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You pay for checking your baggage, for snacks and for extra legroom. Word is one airline has even toyed with charging you to use the toilet. So it makes perfect sense to some fliers that heavier passengers should pay for spilling over into the next seat.
Less than a month after an unannounced government-sanctioned lower-Manhattan flyover frightened New Yorkers, the Federal Aviation Administration turned down a U.S. Navy unit's request to fly a military plane 3,000 feet over the Hudson River in New York on Monday morning.
A White House official apologized Monday after he OK'd a large aircraft to fly low over Manhattan -- a sight that sent people reminded of 9/11 running in fear.
After getting pelted by criticism from everyone from airline passengers to federal accident investigators, the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday reversed course and said it will publicly reveal its records on bird strikes.
Federal safety officials want the Federal Aviation Administration to immediately ground a type of small sports aircraft, saying six of the planes have broken up in flight in the past three years, killing 10 people.
The number of travelers boarding U.S. airliners will plunge 7.8% in 2009, a drop matched only in the year following the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, according to a U.S. government forecast out Tuesday.
Southwest Airlines will pay $7.5 million to settle complaints that it flew unsafe aircraft, and the fine will double unless the airline completes additional safety measures within a year, federal regulators announced Monday.
Southwest Airlines will pay $7.5 million to settle complaints that it flew unsafe aircraft, and the fine will double unless the airline completes additional safety measures within a year, federal regulators announced Monday.
Sonic booms and at least one fireball in the sky were reported in Texas on Sunday, less than a week after two satellites collided in space and a day after the Federal Aviation Administration asked U.S. pilots to watch for "falling space debris," authorities said.
The Federal Aviation Administration in December ordered inspections of the type of engine on the US Airways plane that landed in New York's Hudson River because a small number of them had experienced compression stalls, an FAA spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday.
You pay for checking your baggage, for snacks and for extra legroom. Word is one airline has even toyed with charging you to use the toilet. So it makes perfect sense to some fliers that heavier passengers should pay for spilling over into the next seat.
Less than a month after an unannounced government-sanctioned lower-Manhattan flyover frightened New Yorkers, the Federal Aviation Administration turned down a U.S. Navy unit's request to fly a military plane 3,000 feet over the Hudson River in New York on Monday morning.
A White House official apologized Monday after he OK'd a large aircraft to fly low over Manhattan -- a sight that sent people reminded of 9/11 running in fear.
After getting pelted by criticism from everyone from airline passengers to federal accident investigators, the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday reversed course and said it will publicly reveal its records on bird strikes.
Federal safety officials want the Federal Aviation Administration to immediately ground a type of small sports aircraft, saying six of the planes have broken up in flight in the past three years, killing 10 people.
The number of travelers boarding U.S. airliners will plunge 7.8% in 2009, a drop matched only in the year following the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, according to a U.S. government forecast out Tuesday.
Southwest Airlines will pay $7.5 million to settle complaints that it flew unsafe aircraft, and the fine will double unless the airline completes additional safety measures within a year, federal regulators announced Monday.
Southwest Airlines will pay $7.5 million to settle complaints that it flew unsafe aircraft, and the fine will double unless the airline completes additional safety measures within a year, federal regulators announced Monday.
Sonic booms and at least one fireball in the sky were reported in Texas on Sunday, less than a week after two satellites collided in space and a day after the Federal Aviation Administration asked U.S. pilots to watch for "falling space debris," authorities said.
The Federal Aviation Administration in December ordered inspections of the type of engine on the US Airways plane that landed in New York's Hudson River because a small number of them had experienced compression stalls, an FAA spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday.
Nine major U.S. airlines are farming out aircraft maintenance at twice the rate of four years ago and now hire outside contractors for more than 70 percent of major work
The Federal Aviation Administration rushed approval of the Eclipse 500 very light jet, even though it had unresolved design problems, according to testimony to be presented to Congress on Wednesday.
Federal aviation officials said Friday they are investigating 17 cases in which 11 air carriers did not comply with government safety directives
Airlines are complying with 98 percent of federal airworthiness directives, the acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday.
Mass flight delays caused by an electronic communication failure at a Federal Aviation Administration facility draw new criticism for the agency
Air traffic delays began to clear up Tuesday evening after computer problems left travelers across the United States waiting in airports, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Federal regulators announced $7.1 million in fines against American Airlines on Thursday over maintenance issues and problems with its drug- and alcohol-testing programs.
The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday it is seeking $7.1 million from American Airlines for continuing to fly airliners after safety problems were reported and for drug-testing violations
Pilots are complaining that their airline bosses, desperate to cut costs, are forcing them to fly uncomfortably low on fuel
An incident involving two airborne passenger jets on Friday has raised questions of a second possible near collision within a week at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
At least six people were dead and one critically injured Sunday after a midair crash between two medical helicopters near a hospital in Arizona, authorities said.
