Category: FAA

FAA Seeks to Extend Safety Mandate to Charter, Air Tour Operators, Aircraft Manufacturers

WASHINGTON—The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday proposed requiring charter, commuter, air tour operators, and aircraft manufacturers to implement a key safety tool aimed at reducing accidents. The U.S. regulator wants to extend a mandate to adopt so-called Safety Management Systems (SMS), which are a set of policies and procedures to proactively identify and address…


Buttigieg: Feds ‘Not Ruling Out’ Nefarious Activity That Grounded All US Flights

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said his agency isn’t ruling out the possibility of “nefarious activity” being behind a computer outage that grounded all U.S. flights on Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which is overseen by Buttigieg’s agency, halted all domestic flights on Wednesday after the Notice to Air Missions system that relays real-time flight…


Buttigieg: Feds Not Ruling Out ‘Nefarious Activity’ Behind Grounding of All US Flights

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said his agency isn’t ruling out the possibility of “nefarious activity” being behind a computer outage that grounded all U.S. flights on Jan. 11. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which is overseen by Buttigieg’s agency, halted all domestic flights after a problem with the Notice to Air Missions system that relays…


All Flights Grounded Across US After FAA Computer Glitch, White House Investigating

The failure of a key pilot notification system operated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) late Tuesday has disrupted air travel as the agency has ordered all airlines to ground planes in the United States, with the White House saying an investigation has been launched. There’s no indication at this time the outage was caused…


Operations ‘Resuming Gradually’ After All Flights Grounded Across US: Federal Agency

Operations in the United States are starting to resume after all flights across the country were grounded, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Jan. 11. “Normal air traffic operations are resuming gradually across the U.S. following an overnight outage to the Notice to Air Missions system that provides safety info to flight crews,” the…


FAA Proposes Requiring 5G Safeguards on Planes by Early 2024

WASHINGTON—The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Monday it is proposing a requirement that passenger and cargo aircraft in the United States have 5G C-Band-tolerant radio altimeters or install approved filters by early 2024. Concerns that 5G service could interfere with airplane altimeters, which give data on a plane’s height above the ground and are crucial…


FAA Says It Fixed Computer Issue That Delayed Florida Flights

A problem with a critical air traffic control system that caused flight delays at major airports in Florida on Monday has been fixed, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. “The computer issue has been resolved. The FAA is working toward safely returning to a normal traffic rate in the Florida airspace,” the agency said in…


Plane Crashes Into New Hampshire Building; All on Board Die

KEENE, N.H.—A small plane crashed into a building in New Hampshire, killing the two people on board and sparking a large fire on the ground, authorities said. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement Saturday that a single-engine Beechcraft Sierra aircraft crashed into a building north of Keene Dillant-Hopkins Airport in Keene, New Hampshire,…


FAA Issues Warning About Type of Seaplane That Crashed

SEATTLE—Federal authorities have issued a warning about a part of the tail in the type of seaplane that crashed in Washington state’s Puget Sound last month, killing 10 people. The Seattle Times reports that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an emergency airworthiness directive concerning Otter seaplanes. Released Tuesday, the directive warned of potential…


FAA to Require Additional Rest for Flight Attendants to Reduce Fatigue

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will require, as of Oct. 5, that airline flight attendants receive at least 10 hours of additional rest between shifts, reported CNN. The FAA proposed the rule in October 2021, after the U.S. Congress approved it 2018; it was not, however, approved until this week. Flight attendants officially get at least…