The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has found lingering deficiencies in Philippine air safety standards despite the country’s efforts to fix the problems. Unqualified personnel inspect aircraft and airport facilities, inspectors accept free rides on the same airlines they are checking …
A Federal Aviation Administration official says it’s unlikely there will be significant changes to air show and air race safety rules despite an accident in Reno last year that killed 11 people. John McGraw, FAA’s deputy director of flight standards …
Passenger airline pilots would work fewer hours and get longer breaks between shifts under revised U.S. aviation regulations spurred by a crash that killed 50 people nearly three years ago. The Federal Aviation Administration rule announced on Wednesday aims to …
Stanmore Cooper says he should be able to sue the government for emotional distress in a medical privacy case when agencies improperly shared his records. Government lawyers want his lawsuit thrown out. The Supreme Court heard Wednesday from federal lawyers …
The government’s program to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system has run into serious problems that threaten to increase its cost and delay its completion, a government watchdog said. The Federal Aviation Administration’s program to replace the current air …
Federal regulators are proposing to fine an aircraft repair station $1.1 million for improperly performing inspections and repairs to 44 Southwest Airlines planes. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that Aviation Technical Services Inc. of Everett, Wash., allegedly failed to …
The Federal Aviation Administration is stepping up enforcement of flight regulations of powered hang gliders in Hawaii. A stricter surveillance plan was announced Friday by officials in the wake of several recent crashes. Nick Reyes, FAA western-Pacific flight standards manager, …
The Obama administration, facing fierce opposition from charter and cargo airlines and a leery Pentagon, has delayed new safety rules aimed at preventing airline pilots from becoming so exhausted that they could make dangerous mistakes. The Federal Aviation Administration was …