Responding to recent accidents linked to pilot fatigue, federal safety officials hope to reduce airline pilots' logging 14-hour days.
The FAA is hoping safety-related groundings are over, but the feds' whistle-blower champion isn't so sure
With thousands of U.S. flights cancelled in recent weeks and criticisms over the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s inspection regime, U.S. passengers are beginning to doubt the safety of the nation's airline industry.
By ordering American to ground all its planes at once, the FAA was making a statement. But the disruption it caused may result in a more measured approach
Despite the recent spate of airline cancellations and record gas prices, Americans don't appear to be abandoning their summer travel plans.
The financial toll and loss of goodwill likely would grow as well, as the inspection-related mess spread further to other carriers and hurt an industry already bleeding cash thanks to high fuel costs
The chief executive of American Airlines, which has grounded almost 2,500 flights over the past three days, accepted "full responsibility" Thursday for failing to meet government inspection standards.
American Airlines said it would cancel nearly 500 flights Tuesday as it again performs detailed inspections of a key aircraft model.
A federal airline safety inspector choked up Thursday as he described what he said were threats made against him and his family when he tried to report Southwest Airlines was flying "unsafe" planes.
Southwest Airlines tried to keep serious problems with its maintenance program hidden and pressured the Federal Aviation Administration to keep out an inspector who noticed the problems, according to two FAA inspectors who blew the whistle on the airline.
The first phase of an audit by the Federal Aviation Administration shows that airlines are 99 percent compliant with mandatory air-worthiness directives, the agency's acting administrator said Wednesday.
The Federal Aviation Administration is putting the public at risk with lax oversight and a too-cozy relationship with the airlines, a top lawmaker and aviation experts said Tuesday.
American Airlines canceled a handful of flights on Friday as it finished up its inspections of wiring bundles on some of its planes, while Delta Air Lines resumed normal service after completing its inspections.
American Airlines and Delta Air Lines canceled dozens of flights Thursday as they continue their inspections of wiring bundles on some of their planes.
American Airlines said it canceled hundreds of flights amounting to more than 10% of its schedule for Wednesday as it performs more detailed inspections of a key aircraft model.
The nation's air safety watchdog ordered its inspectors Tuesday to confirm that airlines are complying with federal rules after revelations that Southwest Airlines flew dozens of aircraft without certain mandatory inspections.
Southwest Airlines said it resumed normal operations Thursday after several dozen planes were reinspected on Wednesday.
Southwest Airlines was inspecting 44 planes Wednesday after an "ambiguity related to required testing" was found during a review of records, the airline said.
Southwest Airlines grounded 41 planes overnight in the wake of its recent admission that it had missed required inspections for structural cracks
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Monday it is mandating that cockpit voice recorders record for longer periods of time and continue recording after a loss of power.
The CEO of Southwest Airlines said Friday he has ordered an investigation into charges the discount carrier flew airplanes that weren't properly inspected for safety.
Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly defended the airline on CNN's "American Morning" on Friday, a day after the Federal Aviation Administration announced that they are charging Southwest with operating 46 airplanes without performing mandatory inspections for fatigue cracking.
Federal regulators said Thursday they will seek a civil penalty of $10.2 million against Southwest Airlines Co. for failing to inspect older planes for cracks and then flying them
Planes crisscrossing the East Coast were given access to military airspace Wednesday afternoon, a handy accommodation as fog and winter weather threaten to make one of the year's busiest travel days even more tedious.
Air traffic controllers were forced to use their personal cell phones to reroute hundreds of flights Tuesday after the Federal Aviation Administration's Memphis Center lost radar and telephone service for more than two hours, snarling air traffic in the middle of the nation.
If airlines don't improve on record flight delays, the federal government will impose its own solutions, the outgoing Federal Aviation Administration administrator warned Tuesday.
The next time you board an airliner and buckle your seat belt, you are about to fly through a bitter labor dispute between some of the people most responsible for your safety in the skies.
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered airlines to inspect wing slats on all newer Boeing 737 aircraft after an initial investigation said a loose part caused a fuel leak and subsequent fire that destroyed a China Airlines 737 last week in Japan.
As corporate jets take up an increasing share of the skies, they're being pressed to contribute more to aviation costs
Two airliners had to circle for 18 minutes and a plane ferrying human lungs for transplant was briefly delayed Friday while an airport's lone air traffic controller took a bathroom break, the controller's union said.
Fatigued air traffic controllers contributed to four aviation mishaps in recent years, and may have been a factor in last year's Comair crash that killed 49 people, according to federal accident investigators.
Northwest Airlines canceled a flight with 180 passengers aboard after the pilot began cursing at passengers while the plane was being prepared for takeoff in Las Vegas on Friday, airline officials and witnesses said.
