Tag: FAA
FAA Will Require More Rest for Air Traffic Controllers
The agency announced new rules to address the dangers of exhaustion for controllers, who often work grueling round-the-clock schedules.
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FAA will require more rest time for air traffic controllers
An American Airlines Airbus A319 airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virg [...]
FAA Investigates Claims by Boeing Whistle-Blower About Flaws in 787 Dreamliner
The whistle-blower, an engineer, says that sections of the plane’s body are being assembled in a way that could weaken the aircraft over time. Boeing [...]
FAA Audit of Boeing’s 737 Max Production Found Dozens of Issues
The company failed 33 of 89 audits during an examination conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines je [...]
FAA Audit Finds Quality-Control Lapses at Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems
The regulator said the audit found instances in which Boeing and one of its key suppliers did not properly adhere to quality-control requirements.
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FAA Gives Boeing 90 Days to Develop Plan to Address Quality-Control Issues
The announcement came after the agency’s administrator met on Tuesday with Boeing officials, including the company’s chief executive, to discuss safet [...]
FAA gives Boeing 90 days to establish quality control plan
An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 Max airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, on March 21, 2019.Lindsey Wasson | Re [...]
FAA closes Starship investigation, SpaceX seeks next launch license
SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is launched from the company's Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed t [...]
Varda drug spacecraft gets FAA approval to return
Varda's first manufacturing satellite and reentry vehicle attached to a Rocket Lab Photon bus.Rocket LabSpace startup Varda received long-awaited appr [...]
FAA Chief Plans to Pledge ‘More Boots on the Ground’ at Plane Factories
Mike Whitaker, who leads the Federal Aviation Administration, is set to testify before House lawmakers as Boeing faces another crisis involving a 737 [...]
Facing Another Boeing Crisis, the FAA Takes a Harder Line
The latest crisis involving a 737 Max jet is once again prompting scrutiny of the Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight of Boeing.
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FAA halts production expansion, OKs inspection instructions
Alaska Airlines N704AL is seen grounded in a hangar at Portland International Airport in Portland, Oregon, on Jan. 9, 2024.Mathieu Lewis-rolland | Get [...]
FAA chief vows ‘boots on ground’ to get quality control
Michael Whitaker, nominee to be the next administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, [...]
FAA to audit Boeing production line after 737 Max 9 accident
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday said it will audit Boeing's production line, a week after a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 Ma [...]
Boeing stock slides after FAA grounds 737 Max 9s
Shares of Boeing tumbled roughly 9% Monday as investors digested the news that the Federal Aviation Administration had ordered airlines to ground doze [...]