Tag: FAA
FAA grounds more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9s after section of Alaska Airlines plane blows out
Passenger oxygen masks hang from the roof next to a missing window and a portion of a side wall of an Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, which had been boun [...]
FAA clears SpaceX to launch second Starship flight
The SpaceX Starship lifts off from the launchpad during a flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on April 20, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | [...]
Senate Confirms Michael Whitaker as FAA Administrator
Michael G. Whitaker, who received bipartisan support, faces the challenge of stabilizing an agency that had been without a permanent leader for more t [...]
SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic call for FAA improvements
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft launches from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on October 13, 2023.Chan [...]
FAA closes investigation into Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket failure
The moment of the anomaly during the New Shepard cargo mission NS-23, in which the booster's engine failed.Blue OriginThe Federal Aviation Administrat [...]
FAA orders SpaceX to keep Starship grounded, take corrective action
The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that SpaceX is not yet clear for another test flight of its Starship Super Heavy launch vehicle.The [...]
Biden Says He Will Nominate Michael Whitaker to Lead FAA
The NewsPresident Biden announced on Thursday that he planned to nominate Michael G. Whitaker, who served as the No. 2 official at the Federal Aviatio [...]
Severe weather, FAA shortfalls kick off rocky start
Flight disruptions mounted Tuesday as severe storms and staffing issues kicked off a rocky start to summer.Roughly 3,000 U.S. flights were delayed as [...]
SpaceX joining FAA to fight environmental lawsuit over Starship
An aerial view of a Starship prototype stacked on a Super Heavy booster at the company's Starbase facility outside of Brownsville, Texas.SpaceXElon Mu [...]
FAA launches faster East Coast routes to avoid congestion
A United Airlines plane taxis at Newark Liberty International Airport, in Newark, New Jersey, on Jan. 11, 2023.Kena Betancur | AFP | Getty ImagesThe F [...]
SpaceX cleared by FAA to launch first orbital Starship flight
A Starship prototype is seen stacked on top of a Super Heavy booster at the company's launch facility near Brownsville, Texas.SpaceXThe Federal Aviati [...]
JetBlue to trim New York flights because of FAA staffing shortages
A JetBlue Airways Corp. plane prepares for landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Im [...]
FAA announces plan to avoid NYC, DC flight delays this summer
An United Airlines seen at LaGuardia International Airport in New York. Adam Jeffery | CNBCThe Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday announced [...]
FAA clears Boeing 787 Dreamliner deliveries after weekslong pause
An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner approaches for a landing at the Miami International Airport on December 10, 2021 in Miami, Florida.Joe Ra [...]
Biden proposed FAA budget for 2024 increases funding
An American Airlines Airbus A319 airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virg [...]