Beta, backed by Amazon, completed its first test flights in the U.S. government's electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) pilot program, transporting manufactured organs between Maryland and Virginia. The flights covered 275 nautical miles, aiming to pave the way for routine medical applications via electric flight.
A Delta flight aborted its landing at Boston Logan International Airport on Saturday after coming within approximately 300 feet of an American Airlines plane. The FAA is investigating the runway incursion, which involved two professional airline crews.
The FAA is investigating a near-collision at Boston Logan Airport where a Delta flight had to abort its landing to avoid an American Airlines plane. The Delta flight landed safely with 129 passengers.
The FAA is investigating a near-collision at Boston Logan International Airport where a Delta flight had to abort its landing to avoid an American Airlines plane. The Delta flight landed safely.
The FAA is investing nearly $4 million in an AI initiative with Palantir Technologies to analyze safety data and reduce runway incursions. This comes amid recent near-misses and accidents at U.S. airports, sparking concerns among travelers.
Senator Tammy Duckworth urged the FAA to resist President Trump's pressure to prioritize his planned 250-foot triumphal arch over aviation safety, citing concerns about expedited review and proximity to Reagan National Airport.
O influenciador Rodrigo Pereira Gonçalves, 26 anos, foi detido em Nova York após operar um drone perto da Ponte do Brooklyn. Ele alegou ter recebido autorização verbal de um policial, mas foi abordado pelo FBI e multado em US$ 1 mil.
A brief ground stop was issued and then lifted at SFO due to safety concerns over closely spaced parallel runways, following new FAA restrictions reducing hourly landings from 54 to 36 to mitigate risks.
A United Airlines Boeing 767 flying from Venice, Italy, struck a light pole and a delivery truck on a New Jersey highway while landing at Newark Liberty International Airport. No injuries were reported on the plane, though the truck driver sustained minor injuries.
A Cessna 421C crashed Thursday night in Wimberley, Texas, killing all five people aboard. The plane was traveling at a high rate of speed when it went down around 11:25pm, having taken off from Amarillo about two hours earlier and heading to New Braunfels National Airport. The FAA and NTSB will investigate the crash. Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said a second aircraft in the area landed safely at the New Braunfels airport.
A small plane crash in Wimberley, Texas, killed all five people aboard Thursday night. The Cessna 421C was traveling from Amarillo to New Braunfels National Airport when it crashed around 11:25pm in the Texas Hill Country area, about 40 miles southwest of Austin. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident.
The FAA grounded Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket after its upper stage failed to deliver AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite to the correct orbit during a Sunday launch from Cape Canaveral. The satellite was placed in a lower-than-planned orbit that is too low to sustain operations and will be de-orbited. The rocket's reusable booster landed successfully. This is the second time the FAA has grounded a Blue Origin rocket, following a 2022 grounding of the New Shepard.
