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Former FAA contractor pleads guilty to spying for Iran, sharing private info on US airports, energy industry
A naturalized U.S. citizen working as an FAA contractor pleaded guilty this week to spying in the U.S. on behalf of Iran, ...
FAA and NTSB investigating after Frontier Airlines’ hard landing in Puerto Rico
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a Frontier Airlines flight made a “hard landing” at Luis Marin ...
Former FAA contractor pleads guilty to sharing US airport files with Iran
A former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contractor pleaded guilty Wednesday to working as an agent of Iran and sharing ...
Duffy contrasts Biden-era 'drone fiasco' with Trump admin's 'radical transparency' after FAA announces testing
Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy contrasted what he described as the Biden administration's "drone fiasco" with the Trump ...
FAA grounds helicopter company involved in deadly New York crash
The FAA grounded New York Helicopter Charter, Inc., saying its CEO 'retaliated' against an employee who voluntarily halted ...
Head of FAA's Air Traffic Organization Tim Arel resigning after 40 years of federal service
FAA air traffic chief Tim Arel is stepping down amid growing safety concerns in the agency and a fatal plane crash near ...
FAA grounds company whose helicopter crashed into Hudson after employee who voluntarily suspended flights is fired
The helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper plunged into the Hudson River on Thursday is shutting down operations ...
FAA says it's investigating reported engine issue on Delta flight
The Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating after a Delta airline crew reported an engine issue on a Boeing ...
FAA issues emergency order grounding helicopter company after fatal Hudson River crash
New York Helicopter Tours suspended its operations Sunday after a deadly crash into the Hudson River. On Monday, the FAA ...
After deadly helicopter crash in New York, tour company shuts down operations, FAA says
New York Helicopter Tours, the company involved in the deadly crash on the Hudson River last week​, is shutting down its ...
Why Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez and Blue Origin’s all-female crew may not actually be astronauts, according to the FAA rules
Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez, Gayle King and the rest of the Blue Origins crew who flew to space on Monday may not technically ...