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Federal Aviation Administration

Musk’s Starlink Could Get Verizon’s $2.4B FAA Contract

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Musk’s company could be about to take over vital air traffic control safety systems.

Conrad Quilty-Harper | Published Feb 27, 2025

Delta Flight Forced to Land After ‘Smoke’ Detected Onboard

ANOTHER ONE

The flight was en route to South Carolina when it was forced to circle back to Atlanta.

Yasmeen Hamadeh | Published Feb 24, 2025

Musk’s SpaceX Team Unleashed on the FAA After Staff Purge

MAKING ROOM FOR SPACEX

The head of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists union called the FAA layoffs “unconscionable in the aftermath of three deadly aircraft accidents in the past month.”

Sean Craig | Published Feb 17, 2025

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One Controller Was Doing Two Jobs On Night of Crash

A MAN DOWN

A preliminary FAA report says staffing levels were lower than they should have been given the time of day and amount of traffic.

Josh Fiallo | Published Jan 30, 2025

D.C. Crash Comes After Trump ‘Restores Excellence’ to FAA

OVERHAULED

The president accused the agency of having “betrayed its mission” under Joe Biden.

Dan Ladden-Hall | Published Jan 30, 2025

American Airlines Flights Delayed in Nationwide Ground Stop

FULL STOP

A technical issue created chaos at the height of the hectic holiday travel season.

Sean Craig | Published Dec 24, 2024

Southwest Airlines Plane Hit by Bullet ‘Near Cockpit’

FIGHT OR FLIGHT

Although the runway was temporarily closed, it eventually reopened with “minimal impact” on the facility’s operations.

Lily Mae Lazarus | Published Nov 16, 2024

Multiple Dead in Plane Crash Near Wright Brothers Memorial

‘TOO LOW’

“At the beginning, I thought he was really high, and all of a sudden, he just went down a little too quick,” said an eyewitness who saw the plane lose altitude.

Sean Craig | Published Sep 29, 2024

Boeing 737 Max Problem Needs ‘Urgent’ Action: Safety Board

FIX IT FAST

It involves the pedals pilots use to steer the aircraft.

Dan Ladden-Hall | Published Sep 27, 2024

Alaska Airlines Pilots Slam On Brakes to Avoid Takeoff Crash

NEAR MISS

Alaska Airlines Flight 369 had reached 119 miles per hour on its takeoff roll before aborting to avoid a potential collision.

Sean Craig | Published Sep 13, 2024

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