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FAA stories: 75 news summaries

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(Newser) - Add this to the mix in the Buffalo plane crash: Southwest Airlines warned its pilots just weeks ago about a landing glitch involving the same runway the Continental flight was destined for, CNN reports. It seems an earthen dam near the runway interferes with signals in a so-called instruments landing,... More »

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FAA • plane crash • NTSB • Southwest Airlines • Continental Airlines • navigation error • Buffalo • Flight 3407 • warning

(Newser) - The Federal Aviation Administration today released remarkable audio recordings capturing pilot Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger’s decision to land US Airways flight 1549 in the Hudson River. Sullenberger can be heard discussing the Jan. 15 landing with air-traffic control, CNN reports. As controllers scramble to find a runway for... More »

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FAA • US Airways • Hudson River • air traffic control • Chesley Sullenberger • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

 Feds Find Birds 
 in Both Engines 

Investigation confirms pilot's story in Hudson River crash

Feb 4, 09 4:36 PM CST
(AP) - Federal safety officials say they've confirmed that there were birds in both engines of the US Airways airliner that landed safely in the Hudson River last month. Remains from both engines have been sent to Washington's Smithsonian Institution to have the particular bird species identified. Officials added that an engine... More »

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FAA • New York • birds • plane crash • Hudson River • LaGuardia Airport • Flight 1549

 Second Engine 
 Found in Hudson 

FAA advisory warned that plane could stall

Jan 21, 09 12:41 PM CST
(Newser) - The missing left engine from US Airways Flight 1549 was found intact today, the New York Post reports. Sonar scans detected an object of matching dimensions at the bottom of the Hudson yesterday, but choppy currents prevented investigators from confirming their find until today. The engine is being subjected to... More »

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FAA • US Airways • crash • Flight 1549 • Airbus A320 • engine • Hudson crash

FAA Covering Up Serious Flight Errors: Controllers

Federal agency not retraining pilots after redesigns

Dec 12, 08 12:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Air traffic controllers at one of the nation’s busiest airports are accusing the FAA of “covering up” potentially dangerous aircraft deviations on the tarmac, the Record of Bergen County reports. Newark Liberty International Airport recently redesigned the airspace in an effort to ease delays and increase efficiency, but... More »

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FAA • Newark • air traffic controllers • Newark airport • pilots • airplanes

Former Union Leader In Line for FAA Post

Obama team hopes labor support can help reform aviation industry

Nov 21, 08 9:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s hoping to bring about long-needed reforms in aviation, but to do it, he’ll need the support of organized labor. Hence, reports the Wall Street Journal, the frontrunner for the top job at the Federal Aviation Administration is the head of the former pilots union, Duane Woerth.... More »

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FAA • aviation • air traffic controllers • Air Line Pilots Association

Planes Sent Toward Storms
to Test Air Traffic Controller

FAA investigates Fla. incident in which 4 jets sent miles off course

Oct 15, 08 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident in which four Orlando-bound passenger jets were rerouted on Saturday in an effort to train a new air traffic controller. The Daily Mail reports the jets were directed into an area where thunderstorms were raging and that one, a Virgin Atlantic plane,... More »

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FAA • airline industry • Virgin Atlantic • airline • training • air traffic controllers • National Air Traffic Controllers Association

Sleepy Pilots Want Trimmed Schedules

Penny-pinching means more flying, on FAA rules dating from '60s

Sep 12, 08 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Airline pilots are seeing their flying hours approach the federally mandated limit, and many of them have had enough, the Wall Street Journal reports. Safety experts agree that the current regulations, in place since the 1960s, don't reflect current knowledge about the dangers of fatigue. But penny-pinching airlines keep pushing... More »

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sleep • FAA • airline delays • pilot fatigue • fatigue • pilots • airlines

Canadian Airline Loses Life Vests to Save Fuel

Move saves 55 lbs. per flight for carrier that stays near shore

Aug 29, 08 9:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Air Canada regional airline is removing life vests from its fleet to reduce weight and increase fuel economy, the AP reports. Citing Canada’s regulations, which do not require life vests on flights that stay within 50 miles of shore, Jazz advises passengers to use their seat cushions as... More »

