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Those giant numbers on airport runways aren't random; here's what they meanThose airport runway numbers aren't random markings. They are a global navigation system that helps pilots identify the correct runway befo...
US to take lead in probe into Ryanair Boeing 737 engine failure over GreeceThe US National Transportation Safety Board will lead an investigation into a Ryanair Boeing 737 incident. A passenger was partly sucked ou...
Close call over New York: JetBlue pilot says drone hit cockpit on JFK approachA JetBlue flight approaching JFK Airport reported a collision with a drone at 3,000 feet. The FAA is investigating the incident, which occu...
Travel warning issued: This one mistake during airplane emergency could cost lives, IATA warnsA new safety campaign launched by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), with support from the FAA and EASA, is urging airline...
US aviation watchdog returning some 737 MAX, 787 ticketing authority to BoeingThe Federal Aviation Administration will allow Boeing to issue airworthiness certificates for some 737 MAX and 787 airplanes. This change b...
US agencies open probe after two Washington flights abort landings due to nearby Army helicopterA probe is underway after two flights had to abort landings at Reagan Airport. This happened because an Army helicopter was nearby. The FAA...
Elon Musk’s DOGE member issues chilling threat to FAA staff on Day One, 'Obstruct me and you’ll risk losing your job’Ted Malaska, a SpaceX engineer temporarily assigned to the FAA, is overseeing the integration of Starlink technology into the FAA's air tra...
Elon Musk calls for accountability, says 'FAA should fine Boeing, not SpaceX, for stranding astronauts in Space'Elon Musk has criticised the FAA for fining SpaceX over licensing violations while ignoring safety issues at Boeing. The FAA fined SpaceX $...
US lawmakers strike deal to boost aviation safety, will not raise pilot retirement ageThe U.S. House of Representatives in July voted 351-69 on a sweeping bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that wou...
Boeing staff confused on safety reporting: US studyAfter fatal plane crashes, Boeing employees are confused and distrustful of changes to safety reporting systems. There is a disconnect betw...
US regulator grounds Boeing MAX 9 indefinitely, flights canceled till Jan 16thThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) extended the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes and heightened oversight of Boeing after a cabi...
FAA warns Boeing may not win certification for 737 MAX 10 by year-end: SourceIan Won, acting manager of the FAA aviation safety office that oversees Boeing, asked the U.S. planemaker in a letter dated March 21 to pro...
US airlines pare ties with Jet Airways after FAA downgradeUnited Airlines is suspending a marketing agreement with Jet Airways after US regulators cut India’s aviation-safety ranking for the 1st ti...
No recruitment in DGCA since 1998Since 1998, there has been no recruitment in DGCA. It was only in past few months, when FAA downgrade became strict that some steps were ta...
All safety issues addressed, says DGCA's report to FAAWarned of a downgrade by Federal Aviation Administration, DGCA filed a status report with its US counterpart, saying concerns over all avia...
DGCA directs Air India to ground all six Boeing Dreamliners on safety concernsIndian aviation regulator DGCA has put the onus on Boeing to prove safety of battery to FAA so as to restart.
- FAA rules out safety evaluation of DGCA
FAA had expressed "their concern based on media reports in India on the current civil aviation scenario and raised doubts on the effectiven...