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13 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: October 30, 2026.
A flight instructor, a British student pilot and the sole pilot of a second aircraft died when both helicopters fell into a farm field southwest of Portland. The NTSB is leading the investigation.
Southwest and United have refused new jets running the flawed software, and the review could delay certification of the long-delayed 737 Max 10.
In a letter obtained by CBS News, the Illinois senator and former Army helicopter pilot called the idea of snipers and drones on a 250-foot arch in Reagan National's flight path a "foolhardy plan."
The Beechcraft K35 carrying Rep. Tiffany and his pilot lost power at about 8:50 p.m. Saturday. Both men got out as it sank. Tiffany needed stitches above his right eye, and the FAA is investigating.
Air Space Intelligence's Flyways system saves one airline a million gallons of fuel a year. Now it has to work for the busiest airspace on Earth.
WatchA telecommunications failure knocked out radar and radio at the FAA's Minneapolis Center on Thursday, forcing controllers to declare they could no longer control anything. Aircraft were diverted out of the region and delays ran past three hours.
The directive covers 1,429 planes worldwide and targets a structural reinforcement above the forward galley door. Every crack found so far has been on an older 737 — but the Max shares the design.
WatchThe FAA says an Envoy Air regional jet and the president's helicopter lost required separation over Washington on Tuesday. Controllers were supposed to halt departures three minutes before Marine One lifted off — and air traffic audio shows the pilots called the tower at least three times.
WatchA pilot and 11 skydivers were killed when their aircraft banked sharply and went down near Butler Memorial Airport, in one of the deadliest U.S. skydiving disasters in decades.
An ATC instruction put a landing plane directly in the path of a departing jet; the FAA has confirmed the error and opened an investigation.
An interagency dispute over high-energy laser weapons near airports led the Federal Aviation Administration to temporarily close Texas airspace twice this year.
Government agencies are targeting skilled gaming communities as recruitment pools amid persistent staffing challenges in transportation security.
Two air traffic controllers were working when collision killed two pilots, with one handling odor issue on United Airlines plane.