The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday acknowledged that only one controller was in the tower, in violation of FAA policy, when a Comair jet crashed Sunday while trying to take off from the wrong runway in Lexington, Kentucky.
The security line feels like a maze, the legroom in coach reminds you of the time your son talked you into climbing into his crib, and it looks as if you'll have to circle over O'Hare a few more ti...
Airlines are using uncertified workers for critical maintenance work, which operate without enough oversight of either the carriers or the Federal Aviation Administration, according to an agency investigation.
An air traffic controllers union Thursday warned that a software glitch renders some planes flying over the nation's capital temporarily "invisible" to radar, but the Federal Aviation Administration dismissed the warning as a tactic in contract talks.
Officials opened one runway at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Louisiana on Tuesday to emergency flights for Katrina relief, according to a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
Airlines can still allow children younger than 2 to fly for free as "lap children," the Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday.
The Federal Aviation Administration isn't doing enough to adapt its safety oversight and inspection plans to respond to changes in the aviation industry, said a report released Wednesday.
The pilot whose intrusion into restricted airspace prompted brief evacuations in the District of Columbia Wednesday is likely to face civil penalties after being released without criminal charges, federal officials said.
Airlines facing financial pressures have increased their use of outsourced maintenance, raising questions about the government's ability to provide effective oversight of the critical work being done by contractors and what that could mean for potential safety risks.
Dozens of Federal Aviation Administration memos warned of al Qaeda or Osama bin Laden in 2001, but the agency didn't order new security measures before the September 11 attacks, a newly released declassified report by the 9/11 commission says.
Earth to space travelers: The 10-second countdown isn't all the preparation you need before blasting into outer space.
Airplanes are now allowed to fly closer to one another under a Federal Aviation Administration regulation that went into effect Thursday.
To dramatize its calls for improved airport runway safety, the National Transportation Safety Board is using video animation depicting an August incident in which a jumbo jet landing at Los Angeles International Airport came within 12 seconds of striking a Boeing 737 taxiing for takeoff.
The airplane cabin as a quiet haven away from ear splitting ring tones and annoying conversations may be about to change.
A routine maintenance check wasn't performed on an air traffic control radio system serving much of the West, causing the system to shut down for five hours Tuesday, the FAA reported Wednesday.
The commission investigating the September 11 attacks held a final public session Thursday to hear a staff report on the response of air traffic officials and the U.S. military on that day.
(CNN) -- Aviation and military officials testified before the 9/11 commission on Thursday, detailing the communications and actions taken on September 11, 2001 as hijackers commandeered four planes.
Wondering what to read on your next flight? Nothing short, we'd suggest. That's because many travelers will be spending more time aboard airplanes this summer, thanks to a rebound in air traffic th...
Some of the September 11 hijackers may have been armed with a high-strength, folding, metal utility knife rather than the more easily concealed box-cutter with a plastic handle, according to an independent commission investigating the terrorist attacks.
The Federal Aviation Administration has revoked the license of a pilot who it says made a reckless four-hour flight last week over the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area.
Last year air travel went from unbearable to insufferable. At the end of 2000, the Federal Aviation Administration reported a record 450,000 delays, 20% more than in 1999. No one thinks this year w...
Ever wonder what exactly would happen if, settled in your airplane seat during a long flight, you fired up your cell phone? Sure, the flight attendant told you not to use it while aboard the aircra...
Wouldn't it be nice to be certain that the person occupying the captain's seat of your airliner wasn't voted "Most Likely to Auger In" at pilot school? Incredibly, when a pilot applies for a new jo...
As if the terrible airline crashes last year weren't bad enough, Federal Aviation Administration figures show that the number of near misses took off 36% in 1994. No one seems to know why.
-- Herewith a few things one has learned as a result of looking into the Federal Aviation Administration's suddenly infamous sensitivity training program, which the American people learned about on...
In the serene days before deregulation, airlines routinely adhered to higher safety standards than the FAA minimums -- equipping planes with extra radios, landing lights, and so forth. Now many are...
THEY CALL IT pencil-whipping: doctoring computer entries, logbooks, and work cards so that vital maintenance and safety repairs seem to have been performed. When the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern D...
Don't look for real improvements in airport security overnight. The FAA has issued tough new regulations that restrict access to aircraft and maintenance areas and tighten procedures for screening ...
A string of fatal plane crashes aroused concerns that airlines were careless about maintenance and that the Federal Aviation Administration was lagging in its inspections (FORTUNE, October 14). In ...
After a series of mishaps involving American Airlines, the Federal Aviation Administration -- under attack for inadequate efforts to improve air safety -- launched a full-scale investigation into t...
Five years of trials convinced the Federal Aviation Administration that Avgard, a fuel additive developed by Imperial Chemical Industries, would improve airline safety by preventing jet fuel from i...
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