Federal Aviation Administration News

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.

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.

A Japanese operator of Boeing's 787 Dreamliners said it suffered a "minor" setback while conducting a test flight of an aircraft this month.

The debate continues whether cell phones truly interferes with flight deck instruments.

Thursday at Joe Nall Week was an RC explosion. Every flight line was packed to the gills, and at any one time, 20 - 30 aircraft could be seen in the air.

DTC DUAT, the popular pilot-weather and flight-planning information service, has stepped forward to support AOPA's core mission to protect the freedom to fly.

Georgia officials breathed a sigh of relief this week as they got word that federal air-traffic controllers won't be removed from towers at airports in Athens, Albany and Macon in June as had been planned.

U.S. airlines charged more in fares and fees and reduced debt as they improved their financial performance in the first quarter.

More people will likely fly this summer compared with a year ago as U.S. airlines gain a record level of international passengers, an industry association said on Thursday.

"We are pleased that Nigel has joined FlightSafety as Regional Sales Manager for Northern Europe," said Steve Gross, Vice President, Sales.

The U.S. major airlines recently passed an almost unbelievable milestone - literally going a full decade without a single passenger dying in a crash.

In what one police chief is calling a strange event, officials are investigating a crashed plane at Purdue University Airport.

Free flight training and real-world life lessons are what teens aged 13 to 18 gain by attending Melbourne, Fla.-based Wings of Grace Ministries .