FAA investigating Southwest Airlines again over compliance with safety ordersFederal officials are investigating Southwest Airlines over the way it handled structural repairs on dozens of jets, according to a person familiar with the situation. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed Tuesday that it is investigating whether Southwest followed safety orders dealing ...

Report shows passengers at risk because of lax airplane maintenance Over the past six years, the Federal Aviation Administration levied more than $28 million in fines against 25 airlines. ItÕs no wonder. USA Today reported Tuesday that more than 65,000 flights during the same period, carrying millions of passengers ...

Watchdog: FAA lagging on safety initiatives promised after regional airline crash in NYA year after a regional airliner crashed into a house near Buffalo, N.Y., killing 50 people, the government has failed to implement most of the safety reforms it promised in response to the accident, a government watchdog ...

Report: Key Cape Wind review rushed at end of Bush years, but conclusions are still soundFederal agencies who were part of a key review of a proposed wind farm off Cape Cod felt rushed to finish it before the end of the Bush presidency, according to a government report released ...