FAA under Trump reverses gender-neutral pilot alerts
The reversal is of an FAA order from 2021 which changed the meaning to “Notice to Air Mission.” At the time, the agency changed the language as a way to be more inclusive of all pilots. The alerts ...
Trump blames 'obsolete' US air traffic control system for the plane and chopper collision near DC
President Donald Trump says he thinks last week's deadly collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter wouldn't have ...
USA Today5d
Washington Reagan National Airport limits flights as FAA investigates fatal crash
The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday it would slow the arrivals rate at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) outside of Washington as weather and recovery efforts were affecting ...
Skift5d
Trump Presses for Air Traffic Control Overhaul, Elon Musk Points to 'Rapid' Upgrades
President Trump advocates for air traffic control reform following a fatal collision near Washington, D.C. The FAA struggles with modernization due to staffing shortages and delays in the NextGen ...
The New York Times5d
Trump Vows to Improve Air Traffic Control System After Crash
The president said he would work with Congress to improve aging technology used by the Federal Aviation Administration. By Mark Walker and Maya C. Miller Reporting from Washington President Trump ...
The Hill5d
Musk says DOGE will make ‘rapid safety upgrades’ to air traffic control system
Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday said the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will make “rapid safety upgrades” to the air traffic control systems with the Federal Aviation ...
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Planes collide at airport in Seattle as FAA takes new steps to prevent helicopter-plane crashes
The FAA took additional steps to prevent helicopter-plane collisions such as the one that killed 67 people last week. NBC News' Tom Costello reports.Feb. 5, 2025 ...
New York Post5d
DC plane crash: Blame the feds’ needlessly, woefully outdated air-traffic control
But they’re still using those paper flight strips in American towers, and the Federal Aviation Administration’s modernization plans have been delayed so many times that the strips aren’t due ...
Daily Mail5d
DOT Secretary Sean Duffy reveals DOGE will help upgrade FAA system after tragic DC plane crash
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Elon Musk's DOGE team will take part in an 'upgrade' of the Federal Aviation Administration's computer system – after a string of air crashes including ...
WBAY5d
Large chunk of ice falls from sky, crashes into roof: ‘This is a first’
Berryhill says the fire department contacted federal officials. “We made a report to the FAA under the presumption that potentially this could come from an airplane,” Berryhill said.
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Denver crews help Eagle County airport with traffic controller services
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told the airport they planned to switch companies late last year but needed more time with the old company while the new company got ready for the transition.