Category: FAA

LIVE 12 PM ET: NTD News Today (Feb. 17): FAA Issues Safety Warning After Several Close Calls; 5 Former Officers Plead Not Guilty in Nichols’s Death

The acting chief of the Federal Aviation Authority issues a call to action over safety after several recent close calls. Those include a plane crossing onto the runway while another was about to take off and a nose dive by a United flight leaving Hawaii. The five former police officers facing charges in the death…


FAA Head Defends Safety of US Air Travel Despite Close Calls

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Wednesday the agency has taken steps to avoid a repeat of the technology failure last month that briefly halted all flights nationwide, but he said he couldn’t promise there won’t be another breakdown. Separately, acting FAA administrator Billy Nolen defended the safety of airline travel in…


5G C-Band Upgrade Rules Could Cost Airline Industry $637 Million, IATA Says

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Thursday that the costs to retrofit airplane altimeters to prevent 5G interference could cost the airline industry at least $637 million. The organization, which represents more than 100 carriers that fly to the United States, said in comments filed with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that the…


FAA Briefly Declares ‘National Defense Airspace’ Over Lake Michigan

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) declared a “national defense airspace” over a portion of Lake Michigan on Sunday, temporarily closing down the area for commercial and civilian air traffic. The agency appeared to have canceled the declaration a short while later. The FAA has not clarified why it set up the flight restriction, which encompassed…


FAA Briefly Shuts Down Airspace Over Lake Michigan for ‘Department of Defense Activities’

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) restricted airspace over a portion of Lake Michigan on Sunday to “support Department of Defense activities” that temporarily closed down the area for commercial and civilian air traffic, which was lifted a short while later. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) confirmed later that both it and the FAA “implemented…


FAA Alert: Area Around Super Bowl to Be Restricted by Fighter Jets

The North American Aerospace Defense Command, also known as NORAD, will be conducting routine operations over the airspace in Phoenix during Super Bowl LVII, while the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed it will impose a temporary flight restriction over the area. “Pilots should anticipate a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) in the Phoenix area on Sunday, February 12,…


FAA Closes Some Airspace Above Montana, Citing ‘National Defense’

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in an update late on Saturday that it has closed some airspace in Montana for Defense Department activities. The temporary flight restriction from the FAA was issued for flights in an area about 50 by 50 nautical miles above Havre, Montana, near the Canadian border. The notice reclassified…


NORAD Conducts ‘National Defense’ Operation Over Montana After Detecting Radar Anomaly

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) closed some airspace in Montana on Saturday night for Defense Department activities. The temporary flight restriction from the FAA was issued for flights in an area about 50 by 50 nautical miles above Havre, Montana, near the Canadian border, the agency said. The notice reclassified the area as “national…


Chinese Spy Ballon Shot Down, Falling Toward Atlantic

The Chinese surveillance balloon drifting east toward the Atlantic Ocean has been shot down by the U.S. military and is now falling into the sea, video shows. The news came shortly after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded flights in three airports in the Carolinas as the Chinese surveillance balloon makes its way eastward past these…


Chinese Spy Balloon Shot Down, Falling Toward Atlantic

The Chinese surveillance balloon drifting east toward the Atlantic Ocean has been shot down by the U.S. military and is now falling into the sea, video shows. The news came shortly after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded flights in three airports in the Carolinas as the Chinese surveillance balloon makes its way eastward past these…