FAA Probe Expanded
The Federal Aviation Administration may be expanding its investigation into suspected structural problems found in a small portion of American Airlines jets, according to the Wall Street ...
Airlines To Be Fined By FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it proposed $9.2 million in civil penalties against United Airlines and US Airways for allegedly operating planes that weren't in compliance with ...
Jane F. Garvey Jumps On Board
By eTN Staff Writer
Former administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Jane F. Garvey, is joining the United Airlines (UAL) board of directors effective September 23.
FAA Want To Ensure Compliance With Directives
WASHINGTON - The U.S.
Business Travel Coalition
By eTN Staff Writer
The following statement was released today by the Business Travel Coalition (BTC) regarding the US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) decision to allow Southwest Airlines to continue to fly ...
FAA Extends Deadline For Southwest Airlines
Dozens of Southwest Airlines planes continue to operate even though federal investigators discovered last month that they were using unauthorized parts.
FAA Communications Shut Down
By eTN Staff Writer
More than half the air traffic controllers on duty on Wednesday morning at the Oakland Center, unexpectedly found themselves without the ability to communicate with airborne aircraft or use ...
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Senator Snowe Reacts
If a member of congress had been trapped on the Continental flight for hours, it's unlikely the measure to establish a Passengers Bill of Rights would still be languishing.
Air Transport Association
By eTN Staff Writer
The Air Transport Association of America (ATA) yesterday filed comments expressing serious and broad concerns about a Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) proposed regulation that would rewrite ...
FAA
Federal Aviation Administrator J. Randolph Babbitt said he will "close the gap" if a government rulemaking committee fails to develop regulations aimed at curbing pilot fatigue.
Airline Industry
ATLANTA — A national flight attendants union wants the Federal Aviation Administration to require U.S.
FAA
When Federal Aviation Administration administrator Randy Babbitt listened to the tapes and poured over the information about February's deadly plane crash in Buffalo, N.Y, he, like much of the ...
FAA
WASHINGTON - Obama administration officials said yesterday they will propose new limits on how many hours airline pilots can fly in an effort to curb pilot fatigue, an issue safety officials have ...
FAA
U.S.
Airline Industry
WASHINGTON -- The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that tighter government regulations and tougher industry self-policing are needed to improve commuter airline ...
Airline Industry
By Kate Barrett
Shocking revelations that emerged from the February plane crash in Buffalo, N.Y., which killed 50 people, might have appalled the traveling public, but many pilots didn't find them surprising. ...
Gulfstream International Airlines
Officers of Fort Lauderdale-based Gulfstream International Airlines are preparing their response to a $1.3 million fine by federal overseers, who claim the company improperly scheduled flight ...
Gulfstream International Airlines
The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed fining Fort Lauderdale-based Gulfstream International Airlines $1.3 million for violating FAA regulations.
Airline Industry
By AP
ATLANTA — A national flight attendants union wants the Federal Aviation Administration to require U.S.
Air Travel
By bloomberg.com
A decline in the number of passengers boarding U.S. domestic flights will accelerate this year as the recession saps travel demand, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Airline Industry
By wsj.com
U.S.
Aviation Safety Action Partnership
By aero-news.net
Initiated in 1994, the Aviation Safety Action Partnership, or ASAP, was a joint-effort between American Airlines, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Allied Pilots Association.
American Airlines
By star-telegram.com
Federal inspectors will soon begin poring over American Airlines maintenance records, manuals and other documents as part of a lengthy review of safety at the Fort Worth-based carrier's ...
Southwest Airlines
By dallasnews.com
WASHINGTON – When federal aviation regulators settled a $7.5 million civil penalty against Southwest Airlines this month, the agency praised the airline's decision to agree to safety ...
House Lawmakers Echo Concerns To Inspector General
By eTN Staff Writer
The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), the union that represents over 11,000 employees at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) including technicians who install, ...
Full Operations Resumed
By eTN Staff Writer
AAR Corporation announced today that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has returned AAR Landing Gear Services' repair station certificate enabling the facility to resume full ...
FAA And AAR Enter Into Consent Order
By eTN Staff Writer
WOOD DALE, IL - AAR Corp.
For Its Landing Gear Services Repair Station
By eTN Staff Writer
WOOD DALE, IL - AAR Corp.
FAA Circumvents Midnight Shift Staffing Rule
By eTN Staff Writer
FAIRBANKS, AK - After years of progress and modernization designed to prevent aircraft from crashing into mountainous terrain, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has taken a big step ...
American Airlines
By AP
American Airlines crews had to inspect and test the exit slides on about 272 aircraft last week after a mechanic discovered a "potential problem" with the way the work had been done, the carrier ...
