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FAA urges airlines to inspect Boeing planes' door plugs after new issues were found
The Federal Aviation Administration recommended airlines inspect the door plugs on certain Boeing 737s that are older than the Max 9 jetliner that suffered a blowout of a similar panel during an Alaska Airlines flight this month.
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US is investigating if Boeing made sure a part that blew off a jet was made to design standards
Federal officials are investigating Boeing’s oversight of production of a panel that blew off a jetliner in midflight last week.
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Boeing faces new questions about the safety of 737 Max after a plane wall detaches mid-air
The emergency landing of a Boeing 737 Max jetliner with a gaping hole in its side is renewing safety concerns about the planes and creating new headaches for Boeing.
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American Airlines passenger claims she found camera placed in plane bathroom
The attorney for the family of a teen girl who allegedly discovered a camera in a bathroom aboard a Boston-bound aircraft earlier this month is speaking out about the “outrageous act.”
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11 hospitalized after Delta flight hits severe turbulence near Atlanta airport
Flight 175 had left Milan, Italy, and was about 40 miles northeast of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport when the crew reported severe turbulence.
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FAA seeks possible criminal charges against unruly passengers
Federal officials say they’re asking the FBI to consider criminal prosecution of nearly two dozen airline passengers accused of causing disturbances on flights since 2021.
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Small plane crashes in Stow, Mass., but all 3 on board expected to survive
Three people were hurt in a small plane crash near homes in Stow, Massachusetts, on Sunday, officials said. All three were flown to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester and are expected to survive the crash, according to a representative for Stow police. The single-engine Cessna 182 plane with three people aboard crashed about 1 p.m., according to the Federal…
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House passes bill that would raise retirement age for pilots to 67
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to pass legislation that would raise the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age to 67 from 65 and make other aviation reforms.
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‘Like the Matrix': 4 injured after turbulence sends people airborne on flight to Florida
Two passengers and two flight attendants have been hospitalized after they were injured by turbulence on a flight that landed at a Florida airport Wednesday.
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University of New Haven Professor Discusses FAA Outage Impact
A senior lecturer in transportation security at the University of New Haven says even though the FAA system outage was not driven by an attack, it exposed vulnerability in the nation’s aviation system.
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Corrupt File to Blame for FAA Aviation Meltdown That Delayed and Cancelled Thousands of Flights
Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Wednesday after a system that offers safety information to pilots failed, and the government launched an investigation into the breakdown, which grounded some planes for hours.
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Here's What Experts Say You Should Do If Your Flight Was Canceled or Delayed
Thousands of travelers were stranded at U.S. airports due to an hours-long computer outage.
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Nationwide FAA System Outage Causes Delays For Passengers at Bradley
More than two dozen flights at Bradley International Airport were delayed after an FAA system outage Wednesday morning.
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FAA Temporarily Grounds Domestic Departures Citing Computer Outage
The Federal Aviation Administration grounded departing flights on Wednesday after it experienced a computer outage.
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Domestic Flights Temporarily Grounded by Computer Outage: Photos
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered airlines around the country to halt all domestic departures until 9 a.m. Eastern because of a computer outage.
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Flight Delays, Cancellations Pile Up After FAA System Outage Grounded US Planes
Flights across the United States were brought to a standstill Wednesday morning after a computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration.