Topline Billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday faced his first formal complaint alleging his work for the federal government violates conflict of interest laws, as a campaign finance watchdog alleged his involvement with a deal between the Federal Aviation Administration and his own company Starlink is unlawful—though Musk is unlikely to face any criminal penalties. Elon…
A viral TikTok video posted Thursday captured an unexpected and dramatic sight from an airplane window—what appears to be Elon Musk‘s exploded SpaceX Starship Flight 8. “Imagine being an hour and a half into your flight out of punta cana & having to turn around because elon’s rocket blew up & you were this close…
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after several airliners on approach to land at Washington Reagan National Airport Saturday morning received what appear to be false alarms from their onboard Traffic Collision Avoidance System. “It’s been happening all morning. Let me know if you see anything. No one else has seen anything except for on…
Smoke in plane cabin, close calls raise alarm – CBS News Watch CBS News 45,000 flights carry nearly three million passengers every day safely, so when something goes wrong it shakes us out of what we consider normal. But there’s no denying the string of recent airline incidents raise safety concerns. Kris Van Cleave gives…
Elon Musk, who has been tasked with leading the Department of Government Efficiency, is pleading for retired air traffic controllers to consider returning to work amid an ongoing, nationwide shortage of qualified air safety workers. The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX issued his appeal on X Tuesday, citing “a shortage of top notch air traffic controllers,”…
Meet a 102-year-old veteran who went skydiving Meet a 102-year-old veteran who went skydiving 01:37 Authorities in Arizona are working with the Federal Aviation Administration to investigate deadly skydiving incidents after three people in two months faced issues while descending into the air. The most recent skydiving tragedy occurred on Feb. 16 when an unidentified…
Transportation secretary says “it’s safe to fly” after series of plane crashes – CBS News Watch CBS News On his first full day as transportation secretary, Sean Duffy faced the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in more than 20 years — the midair collision over Washington that killed 67 people. It was the first of several…
After pilot injured in New Jersey, FBI warns about pointing lasers at aircraft After pilot injured in New Jersey, FBI warns about pointing lasers at aircraft 02:22 Border Patrol aircraft have been targeted by lasers at least six times since October, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Tuesday. The agency said its Air and…
FAA employee fired by the Trump administration expresses shock over removal – CBS News Watch CBS News A former federal employee hired by the FAA in December to be an aviation safety assistant at Dallas Fort Worth Airport said she didn’t expect her position to be at risk. However, on Friday she was fired and…
A midsize business jet collided off the runway at a private airport in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Feb. 10, 2025. @donniefitz2 One person was killed and at least three others were injured in Scottsdale, Arizona, after a business jet crashed into another plane after it landed on Monday. The Federal Aviation Administration said the Learjet 35A…