Federal Aviation Administration
TSA will resume defense training for airline employees

By David Koenig Jun. 26, 2021 11:20 AM EDT
DALLAS (AP) — Federal officials cited the surge of incidents involving disruptive and sometimes violent passengers in resuming self-defense training for...

Commission backs firing of jail administrator over outbreak

Jun. 23, 2021 01:45 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — County commissioners agreed with the sheriff’s recommendation to fire the administrator of a jail that dealt with one of the state’s...

FILE - In this May 18, 2020, file photo, a lone traveler goes through a security check point at Seattle Tacoma International Airport, in SeaTac, Wash. Airports around the country will share $8 billion in federal relief to help them recover from the pandemic. The Federal Aviation Administration announced the grants on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
FAA says US airports will get $8 billion in pandemic relief

Jun. 22, 2021 06:40 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2021 file photo, a passenger wears a face mask to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus as he waits for a Delta Airlines flight at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. Airlines have reported about 3,000 cases of disruptive passengers since Jan. 1, according to a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration. It has gotten so bad that the airlines, flight attendants and pilots sent a letter to the U.S. Justice Department on Monday, June 21, urging “that more be done to deter egregious behavior.” (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
As passengers return to air travel, bad behavior skyrockets

By David Koenig Jun. 22, 2021 11:39 AM EDT

Airlines, unions demand crackdown on unruly passengers

The Associated Press Jun. 21, 2021 04:21 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Airlines, flight attendants and pilots are calling for the U.S. Justice Department to prosecute unruly and violent passengers. ...

FILE - This May 16, 2020 file photo shows Air Canada check screens at Ottawa International Airport in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The U.S. government is seeking to fine Air Canada more than $25 million over what it says have been slow refunds for passengers whose flights were canceled since the pandemic started. The Transportation Department said Tuesday, June 15, 2021, it has received more than 6,000 consumer complaints about Air Canada since March of last year. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
US seeks to fine Air Canada $25.5 million over slow refunds

Jun. 15, 2021 02:05 PM EDT

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks during a press conference at the Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. office space in downtown Atlanta, Friday, May 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Buttigieg urges travelers to respect mask mandates on planes

By Hope Yen May. 30, 2021 11:26 AM EDT

Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked in a storage lot, Monday, April 26, 2021, near Boeing Field in Seattle. Boeing is paying $17 million and promising to take steps to fix production problems with its popular 737 jets. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday, May 27, that the settlement covers the installation of unapproved sensors and other parts on some Boeing 737 models including NGs and the Max. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Boeing to pay $17 million to settle plane production issues

By David Koenig May. 27, 2021 11:28 AM EDT

FAA sees increase in violent conduct at airports, on planes

May. 26, 2021 08:40 AM EDT
SEATAC, Wash. (AP) — Federal crews said there has been a dramatic increase in violent conduct at airports and on planes. The Federal Aviation Administration...

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2020 file photo, a worker wearing a mask walks past a Boeing 737 Max 9 built for Aeromexico as it is prepared for a flight from Renton Municipal Airport, in Renton, Wash. U.S. regulators have downgraded Mexico's aviation safety rating, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, a move that prevents Mexican airlines from expanding flights to the United States just as travel is recovering from the pandemic. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
US cuts Mexico's aviation safety rating, curbing new flights

By David Koenig May. 25, 2021 02:20 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2020 file photo, a woman walks into the international airport in Honolulu amid a quarantine rule that effectively shut down the tourism industry in the state. A requirement that people on planes and other forms of transportation in the U.S. wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will remain in place through at least Sept. 13, the Transportation Security Administration said Friday, April 30, 2021 (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)
US extends face-mask requirement on planes until September

Apr. 30, 2021 07:19 PM EDT

This Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 photo provided by Hayden Smith shows United Airlines Flight 328 approaching Denver International Airport, after experiencing "a right-engine failure" shortly after takeoff from Denver. Federal regulators are investigating what caused a catastrophic engine failure on the plane that rained debris on Denver suburbs as the aircraft made an emergency landing. Authorities said nobody aboard or on the ground was hurt despite large pieces of the engine casing that narrowly missed homes below. (Hayden Smith via AP)
Boeing: 777s with engine that blew apart should be grounded

By The Associated Press Feb. 22, 2021 08:32 AM EST

Florida air traffic tower closes after worker gets virus

Jan. 24, 2021 10:28 AM EST
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The air traffic control tower of a Florida airport has been closed after a worker tested positive for the new coronavirus. ...

Members of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators team inspect debris found in the waters around the location where a Sriwijaya Air passenger jet crashed, at the search and rescue command center at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. The NTSB joined the crash investigation with Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
US NTSB team arrives in Indonesia to look into jet crash

By Edna Tarigan And Fadlan Syam Jan. 16, 2021 03:27 AM EST

FAA grapples with COVID cleanups in air traffic centers

Jan. 14, 2021 09:51 AM EST
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Flights were delayed when an air traffic control center near Jacksonville, Florida, had to close down for several hours for extensive...

Indonesian Navy personnel pose for photos with the flight data recorder recovered from the wreckage of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ-182 in the Java Sea at Tanjung Priok Port, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. Indonesian navy divers searching the ocean floor on Tuesday recovered the flight data recorder from a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea with 62 people on board, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Indonesian searchers hunt for crashed plane's voice recorder

By Niniek Karmini And Achmad Ibrahim Jan. 12, 2021 08:42 PM EST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 file photo, workers stand near a Boeing 737 Max airplane parked at Renton Municipal Airport next to the Boeing assembly facility in Renton, Wash., where 737 Max airplanes are made. On Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, the company reported final 2020 numbers for airplane orders and deliveries, and they are down from 2019 even though the 737 Max is flying again. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Boeing deliveries drop despite 737 Max's return to flight

By The Associated Press Jan. 12, 2021 11:46 AM EST

Dry ice is poured into a box containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as it is prepared to be shipped at the Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant in Portage, Mich., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)
The Latest: COVID-19 vaccine begins arriving in Canada

The Associated Press Dec. 13, 2020 01:53 AM EST

Pope Francis celebrates Mass on the occasion of the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. (Remo Casilli/Pool via AP)
The Latest: Japan's daily virus cases rise above 3,000

The Associated Press Dec. 12, 2020 01:08 AM EST

Denver air traffic controller's virus causes flight delays

By The Associated Press Dec. 01, 2020 08:51 PM EST
Flights to and from Denver were briefly halted then delayed for several hours on Tuesday after an air traffic controller tested positive for COVID-19. ...