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India orders airlines to check fuel switches on Boeing jets
India's aviation regulator has ordered the country's airlines to inspect fuel control switches in Boeing aeroplanes, after their reported…
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Trump’s Pick for F.A.A. Leader Is Grilled Over Views on Pilot Training and Safety
Bryan Bedford, President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, refused on Wednesday to commit to holding all…
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Newark Airport Is Experiencing Major Flight Delays. What’s Causing Them?
Flying into or out of Newark Liberty International Airport has brought plenty of misery in the last week, with cancellations, delays…
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The Missteps That Led to a Fatal Plane Crash at Reagan National Airport
As they flew south along the Potomac River on the gusty night of Jan. 29, the crew aboard an Army Black Hawk helicopter attempted to…
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Nominee for Deputy Transportation Secretary Comes Under Fire for Handling of Boeing
Democratic senators on Thursday questioned Steven Bradbury, President Trump’s nominee for deputy secretary of the Transportation…
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Trump Urged to Halt Firings at the F.A.A.
The Trump administration is facing pressure to protect the Federal Aviation Administration from further layoffs after hundreds of workers…
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Family Files Claims Against U.S. for Washington Plane Crash
The family of one of the 67 victims of a plane crash last month near Washington filed two legal claims against the federal government on…
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F.A.A. Facing Criticism After Three Deadly Plane Crashes
For the Federal Aviation Administration, Jan. 29 was the beginning of one of the most challenging stretches it has faced in decades. That…
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Airline Pilots in the DC Plane Crash Acted as Expected, Experts Say
Just after 8:43 p.m. on Jan. 29, an air traffic controller at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, posed a question to the pilots…
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Japan Airlines plane strikes Delta plane's tail at Seattle-Tacoma airport
The right wing of a Japan Airlines plane struck the tail of a Delta Airlines plane Wednesday morning on the runway at Seattle-Tacoma…
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Plane and Aircraft Tug Collide in Chicago, Critically Injuring Driver
A worker at Chicago O’Hare International Airport was critically injured on Saturday after a vehicle that tows aircraft and a plane…
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Deadly Crash Focuses Attention on Helicopter Traffic at Reagan Airport
The flight path that an Army Black Hawk helicopter took before its fatal collision with an American Airlines regional jet, long a concern…
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Clues From D.C. Plane Crash Suggest Multiple Failures in Aviation Safety
Clues emerging from the moments before the deadly collision Wednesday night between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines passenger…
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What Sean Duffy will need to address as transportation secretary
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Monday that he was nominating former Wisconsin Representative Sean Duffy as transportation…