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Biden's Pick to Lead FAA Withdraws Amid Shaky Senate Support
President Joe Biden’s choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration has withdrawn his nomination.
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Can You Bring Weed on a Plane? It's Complicated
Marijuana is legal for recreational use in many states, but possession is still illegal under federal law.
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FAA Faces Senate Committee Over Outage, Nationwide Ground Stop
The head of the FAA attended a senate hearing regarding the outage that forced a nationwide ground stop for all air travel last month.
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Boeing Delivers Final 747 Jumbo Jet to Be Ever Made
Boeing bids farewell to an icon on Tuesday: It’s delivering its final 747 jumbo jet.
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Here's What Experts Say You Should Do If Your Flight Was Canceled or Delayed
Thousands of travelers were stranded at U.S. airports due to an hours-long computer outage.
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FAA Rejects Airline Request to Hire Less-Experienced Pilots
The federal government has turned down a request by a regional airline to hire pilots with half the flying experience generally required. The Federal Aviation Administration says it’s in the public interest to uphold the current standards. Republic Airways petitioned to hire first officers — or co-pilots — with 750 hours of flying time if they completed Republic’s training program....
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Airlines, FAA Spar Over Flight Delays as Crucial Fourth of July Weekend Approaches
Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration are pointing the finger at each other over a rising rate of flight cancellations and delays.
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President Biden and First Lady Evacuated After Plane Entered Airspace Near Beach Home
A small private airplane mistakenly entered restricted airspace near President Joe Biden’s Delaware vacation home Saturday, prompting the brief evacuation of the president and first lady, the White House and the Secret Service said.
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Two Dead in Light Aircraft Crash in Central Texas: Officials
Authorities say two people died when a light aircraft crashed in Granite Shoals in Central Texas.
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White House Seeks More Power to Counter Use of Drones in US
The Biden administration is calling on Congress to expand authority for the federal and local governments to take action to counter the nefarious use of drones in the U.S. The White House released an action plan that calls for expanding the number of agencies that can track and monitor drones flying in their airspace
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FAA Proposes Largest Fines Ever Against Two Unruly Passengers
One of the passengers facing substantial fines was traveling on a flight from DFW to Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Former Boeing Test Pilot Found Not Guilty of Deceiving FAA
A jury in federal district court in Fort Worth deliberated less than two hours before finding Mark Forkner not guilty on four counts of wire fraud.
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A Larry Page-Backed Drone Guru Expects You to Be a Future Passenger. Here's Why
Kittyhawk sees the future of autonomous flight as one that makes you a drone passenger, and former 3D Robotics CEO Chris Anderson is a big part of this vision.
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DFW Airport Passenger Who Struck Flight Attendant Among 10 Fined by FAA for More Than $200,000
A Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport passenger was fined $23,000 by the Federal Aviation Administration for reportedly striking an American Airlines flight attendant after becoming upset that her seat didn’t recline.
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DFW Airport Passenger Who Struck Flight Attendant Among 10 Fined by FAA for More Than $200,000
A Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport passenger was fined $23,000 by the Federal Aviation Administration for reportedly striking an American Airlines flight attendant after becoming upset that her seat didn’t recline.
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FAA Has Referred 37 Air Passengers for Criminal Prosecution
Federal officials say they have referred more than three dozen airline passengers for possible criminal prosecution this year, as airlines report a surge in the number of disruptions on flights
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FAA Proposes Giving Flight Attendants 1 More Hour of Rest
Federal regulators say flight attendants should get more rest between shifts
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Boeing Pilot Involved in Max Testing Is Indicted in Texas
A former Boeing executive will answer questions in Fort Worth on Friday about whether he lied about technical problems with the 737 Max jet.
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Boeing Pilot Involved in Max Testing Is Indicted in Texas
A Boeing pilot involved in testing the 737 Max jetliner was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on charges of deceiving safety regulators who were evaluating the plane, which was later involved in two deadly crashes. Scott Gordon reports.
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Former Boeing Pilot Indicted for Hiding Info on 737 Max Involved in 2 Deadly Crashes
Prosecutors said Mark A. Forker learned about an important change to the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System flight-control system in 2016, but withheld the information from the FAA to avoid a requirement that pilots undergo extensive and expensive retraining, which would increase training costs for airlines.