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Boeing 737 Max aircraft operated by Southwest Airlines crowd the tarmac of the airport in Victorville, Calif., after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded the planes last year.

Report Defends 'Thorough Work' Done Certifying Boeing 737 Max — But Suggests Changes

Jan 16, 2020
Amid difficult questions about the steps taken by Boeing and regulators, the review commissioned by the Department of Transportation largely validated the process that put the jetliner in the air.
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A Boeing 737 Max airplane being built for Norwegian Air International taxis for a test flight, at Renton Municipal Airport in Renton, Wash.

Spirit AeroSystems, A Major Supplier Of Boeing's 737 Max Jets, Lays Off 2,800 Staff

Jan 10, 2020
The company builds parts including wing components, engine pylons and the entire fuselage for Boeing's troubled 737 Max jets. The planes have been grounded worldwide in the wake of two fatal crashes.
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A Boeing worker walks near a 737 Max jet on Monday in Renton, Wash. Boeing said it will suspend production of the troubled jetliner in January.

Boeing Will Suspend Production Of 737 Max Jetliners In January

Dec 16, 2019
The company said it is waiting for federal regulators to certify fixes for software blamed for two catastrophic plane crashes that killed 346 people.
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Nearly 30 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, planes still lag behind many buses and trains. Regulations prohibit passengers from sitting in their own wheelchairs on commercial flights.

Wheelchairs On Planes: Why Can't Passengers Use Their Own Onboard?

Dec 10, 2019
Many buses and vans can safely accommodate and restrain a passenger's wheelchair, but airline passengers are required to transfer to the plane's standard seat. A grassroots group hopes to change that.
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Family members hold photos of victims killed on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air Flight 610 on Tuesday.

What To Know As Boeing Executives Testify Before Congress

Oct 30, 2019
In the wake of two deadly 737 Max plane crashes, Boeing officials are now facing lawmakers on Capitol Hill. "We know we made mistakes and got some things wrong," said Boeing chief Dennis Muilenburg.
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FAA Investigating Cash Drop At Las Vegas Lights Game

Oct 07, 2019

A cash drop during halftime of the Las Vegas Lights soccer team’s September 7 home game is now the center of a Federal Aviation Administration investigation to determine whether the pilot endangered people. 

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Technology
A MacBook laptop computer shown in 2016.

U.S. Air Regulators Ban MacBook Pros With Recalled Batteries From Flights

Aug 13, 2019
In June, Apple recalled MacBook Pro laptops sold between September 2015 and February 2017 due to batteries that posed a fire risk.
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Business
Southwest Airlines is among the companies that grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft because of a software failure that caused fatal crashes of Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines planes. The FAA said Wednesday it has found a new flaw in the plane that needs to b

FAA Finds New Problem With 737 Max Jets, Delaying Their Return To Flight

Jun 26, 2019
Southwest, American and United Airlines have already pulled the aircraft from their schedules through Labor Day weekend. Two of the planes crashed within five months, killing hundreds of people.
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New FAA Airport Grants For Reno, Winnemucca, Minden, Fallon

Jun 19, 2019

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded federal grants for a number of airports in northern Nevada, including $14.6 million for runway reconstruction and lighting improvements at Reno-Tahoe International Airport.

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Nevada Airports Get Millions In FAA Grants

Jun 10, 2019

Ten airports in Nevada will divvy up grants of more than $21 million from the Federal Aviation Administration to pay for construction and capacity improvements.

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Business
The Wing company, a Google spinoff, has won federal approval to operate its drone delivery system as an airline in the U.S.

FAA Certifies Google's Wing Drone Delivery Company To Operate As An Airline

Apr 23, 2019
Wing's drones are made to deliver a wide range of items — including coffee, chocolate and burritos — from local merchants to their customers.
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At a Senate hearing March 27, Daniel Elwell, acting director of the Federal Aviation Administration, said airline pilots had enough training to handle Boeing's flight control software. But some pilots disagree.

