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Senate Races to Pass Bill to Reauthorize F.A.A. and Improve Air Travel

Senate Races to Pass Bill to Reauthorize F.A.A. and Improve Air Travel

The legislation is due by Friday, but regional conflicts and demands for votes on unrelated provisions have slowed its progress. www.nytimes.com [...]
Boeing’s Safety Culture Faulted by F.A.A. in New Report

Boeing’s Safety Culture Faulted by F.A.A. in New Report

The report by a group of experts was commissioned at the behest of Congress and in response to fatal crashes involving 737 Max jets in 2018 and 2019. [...]
F.A.A. Tells Airlines to Check Panels on a Second Boeing Plane

F.A.A. Tells Airlines to Check Panels on a Second Boeing Plane

The aviation agency issued a safety alert recommending that airlines inspect door plugs on a Boeing 737 plane that has the same design as the 737 Max [...]
F.A.A. Tells Airlines to Check Door Plugs on a Boeing 737-900ER

F.A.A. Tells Airlines to Check Door Plugs on a Boeing 737-900ER

The aviation agency issued a safety alert recommending that airlines inspect door plugs on a Boeing 737 plane that has the same design as the 737 Max [...]
F.A.A. Says Initial Round of 737 Max Inspections Has Been Finished

F.A.A. Says Initial Round of 737 Max Inspections Has Been Finished

The agency said it would review the data from the inspections of 40 planes, a subset of the 171 Boeing Max 9 aircraft that have been grounded. www.ny [...]
F.A.A. Is Investigating Boeing Over 737 Max 9 Incident

F.A.A. Is Investigating Boeing Over 737 Max 9 Incident

Regulators are examining whether Boeing complied with safety rules on a plane that lost a fuselage panel while in flight last week. www.nytimes.com [...]
Congress Looks to Improve Air Travel Through F.A.A. Reauthorization

Congress Looks to Improve Air Travel Through F.A.A. Reauthorization

Congress is working to overhaul air travel at a time of growing dysfunction and disruption in the system, as lawmakers haggle over a bill to reauthori [...]
F.A.A. Spends $100 Million to Help Prevent Runway Accidents

F.A.A. Spends $100 Million to Help Prevent Runway Accidents

The NewsThe Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday that it had awarded more than $100 million to a dozen airports to help prevent accidents a [...]
Airlines and F.A.A. Try to Head Off Summer Travel Meltdowns

Airlines and F.A.A. Try to Head Off Summer Travel Meltdowns

The number of Americans who will fly this summer could eclipse the prepandemic high from 2019. That would be great news for airlines, but it could als [...]
Top F.A.A. Official Says He Will Depart, Aggravating Leadership Void

Top F.A.A. Official Says He Will Depart, Aggravating Leadership Void

WASHINGTON — The acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Billy Nolen, on Friday said he will depart this summer, worsening a lead [...]
Nominee for F.A.A. Post Withdraws From Consideration

Nominee for F.A.A. Post Withdraws From Consideration

His Republican critics had complained that he lacked aviation experience and raised questions about his connection to a corruption investigation. www [...]
Nominee for F.A.A. Post Withdraws From Consideration

Nominee for F.A.A. Post Withdraws From Consideration

His Republican critics had complained that he lacked aviation experience and raised questions about his connection to a corruption investigation. www [...]
F.A.A. Outage Highlights Fragility of the Aviation System

F.A.A. Outage Highlights Fragility of the Aviation System

The Federal Aviation Administration halted flights Wednesday morning after a system to alert pilots to safety issues went down, just two weeks after a [...]
Phil Washington, Biden’s F.A.A. Nominee, Faces Murky Road to Confirmation

Phil Washington, Biden’s F.A.A. Nominee, Faces Murky Road to Confirmation

The nominee, Phillip A. Washington, who has yet to receive a confirmation hearing, has drawn scrutiny over his aviation experience and his involvement [...]
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