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Although Congress is close to approving a deal to reopen the federal government, officials warn that flights could be limited to ‘a trickle’ ahead of Thanksgiving if the gridlock persists

Decades of advances in aircraft design and safety protocols have increased survival rates in such incidents

Supervisor had authorized a single air traffic controller to monitor planes and helicopters at the same time, contrary to standard procedure at the time of day the crash occurred

Dave Calhoun will step down from the embattled plane maker at the end of the year

After an FAA ruling last April following the failure of the first test launch, the private space company has modified its craft and launch pad to meet authorization requirements

The U.S. Aviation Authority has reactivated authorization for another attempt after the explosion during the first launch last April

The agency is requiring SpaceX to take 63 corrective actions and to apply for a modified FAA license before launching again

The Federal Aviation Administration predicts that this will be the third busiest holiday weekend of the year so far, behind only the Juneteenth weekend, which included Father’s Day, and the Presidents Day break

The rulemaking process being announced Monday would require airlines to compensate passengers and cover their meals and hotel rooms if they’re stranded for reasons within the airline’s control

The groups are suing over what they consider to be the FAA’s failure to fully consider the environmental impacts of the Starship program near Boca Chica Beach

The airline requested on Tuesday that the FAA pause the carrier’s flights. The ground stop was brief, but it led to more than 1,800 delayed flights

The FAA can levy civil fines for misbehaving on planes, but it has to ask the FBI to file criminal charges in the most serious cases

The close call occurred at about 7 p.m. Monday when the pilot of a Learjet 60 took off without clearance as a JetBlue flight was preparing to land on an intersecting runway