US FAA holding runway safety meetings after close call incidents
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it will hold runway safety meetings at 90 airports over the next …
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US FAA proposes improvements to Hawaii air tourism safety
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday proposed new procedures to improve the safety of Hawaii tourist sightseeing flights by …
Aviation legislation stalls in US Congress over pilot training rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bill to raise the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age to 67 from 65 and make other aviation reforms …
US FAA tells manufacturers to disclose safety critical information after Boeing 737 MAX crashes
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Wednesday it is requiring airplane manufacturers to submit and disclose safety critical information to the …
Aviation bill upping pilot retirement age to 67 passed by US House
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to pass legislation that would raise the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age …
US House to weigh bill allowing older pilots, other aviation reforms
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote next week on legislation to raise the mandatory commercial pilot …
Mexico airlines lost over $1 billion due to US safety downgrade –industry head
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s two-year-old air safety rating downgrade by U.S. authorities has caused a more-than-billion-dollar hit to national airlines, an …
Senate Republican urges Biden to pick new US aviation nominee
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top Republican on a U.S. Senate panel whose party rejected President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Federal Aviation …
US Senate leaders unveil $107 billion aviation policy bill
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Leaders of the Senate Commerce Committee on Monday introduced a bipartisan aviation policy bill that would boost runway safety, track …
US decision on Mexico air safety rating independent of politics, Buttigieg says
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday said he told Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador last week any decision …
Mexico still has ‘differences’ with U.S. on air safety rating, president says
By Kylie Madry and David Shepardson MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. and Mexico still have “differences” of opinion regarding Mexico’s recovery of a coveted air …
US safety board to hold forum on runway near-miss incidents
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a May 23 forum on the danger of runway incursions after …
U.S. Army plans 24-hour aviation stand down after two deadly helicopter crashes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Army on Friday ordered its aviation units to pause operations for one day next month to review safety procedures and training …
U.S. FAA names independent safety review team to boost air safety
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday named an independent safety review team to look at ways to boost …
Mexico’s Volaris expects to operate under top safety rating in Q4 – CEO
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican airline Volaris expects to operate under the U.S. Category 1 aviation safety rating in the fourth quarter, which would allow …
US FAA presses aviation industry to eliminate ‘close calls’
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The acting head of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday the aviation industry must work to eliminate …
FAA to boost US air traffic control safety after close calls
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Thursday it was taking steps to improve its air traffic control operations …
U.S. Senate panel cancels planned vote for aviation regulator nominee
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee canceled a planned vote Wednesday on President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Federal Aviation …
FAA issues safety alert to airlines, pilots after near-miss incidents
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday issued a safety alerts to airlines, pilots and others about the “need for continued …
Boeing MAX crash relatives back Biden aviation nominee
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of relatives of those killed in a fatal 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crash endorsed U.S. President Joe …
U.S. Senate panel to vote on aviation nominee next week
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee said on Wednesday it plans to vote next week on President Joe Biden’s nominee …
US must address alarming rise in aviation close calls – officials
By David Shepardson McLEAN, Virginia (Reuters) -Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Wednesday the United States cannot wait for the next “catastrophic event” to address …
Buttigieg says recent U.S. aviation close calls ‘deeply troubling’
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Tuesday that a series of aviation close calls was “deeply troubling and deserve …
USDOT defends ‘fully qualified’ Biden aviation nominee
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration told Congress on Thursday its pick to head the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is fully qualified and …
US aviation regulator boosting Boeing oversight
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is ramping up oversight of Boeing and plans to add nearly 300 employees …
After Aeromar’s grounding, Mexico’s aviation workers see turbulent horizon
