Federal Aviation Administration News

After Plane Crash, Utah Passes Law Requiring Pilot Insurance

ROY, Utah (AP) — The lawsuit from a 2017 crash of an airplane on 1900 West in Roy lingers on, more than three years after it was filed. The pilot, apparently, was not insured, leaving Samantha Sandoval — hit in …

NTSB Calls for More Safety Oversight of Air Tour Operators

Federal safety officials are making another push for stricter oversight of air tour operators and hot-air balloon rides after several deadly crashes in recent years. The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday asked the Federal Aviation Administration to raise safety …

3 Dead, 1 Hurt in Small Plane Crash in Florida Neighborhood

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) — A boy who was riding in a SUV with his mother died when a small plane struggling to return to a South Florida airport crashed into them on a residential street, officials said. Two people …

Families of Boeing Crash Victims Renew Push for FAA Changes

Relatives of some of the passengers who died in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane will mark Wednesday’s two-year anniversary of the disaster by seeking the improbable: A reversal of government orders that let Boeing 737 Max jets fly …

Air-Taxi Startup Volocopter Boosts Funds in Race to Get Flying

Volocopter GmbH raised 200 million euros ($242 million) in additional capital, the latest move in the increasingly competitive race to be the first electric air-taxi firm to start commercial flights. The so-called Series D funding brings in new investors including …

Boeing Alters Course in Speedy Response to Engine Blowouts

SEATTLE — Two years ago, after a second fatal 737 MAX crash in five months, Boeing Co worked behind the scenes to urge aviation regulators not to ground the jet. Its efforts went as far as the White House, with …

Boeing Engine Blowouts Investigated as Older 777s Are Suspended

Showers of jet engine parts over residential areas on both sides of the Atlantic have caught regulators’ attention and prompted the suspension of some older Boeing Co planes from service. Saturday’s incidents involving a United Airlines 777 in Denver and …

Kobe Bryant Pilot Failed to Follow Training in Fatal Crash

The charter pilot who was flying basketball star Kobe Bryant last year failed to follow his training and kept going despite deteriorating weather only to become disoriented in clouds and crash the helicopter, killing all aboard, investigators said Tuesday. Pilot …

Boeing 737 MAX to Fly Again in Europe, Angering Some Crash Relatives

PARIS, Jan 25 — Europe is set to lift a 22-month flight ban on the Boeing 737 MAX this week after reviewing submissions by industry experts and whistleblowers, angering relatives of some of the 346 crash victims, who say the …

FAA Chief Orders ‘Zero Tolerance’ for Disruptive Airline Passengers, Possibly Jail

WASHINGTON — U.S. Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson signed an order on Wednesday directing the agency to take a “zero tolerance policy” after supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump were disruptive on some recent flights. Dickson told Reuters the …