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FAA reportedly plans to deregulate the plane certification process

The Federal Aviation Administration reportedly plans to make it faster and cheaper to certify new commercial planes ...

These devices pose rising safety risks, FAA tells airlines

The FAA released a remidner to operators to review their electronics safety messages and firefighting procedures as incidents ...

Duffy moving FAA staff out of headquarters near the Mall

Some Federal Aviation Administration staff will be relocated to the Transportation Department’s headquarters at Navy Yard, ...

FAA investigating plane that went off end of runway after landing at Chicago Executive Airport

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a plane that went off the end of the runway and through a fence after ...

FAA to ‘supercharge’ air traffic controller hiring

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday it would aim to hire 8,900 air traffic controllers through 2028 as part of the Trump administration’s plan to ...

Southwest Airlines begins using FAA-mandated cockpit barriers on new Boeing jetliners

Southwest Airlines becomes the first carrier to fly a Boeing 737 Max 8 with new secondary flight deck barriers designed to ...

SpaceX gets FAA OK to jack up Canaveral’s Falcon 9 launches from 50 to 120

The Federal Aviation Administration declared a plan for SpaceX to expand its Falcon 9 launch and landing capacity at Cape ...