Three days of investigative hearings on the deadly midair collision over Washington in January begin Wednesday and aim to reveal new insights into what caused the crash between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter that killed 67 people. The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses and investigators about how the actions of the…
By David Shepardson OSHKOSH, Wisconsin (Reuters) -The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Boeing has not yet asked the agency to remove a 38-plane per month cap on 737 MAX production and will review the planemaker’s supply chain before making any decision. The FAA imposed the production cap shortly after a January 2024 mid-air…
The pilot of a passenger jet landing in North Dakota on Friday made an “aggressive maneuver” in order to avoid collision with an Air Force B-52. On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday’s incident prompted an investigation, per The Washington Post. SkyWest Flight 3788 was operating as a Delta Connection flight between Minneapolis, Minnesota,…
A Delta Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Fort Myers, Florida, on Monday after a portable battery belonging to a passenger caught fire, the airline said. Delta flight 1334 from Atlanta was heading to Fort Lauderdale International Airport when a fire broke out, according to a Delta spokesperson. Flight attendants quickly extinguished the flames…
Plane part found in North Carolina driveway Piece of plane found in North Carolina driveway may belong to Delta flight 00:27 A missing wing flap from a Delta Air Lines jet was found in the driveway of a Raleigh, North Carolina, home after the plane landed Tuesday night at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport, the Federal…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that the Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center in Florida is experiencing a telecommunications issue that has resulted in a loss of radar, frequencies, and automation equipment. The center continues to operate, according to the agency, which added that there is no loss of critical air…
Air traffic controllers in Florida briefly lost their radar Friday after a fiber optic line was cut, but the outage didn’t lead to disruptions like what happened after similar outages around the Newark, New Jersey, airport this spring. Controllers were able to continue directing planes across five states in the Southeast because a backup system…
Officials reveal undisclosed air traffic control outages at Newark – CBS News Watch CBS News Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy revealed during a congressional hearing that there were more previously undisclosed outages involving air traffic control systems at Newark airport. Kris Van Cleave has details. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news,…
CBS News Live 2 Live Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is unveiling his plan for a new air traffic control system Thursday. The announcement comes as the international airport in Newark, New Jersey, continues to deal with disruptions following an outage last week. Air traffic controllers directing flights into Newark Liberty International Airport lost communications and…
Newark Liberty International Airport is facing a ninth of delays and cancellations, as an air traffic controller shortage continues and rain adds to the issues. Some flights are seeing more than three-hour delays, and there was another ground stop. The airport reported at least 56 delays and nearly 100 cancellations Tuesday morning, after hundreds of…