The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator told lawmakers this Tuesday that significant changes are needed to improve quality and safety at the Boeing company, while workers of the embattled company maintain their labor strike.
The first presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is on Tuesday. It’ll be the first time they’ve ever met in person, and anticipation is high. Voters across the nation tell us what they want the candidates to talk about. Congress has honored the 13 U.S. service members killed during […]
SpaceX launches are on hold after a booster rocket toppled over in flames while landing Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded the company’s Falcon 9 rockets and ordered an investigation following the predawn accident off the Florida coast. No injuries or public damage were reported. It’s too early to know how much impact this will […]
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday it would require inspections of Boeing 787 Dreamliners following an incident in March when a LATAM Airlines plane went into a sudden mid-air dive that injured more than 50 passengers. The FAA said the apparent reason for the dive was the uncommanded movement of the captain’s seat, […]
A federal Aviation Administration official said Wednesday that the agency has 16 pending enforcement cases against Boeing, half of which have been opened since a door plug blew off a 737 Max in midflight. The increase in cases was disclosed Wednesday during a National Transportation Safety Board hearing into the accident, which happened during an […]
Airlines around the world are struggling after a major tech malfunction disrupted communications. In the United States, Delta, United, and American Airlines all had their flights grounded by the FAA. Yemen’s Houthi terrorist organization has claimed responsibility for a deadly drone blast in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 19. The Iranian proxy group says the […]
Incidents of quarrelsome passengers on flights is on the rise as summer travel begins, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on June 12, while warning that the agency can pursue legal action against these individuals. The FAA said there have been 915 cases of unruly passengers, from Jan. 1 to June 9, “including 106 […]
Tesla shareholders approved CEO Elon Musk’s $56-billion pay package, the electric vehicle-maker said Thursday, in a big thumbs-up to his leadership and an enticement for him to maintain his focus on his biggest source of wealth. The head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday the agency was too “hands-off” in its oversight of […]
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Whitaker testifies at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 13 to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. It is a full committee hearing titled “FAA Oversight of Aviation Manufacturing.” This hearing will examine the FAA’s oversight of Boeing’s aircraft manufacturing processes and production quality, including the FAA’s assessment of […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will likely keep Boeing’s current production cap in place for its 737 MAX model for a few more months as the company addresses safety concerns, FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker said on May 30. Mr. Whitaker made the announcement at a press conference after meeting with Boeing officials, including outgoing CEO […]
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the long-awaited Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill on May 15, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden’s desk after the Senate cleared it last week. The bill, which cleared the chamber in a 387-26 vote, reauthorizes FAA programs through fiscal year 2028 and invests more than $105 billion into […]
Denying asylum to illegal immigrants convicted of serious crimes is a process some may think is automatic. In reality, however, it can take years. A new Biden administration rule is seeking to fix that. Getting a refund for flight cancellations and delays might soon become easier. The Senate has met a key deadline in passing […]
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed on May 9 a five-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), sending the bill to the House one day before the deadline when the program is due to lapse. The final tally was 88-4. While the bill initially passed the House, the Senate amended it, and therefore, the measure […]
A federal watchdog has launched an audit of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to evaluate its oversight of United Airlines’ maintenance practices to check if the agency is doing its job rigorously enough, citing a run of recent safety events at the carrier that have been linked to mechanical problems. The U.S. Transportation Department Office […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) opened a new investigation into Boeing on May 6 after the company voluntarily admitted to the agency that it may not have completed required safety inspections. An FAA spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email that the required inspections involved “adequate bonding and grounding where the wings join the […]
An auditing firm that represents hundreds of clients including Trump Media, which owns former President Donald Trump’s “Truth Social” app, reached a $12 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to settle charges alleging it failed to comply with accounting oversight standards affecting over 1,500 of its SEC filings. The U.S. labor market […]
A “verbally and physically abusive” passenger aboard a United Airlines flight has been ordered to pay the airliner more than $20,000 after his behavior prompted the pilot to divert the Newark-bound plane to Maine. A federal court ordered 30-year-old Alexander Michael Dominic MacDonald to pay $20,638 in restitution to United Airlines for his behavior towards […]
Boeing is concealing vital information from investigators regarding how a door plug blew off of one of its 737 Max 9 jets in the middle of a January Alaska Airlines flight, a whistleblower has alleged. “I’m not going to sugarcoat this. This is a criminal cover-up,” former Boeing manager Ed Pierson told an investigative panel […]
The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded Alaska Airlines flights nationwide at the request of the air carrier due to technical issues. President Joe Biden is calling on Wednesday for sharply higher tariffs on Chinese metal products as part of a package of policies aimed at pleasing steelworkers in the swing state of Pennsylvania, at the […]
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday issued a ground stop advisory for all Alaska Airlines planes, although no reason was provided. The FAA provided few details, only writing: “All Alaska mainline and subcarrier flights ground stopped.” In a separate statement to Reuters, the agency said Alaska Airlines had “asked the FAA to pause […]
