Federal Aviation Administration News

The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed Tuesday that it is investigating whether Southwest followed safety orders dealing with the maintenance of older planes.

Anyone who regularly travels to the less glamorous American cities knows what happens after a layover in the hub: Your ticket may say Delta or United or Continental, but that's not exactly true now, is it? For the last leg, to, say, Wichita, you're flying Colgan, Pinnacle -- who? Hunh?

Buckle up and enjoy a renewed sense of doom from watching -- what else? -- the always grim but journalistically committed 'Frontline.' In Tuesday night's installment, 'Flying Cheap,' producer Rick Young and aviation correspondent Miles O'Brien examine the unsavory business practices and regulation-skirting circumstances that may have led to the crash a year ago of Continental Flight 3407 in Buffalo, which killed 50 people. The flying had been outsourced to Manassas-based Colgan Air. (Results of a National Transportation Safety Board investigation last week blamed pilot error in the crash.)

Spectators gather to watch the new Boeing 747-8 freighter during taxi tests for the new airplane on Saturday Feb.

Investigators say one is dead and three suffered burns after a small plane crashed in Gwinnett County Monday.

The Federal Aviation Administration says a small plane has crashed in San Bernardino County, killing both people onboard.

InterContinental Hotels Group, owner of the Holiday Inn hotel brand, expects construction of a Holiday Inn & Suites at the Dayton International Airport will start this summer and be done by fall 2011.

One day after the Federal Aviation Administration announced its plan to possibly move radar air traffic control from the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport to a new facility in Cleveland, those being affected by the change got a chance to voice their concerns.

The manslaughter trial of Continental Airlines Inc. and five aviation officials whom prosecutors blame for the fatal 2000 crash of an Air France S.A. Concorde presents "ominous" possibilities for aviation insurers and policyholders, experts say.

A pilot escaped with only minor injuries after a helicopter crashed during or just after take off at the St.

Three people died Saturday afternoon in the fiery midair collision of two small planes in the skies north of town, but three others escaped unharmed after the pilot of a glider being towed by one of the aircraft cut loose, maneuvered through a fireball and landed safely.

The three-member crew of a Southwest Med Evac helicopter died Friday night when it crashed during a training flight at McGregor Range.

There's a natural detachment that occurs when it comes to dealing with Washington, D.C. and it's not just the politicians who are involved.

BOULDER, Colo. - At least four people died when two small aircraft collided in mid-air near the Boulder Municipal Airport Saturday afternoon.

Buying your next laptop computer or smartphone online could suddenly get a lot more expensive if a little-known U.S. Department of Transportation proposal to tighten rules around the shipment of small, battery-powered devices by air goes through, says an industry group opposing the move.

The pilots of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 didn't immediately know that a passenger had tried to ignite a bomb on the Christmas Day trip from Amsterdam to Detroit, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration said.

A Stanislaus County pilot is in critical condition after his crop-dusting helicopter crashed in an almond orchard a few miles southeast of here.

Some air traffic control operations for four northern Ohio airports could be consolidated at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

A cargo plane has dropped a large panel in the parking lot of Miami International Mall, according to the FAA.

Transportation Department Inspector General Calvin Scovel said the Federal Aviation Administration has fallen behind schedule or failed to meet goals on eight of 10 safety measures, including inspection of pilot training at regional airlines.

WASHINGTON - The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said today a "communication gap" between the cabin crew and the cockpit on Flight 253 left pilots unaware as they landed the aircraft at Detroit Metro Airport on Dec.