US FAA to propose rule on allowing expanded drone use
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Friday that the Federal Aviation Administration plans to propose rules to ...
Are DOGE layoffs hitting the FAA? What to know and how it could affect flights.
It's too soon to say how the firings will affect aviation safety, but because they did not, at least initially, impact frontline FAA safety employees, it may be hard to connect any future uptick in ...
FAA To Require Inspections Of Boeing 787 Forward-Pressure Bulkheads
In October 2024, Boeing issued an Alerts Requirements Bulletin recommending a one-time visual inspection of the forward ...
The FAA’s Troubles Are More Serious Than You Know
W hen Musk and his allies turned their attention to the FAA last month, they identified a problem: The communications ...
10 upgrades the FAA says it's making to flying safer
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy listed things like using AI to comb through safety reports and replacing old floppy disks ...
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US aviation safety ‘no longer the gold standard,’ according to statements at House hearing
Lawmakers and aviation organizations grappled with whether the US has maintained its title as “the gold standard” when it ...
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DEI hiring practices at FAA under spotlight in light of air traffic controller cheating scandal
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced an investigation after a report alleged that an air traffic operations supervisor helped minority candidates cheat on entrance exams. Duffy reposted a […] ...
The US is struggling to hire air traffic controllers. A surprising age limit and grueling schedules could fuel the problem
Millions of travelers rely on air traffic controllers every day to orchestrate high-speed maneuvers and help prevent planes from crashing. But a critical shortage has forced many to work “six days a ...
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Musk Faces Complaint Over Efforts to Get FAA to Drop Verizon, Use Starlink
A legal group alleges that Elon Musk 'corrupted FAA’s business relationship with Starlink' and is urging the inspector ...
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US transportation chief Duffy vows to probe FAA’s diversity-aimed hiring practices
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is launching a "full investigation" into the diversity, equity and inclusion hiring ...
73 days into 2025 and already 140 plane crashes in US, 4 in Georgia
It’s just 73 calendar days into the year and there have already been almost twice as many plane crashes in the United States.
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FAA Bars ‘Nonessential’ Helicopters at Reagan Airport, Deploys AI for More Analysis
FAA makes sweeping changes at one of the nation’s busiest airports after the National Transportation Safety Board urged ...