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – After Mexican regional carrier Aeromar shuttered its operations last week, workers in the country’s aviation sector are bracing …
Volaris airline hopeful Mexico regains top safety rating in 6 months
By Kylie Madry and Aida Pelaez-Fernandez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris is “optimistic” the country will recover the Category 1 safety rating, which …
U.S. safety board probes United runway incident at Honolulu airport
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Wednesday that it would open an investigation into a Jan. 23 incident …
U.S. FAA forms safety review team after near miss incidents
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is forming a team of experts to review airline safety after …
U.S. safety board chair rebukes Ethiopia over Boeing 737 MAX report
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has faulted Ethiopia’s final report into the March 2019 Boeing 737 MAX fatal …
U.S. House eyes creating task force on flawed aviation computer system
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives plans to take up bipartisan legislation next week to establish a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) …
U.S. aviation authority FAA opens office in Mexico
By Kylie Madry and David Shepardson MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has opened an office in Mexico, the regulatory body said …
U.S. FAA seeks to extend safety mandate to charter, air tour operators, aircraft manufacturers
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday proposed requiring charter, commuter, air tour operators, and aircraft manufacturers to implement …
U.S. FAA names experts to review Boeing safety culture after fatal crashes
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday it had named 24 experts to review Boeing’s safety management processes and …
Turbulence causes injuries on two flights, prompts U.S. safety board probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. federal safety officials will launch an investigation into a Hawaiian Airlines flight after severe turbulence injured 36 people aboard, while five people …
Mexico, U.S. to hold videoconference in early Jan. on Mexico aviation rating
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican aviation authorities have proposed to hold a videoconference with the United States’ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in early January to …
Volaris sees Mexico regaining aviation rating by end of next year
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican low-cost airline Volaris expects the country to regain its U.S. aviation rating by the last quarter of 2023, it said in …
Boeing, Southwest defeat class actions over 737 MAX safety
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Monday threw out class-action lawsuits accusing Boeing Co and Southwest Airlines Co of covering up a …
U.S. aviation sector calls for 5G wireless deadline extension
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Air carriers will be unable to fully meet deadlines to retrofit planes to avoid interference from latest generation 5G C-Band …
FAA, U.S. telecom agency hold 5G C-Band aviation talks -sources
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senior leaders at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Commerce Department’s telecommunications unit met to discuss aviation safety concerns raised …
FAA says Mexico on track to recover Category 1 aviation rating, but denies approving plan
By David Shepardson and Valentine Hilaire MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico is making progress towards recovering its Category 1 aviation rating, but the U.S. Federal Aviation …
U.S. FAA upgrades Malaysia’s air safety rating
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed on Monday it upgraded Malaysia’s air safety rating nearly three years after it took action …
U.S. FAA moves to protect safety employees from planemaker interference
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Wednesday it had finalized a policy to protect aviation employees who perform government certification …
Mexican aviation’s takeoff could hit turbulence amid U.S. recession fears
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s COVID-battered aviation sector has benefitted from a robust reactivation of travel, but analysts fear its takeoff could be soon shaken by …
Biden to nominate former Florida mayor to serve on U.S. safety board -official
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden plans to nominate the former mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, to serve on the National Transportation Safety Board …
U.S. FAA issues new safety directive on Boeing 777 airplanes
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday issued an airworthiness directive for all Boeing 777 airplanes over safety concerns. The directive …
India aviation regulator halves SpiceJet’s capacity after snags
BENGALURU – India’s aviation regulator on Wednesday ordered SpiceJet to slash its approved fleet to 50% this summer for eight weeks citing safety snags and …
Aviation sector faces hiring headache as mechanics shortage looms
By Allison Lampert and Abhijith Ganapavaram MONTREAL/BENGALURU – Christophe Gagnon considered quitting his avionics studies as COVID-19 crippled aviation, but the 21-year-old stayed in class …
Senator Rubio asks U.S. FAA to review safety of Russia airlines
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – Senator Marco Rubio on Thursday asked the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct a safety review of Russian airlines …
Europe regulator sees no safety concern in A350 paint dispute
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -Europe’s top aviation safety regulator said on Tuesday he had seen no evidence that paint or surface erosion on A350 jets, …