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NEWS ABOUT: Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Aviation Administration stories: 12 news summaries
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FAA Says Airport Computer Glitch Fixed

System broke down in both Atlanta and Salt Lake City

Nov 19, 09 9:56 AM CST
(AP) - FAA officials say failed computers that delayed flights across the country are now working again. The air traffic controllers union says the computer failure involved both of the Federal Aviation Administration's computer centers in Salt Lake City and Atlanta, which handle flight plans for air traffic throughout the country. More »

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FAA • Atlanta • Salt Lake City • airline delays • computer glitch • flight cancellation • Federal Aviation Administration • flight delays

Runaway Plane

FAA Admits Flubs on Wandering Northwest Flight

Miscommunication marked regulator's response to stray airliner

Nov 13, 09 3:29 PM CST
(Newser) - The FAA should have taken more decisive action on the Northwest Airlines flight that fell out of communication with ground control for 77 minutes last month, officials acknowledged today. While the plane was out of contact, air-traffic controllers changed shifts and failed to warn their replacements about the runaway plane.... More »

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FAA • Northwest Airlines • San Diego • runaway • planes • Minneapolis airport • National Transportation Safety Board • Federal Aviation Administration • regulator • Randy Babbitt

 FAA Starts Own 
 Balloon Boy Probe 

Flight delays at Denver airport during caper could result in fines

Oct 20, 09 8:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Federal Aviation Administration is the latest agency to start its own investigation of last week’s Colorado balloon circus, with authorities looking into delays at Denver International Airport during the craft’s flight. And while local law enforcement wants criminal charges against the Heene family, any FAA violations would... More »

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Colorado • fines • Federal Aviation Administration • criminal charges • Denver International Airport • Falcon Heene • Richard Heene • balloon boy hoax • Falcon Heene hoax • balloon boy • Mayumi Heene

analysis

Passengers Stuck on Runway Have No Recourse


Aug 13, 09 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - The passengers who spent 5.5 hours trapped inside a plane in Rochester, Minn., last weekend didn’t revolt. But if they had, they could have wound up in trouble with the law, USA Today reports. Federal aviation laws give airlines sole authority over whether passengers stay on a... More »

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airline industry • Continental Airlines • passenger's bill of rights • airline passenger's bill of rights • Federal Aviation Administration • ExpressJet Airlines • Rochester, Minn.

Crash Renews Focus on Developing World's Air Safety

Yemen crash prompts concerns

Jul 1, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - After yesterday’s Yemeni Airbus crash, international watchdogs are taking a closer look at airline safety in developing countries, Bloomberg reports. The European Union may add Yemen to a list of more than 90 dangerous airlines from around the globe. Regulators in developing countries “tend to be under- supported... More »

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European Union • Yemen • watchdog • airline safety • Federal Aviation Administration • International Air Transport Association • Yemenia Air

(Newser) - A former inspector says he warned the Federal Aviation Administration a full year before February’s crash near Buffalo that Colgan Air might have trouble flying the model of plane involved in the disaster, the New York Times writes. Christopher Monteleon reported that Colgan’s pilots flew fatigued, exceeded manufacturer... More »

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FAA • plane crash • whistleblower • Federal Aviation Administration • Colgan Air • Christopher Monteleon

(Newser) - The Federal Aviation Administration scrapped a Navy flight today that would have brought an anti-sub patrol plane into New York’s airspace, Bloomberg reports. The announcement came 30 minutes after a city email said the aircraft would be flying up and down the Hudson River. “I don’t know... More »

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New York City • FAA • Maine • US Navy • Air Force One • Federal Aviation Administration • flyover • Brunswick Naval Air Station • training flight

Hackers Expose Holes in Air Traffic Safety

Vulnerabilities abound ahead of planned $20B FAA upgrade

May 7, 09 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Civilian air traffic computer networks are riddled with security holes, and hackers have breached them several times in the past few years, the Wall Street Journal reports. Intruders could gain access to operational systems by first hacking into administrative areas using 763 separate “high risk” holes in those systems,... More »

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FAA • air travel • hackers • computer network • air traffic control • security breach • Federal Aviation Administration

(Newser) - The FAA wants bird strike information kept confidential to encourage accurate reporting by airlines, ABC News reports. “There is a serious potential that information related to bird strikes will not be submitted because of fear that the disclosure of raw data could unfairly cast unfounded aspersions on the submitter,... More »

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airline industry • US Airways • airport • Federal Aviation Administration • confidentiality • Flight 1549 • bird strike

(Newser) - A new wrinkle has emerged in the investigation of the plane crash that killed 14 people in Montana Sunday, ABC News reports. Just two weeks ago, the FAA issued a directive ordering operators of the Pilatus PC-12 model to check for a potential problem with a control mechanism. The directive... More »

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FAA • Montana • plane crash • Butte • Federal Aviation Administration • Pilatus

(Newser) - American Airlines faces FAA fines of more than $7 million for a series of safety and maintenance violations and for deficiencies in its drug and alcohol testing, the Wall Street Journal reports. In proposing one of its biggest fines ever, the FAA accuses American of knowingly flying planes that needed... More »

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FAA • Delta Air Lines • American Airlines • Southwest Airlines • drug test • fines • Federal Aviation Administration • AMR Corp • McDonnell Douglas • MD-80 • safety violations

Rich Grouse as FAA Moves to Reroute Jets

Residents of tony suburbs fight plan to decongest air traffic

Aug 12, 08 3:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wealthy Northeasterners are fighting FAA plans to decongest air traffic by rerouting jets, sending them over many upscale suburbs, reports USA Today. The FAA says it can cut delays by 20% and save airlines $285 million by fixing routes around New York and Philadelphia, but the rich and politically connected... More »

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New York City • FAA • Greenwich • Philadelphia • air traffic • Federal Aviation Administration • airplanes • Westport, Conn.

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