Pilots Split Over FAA Chief's Claims On Boeing 737 Max Training

Apr 03, 2019
The top official at the FAA says airline pilots had enough training to handle Boeing's flight control software linked to two deadly crashes. His statement has divided pilots in the U.S. and overseas.
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Southwest Airlines was among the airlines affected by a contractor's computer outage Monday, forcing hundreds of flights to be delayed.

Computer Problems Blamed For Flight Delays That Hit U.S. Airlines

Apr 01, 2019
The FAA says the issue that affected Southwest, Delta and other carriers has been resolved. But with hundreds of flights affected, the delays could linger.
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Business
The Boeing 737 factory in Renton, Wash. Investigators looking into the reason for two recent crashes have focused on software that was installed on the 737 Max.

FAA Head Will Face Grilling From Senators Over His Agency's Ties To Boeing

Mar 27, 2019
The aviation subcommittee has called a hearing to focus on the FAA's response to crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia involving the 737 Max, which was subsequently grounded around the world.
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Africa
Mourners grieve next to empty caskets at a mass funeral at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Sunday.

'Clear' Similarities Between Ethiopian And Indonesian Plane Crashes, Official Says

Mar 17, 2019
The announcement follows a mass funeral for the victims of last Sunday's Ethiopian Airlines plane crash. Relatives say they were offered soil from the site of the crash.
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Helicopter Makes Precautionary Landing In Las Vegas Flood Basin

Feb 20, 2019

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say a helicopter headed to North Las Vegas Airport made an emergency landing in a flood retention basin after the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit.

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Drone Tests To Rise In Nevada Skies Under Pilot FAA Program

Jan 22, 2019

 

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The skies around Nevada's largest cities are about to see more drones, after federal agencies picked the state for testing remote-controlled aircraft in urban airspace.

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Air Traffic Controller Found Incapacitated No Longer Employed By FAA

Nov 13, 2018

An air traffic controller who went silent while on duty at McCarran International Airport is no longer employed by the Federal Aviation Administration.

The air traffic controller went silent during an overnight shift at the air traffic tower and she was later found incapacitated. 

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FAA Move Could Affect Timeline For Raiders' Las Vegas Stadium

Aug 17, 2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a notice requesting comments on the Oakland Raiders' proposed stadium in Las Vegas, a move with a deadline that could affect the project's ambitious construction timeline.

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FAA To Probe Small Jet Crash Near Nevada Airport

Jul 24, 2017

The Federal Aviation Administration is sending investigators to the scene of the crash of a single-engine vintage military jet in the desert near a suburban Las Vegas-area airport.

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Aerospace Company Approved To Fly Drones On Las Vegas Strip

May 04, 2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada firm has become the first company in the nation approved to fly drones over the Las Vegas Strip.

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The Two-Way
Twin Falls, Idaho.

How Noisy Is Your Neighborhood? Now There's A Map For That

Mar 23, 2017
For the first time, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released a handy map tracing the noise produced by airports and interstate highways in locations across the U.S.
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The Two-Way
A photo provided by the Australian Safety Transport Bureau shows an airplane passenger whose headphones caught on fire midflight.

Woman's Headphones Caught Fire Midflight, Australian Authorities Say

Mar 15, 2017
On a flight from Beijing to Melbourne, a passenger's personal headphones caught fire while she was sleeping, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau says.
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The Two-Way
In this handout provided by the NASA, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket sits on the launching pad with the JCSAT-14 communications satellite in May 2016.

WATCH: SpaceX Successfully Launches Falcon 9 Rocket, Months After Blast

Jan 14, 2017
The private space company's Falcon 9 rocket is bearing 10 satellites into orbit. SpaceX's launch came months after a blast wrecked its most recent test.
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All Tech Considered
UPS pilot Capt. Gregg Kastman says "a lot of the messaging we used to have to receive via voice" over the radio includes route clearance, route changes and frequency changes.

Air Traffic Controllers And Pilots Can Now Communicate Electronically

Oct 03, 2016
Texting has long become a common way for people to talk with each other. Now text-based messaging is becoming a way for air traffic controllers to communicate with aircraft pilots.

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