken steps to avoid a repeat of the technology...