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FAA • fuel economy • airline safety • Air Canada • airline passenger's bill of rights • airlines

ANALYSIS

FAA Delays:
Same Problem, No Solutions

Agency learned little—if that—from previous, too-similar failures

Aug 27, 08 8:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - A software glitch that left thousands of passengers delayed or stranded at US airports yesterday is becoming a familiar problem with the Federal Aviation Administration, Kevin Kelleher writes in Portfolio. Pretty much the same thing—a cascade of overloaded servers—happened last week, and last year. "With 20-20 hindsight,... More »

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FAA Glitch Causes Widespread Flight Delays


Aug 26, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A computer glitch in an FAA computer system caused flight delays around the country today, the Wall Street Journal reports. The situation appeared to be easing this evening as airports—Atlanta, Chicago, and Boston were hardest hit—got back on track. The snag hit one of two FAA facilities that... More »

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FAA • airline industry • airline delays • air traffic controllers • travel delays • computer glitch

(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.

 New Engine
 Could Rev
 Green Flight 

Less fuel, emissions, and noise

Jun 26, 08 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - In what is being hailed as the most exciting development in commercial aviation technology in years, Pratt & Whitney has developed a revolutionary jet engine that burns up to 15% less fuel and cuts carbon emissions by 1,500 tons per plane per year. The engine, which is also... More »

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FAA • global warming • Boeing • Airbus • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • Mitsubishi • NextGen • Bombardier • alternative fuels • carbon emissions • Pratt & Whitney • Eco-Aviation Conference • geared turbofan engine

Will Fewer Flights Mean Fewer Delays?

Sorry, says FAA: don't expect airlines to cut
on crowded routes

Jun 10, 08 9:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - With fuel prices soaring into the skies, fewer airplanes will be following suit, but don't think that translates to less time on the tarmac. Airlines' cutbacks will ground planes, but mostly on less-traveled routes to smaller cities, the New York Times reports. The congestion at LAX and JFK isn't likely... More »

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FAA • airline industry • flights • airline delays • air traffic control • air traffic • fuel costs

FAA Questions American's Lightning Safety

Mechanics grumble after airline stops inspections

May 16, 08 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The FAA is questioning American Airlines' new policy on lightning inspections, and its opener is: Why doesn’t American do them anymore? American recently forbade its mechanics from doing extensive lightning damage checks unless pilots suspected a strike, a move designed to reduce delays and cancellations. Big airlines are typically... More »

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FAA • airline industry • lightning • American Airlines • airline safety • inspection

American Airlines Report Roasts FAA 

Airline blames policy switch for thousands
of canceled flights

May 2, 08 10:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - American Airlines blames the FAA for its recent grounding of thousands of flights, the Wall Street Journal reports. The airline is set to deliver a report today that says 3,300 flights were canceled because FAA headquarters reversed a "handshake deal" the airline had with regional aviation officials that... More »

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FAA • airline industry • American Airlines • airline safety • aircraft • flight cancellation • Boeing MD-80

Air Safety Experts Most Worried About Runways

Ground incidents increase over last six months

Apr 25, 08 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - FAA-mandated wiring fixes have grounded thousands of flights lately, but the runway is no safe place for planes, New York Times reports. Serious runway incidents nearly doubled to 15 over the past six months, compared with the same period a year ago. “Where we are most vulnerable at... More »

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FAA • airline industry • runway • airline • airline safety

Airline Blames Feds for Grounded Planes

Safety guidelines unclear and unfair, company says

Apr 19, 08 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - American Airlines is tired of taking the heat for 2,000 flight cancellations that travelers endured last week, the New York Times reports. The once-contrite company is now criticizing the FAA, saying its new safety guidelines are unclear and unfair. “We don’t know what the rules are,”... More »

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FAA • airline industry • American Airlines • flight cancellation

Washington Vows Better Airline Safety

Teamsters prez
blasts plan as
'window dressing'

Apr 18, 08 9:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Today Washington vowed to beef up airplane inspections and demanded to know why American Airlines stranded 250,000 travelers last week, the AP reports. "No one at all was well served by what happened," US Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said. But she defended federal regulators, saying they did... More »

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FAA • American Airlines • airline safety • inspection • Mary Peters • flight cancellation • regulations

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