Topic: Federal Aviation Administration
FAA probes pilot's D.C. airspace violation
AP News
FAA probing pilot's violation of D.C. airspace nearly 30 miles from nation's capitalThe Federal Aviation Administration says it is investigating a restricted airspace violation by a small plane that came within 30 miles of the nation's capital. Spokesman Jim Peters said Wednesday the single-engine Cessna 172 ...
U.S. weighs aiding airlines with air traffic upgrades
Reuters US Online Report Domestic News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is weighing help for U.S. airlines to meet the costs of modernizing the air traffic control system, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Tuesday. Airlines are pressuring the government not to saddle them with the bulk of expenses for the planned multibillion-dollar upgrade of ...
Controller complacency could jeopardize air safety
AP News
Safety experts: Air traffic control incidents point to complacency, signal wider problemsFor the third time in seven months, the judgment of those who operate the nation's air traffic control system has been called into question and concerns have been raised that complacency may be causing controllers and their supervisors ...
FAA suspends pair after kids radio pilots at JFK
AP News
FAA suspends controller, boss after children allowed to radio pilots at Kennedy AirportAs planes waited to take off from Kennedy Airport, the jargon-packed radio chatter between controllers and pilots was interrupted by a young boy's voice: "JetBlue 171, cleared for takeoff." An air traffic controller who brought his son ...
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