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Government audit criticizes the FAA audit of SkyWest (updated)
A new report released this week from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General found that the ...
Tower failed to warn plane of Black Hawk’s path before D.C. crash, FAA says
It was the first acknowledgment by the Federal Aviation Administration of a possible error by the controller in the moments ...
FAA fails to resolve persistent issues with SkyWest maintenance, audit says
The Federal Aviation Administration has failed to resolve persistent issues with SkyWest Airlines' maintenance practices that its inspectors worried could contribute to an accident, a government ...
NTSB finds Army chopper in fatal midair crash with plane was above altitude limit
Investigators have found that a helicopter involved in a deadly crash with a passenger plane over Washington was flying above ...
NTSB opens hearings on deadly Washington collision between a helicopter and passenger plane
The hearings aim to explore how the actions of the FAA and the Army may have contributed to the nation's deadliest plane ...
Feds launch audit into FAA over gutted Long Island air traffic control facility as safety concerns rise over Newark airspace
Staff are burnt out — and very concerned about safety and feel very strongly that those moved to Philadelphia should come ...
FAA watchdog opens audit on Westbury air traffic controller transfers
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy requested the audit to see if the move had a role in communications and radar outages at ...
Republicans Unveil Aviation Safety Bill Before D.C. Crash Hearings
The legislation, led by Senator Ted Cruz, the Republican chairman of a panel that oversees air travel, has a number of ...
Never again: legislation targets preventing another midair collision like the one that killed 67 people in January
A bill introduced Tuesday, exactly six-months after the fatal midair collision over the Potomac River, aims to fix aviation ...