Federal Aviation Administration News

The growing use of unmanned surveillance "eyes in the sky" aircraft raises a thicket of privacy concerns, but Congress is getting mixed advice on what, if anything, to do about it.

Boeing 787 Back In The Air Boeing's 787 has returned to the sky after a four-month grounding by the FAA when an United Airlines Dreamliner took off this morning from Houston en route to Chicago's O'Hare airport.

Construction of a new taxiway at The Eastern Iowa Airport may be pushed back to the next fiscal year due to a transfer of Federal Aviation Administration funds.

The control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport as seen from a Metro train stop March 24, 2011 in Washington, DC.

The FAA approved Boeing's plan to fix the 787 Dreamliner's batteries on March 12 with more testing required.

One reader asks if it's possible for an onboard computer to be hacked by a phone.

"An aircraft's first flight is an important and emotional milestone," said Honda Aircraft Company President and CEO Michimasa Fujino.

No longer grounded for safety concerns, Boeing's embattled 787 Dreamliner now has a few things to prove.

The Cessna 170 crashed in a heavily wooded area about one mile south of the airport around 9:10 p.m. Saturday, said Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer.

DART Aerospace announces that the Rear Locker Extendera that increases the baggage compartment capacity by 21" is now FAA and TCCA approved for Bell 206A/B/L/L1/L3/L4 and 407 aircraft.

A seaplane flies over downtown Beacon Falls during the Naugatuck River Festival May 4. The town is exploring the idea of establishing a seaplane base at Toby's Pond.

Largely paid for with federal funds, an engineering study will help officials determine whether the markings at the ends of the two runways need to be moved for safety reasons.

The Shadow, an unmanned aerial vehicle commonly known as a drone, roars to life on the video screen like a powerful snowmobile before it's launched into the skies on a catapult.

FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said at a hearing that while he is grateful for the law Congress passed to end air traffic controller furloughs and stave off contract tower defunding, it "does not end the sequester.

Federal investigators are trying to determine the cause of a small plane crash that killed a pilot near the Sierra town of Truckee.

A US Airways flight made an emergency landing on its belly at Newark Liberty International Airport early on Saturday, after the plane's landing gear failed to deploy.

Multiple unions representing employees at the Federal Aviation Administration are filing grievances with the agency, attempting to receive paid time off to make up for unnecessary furloughs some employees were forced to take.

No longer exclusively used by the military, drones are increasingly being used by groups and private individuals.

Hop on an Emirates flight in Dubai and get up to cruising altitude. You realize you forgot to tell your assistant to make some crucial plans when you arrive at your destination.

The Transportation Departments says 149 control towers at small airports that were slated for closure will remain - open at least through Sept.