The Senate is racing against a Friday deadline to pass legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration at a moment of intense uncertainty and disruption in the air travel system, but a host of policy disputes and unrelated issues are threatening to prolong the debate. As one of the few remaining bills considered a must-pass…
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News FAA Is Investigating Boeing Over 787 Dreamliner Inspections
The Federal Aviation Administration has opened a new investigation into Boeing after the plane maker told the regulator that it might have skipped required inspections involving the wings of some 787 Dreamliners. In a statement on Monday, the F.A.A. said that it learned about the issue from Boeing last month. As part of its inquiry,…
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News Southwest Airlines fight prompts FAA to threaten criminal charges, zero tolerance for unruly passengers
Fists flew on a Monday Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland to Kauai, with transportation authorities sharing footage of the incident alongside reminders that unruly passengers can face criminal prosecution and fines of up to $37,000. Kauai Police told NBC News that although its officers responded to assist when Flight 1288 landed in Lihue, no criminal…
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News FAA Chief Pledges ‘More Boots on the Ground’ to Monitor Boeing
Mike Whitaker, who leads the Federal Aviation Administration, appeared before House lawmakers as Boeing faces another crisis involving a 737 Max jet. Related Posts Sam Altman Is Reinstated as OpenAI’s Chief Executive Sam Altman was reinstated late Tuesday as OpenAI’s chief executive, the company said, successfully reversing his ouster by OpenAI’s board Read more Why…
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News Facing Another Boeing Crisis, the FAA Takes a Harder Line
When a Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed off the coast of Indonesia in 2018, killing all 189 people on board, the Federal Aviation Administration allowed other Max planes to keep flying. Less than five months later, in early 2019, another Max 8 crashed in Ethiopia, killing 157 more people. Even then, days passed before the…
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News FAA Tells Airlines to Check Door Plugs on Boeing 737-900ER
The Federal Aviation Administration recommended late Sunday night that airlines begin visual inspections of door plugs installed on Boeing 737-900ER planes, the second Boeing model to come under scrutiny this month. The F.A.A. said the plane has the same door plug design as the 737 Max 9, which had 171 jets from its fleet grounded…
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News FAA ‘diversity’ push to hire workers with ‘severe intellectual’ disabilities sparks concern, mockery
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