All news on the topic: Federal Aviation Administration

A United Airlines flight was compelled to divert on Thursday after a passenger allegedly attempted to open a door at 36,000 feet, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and air traffic control audio.

An Air France flight from Paris to Detroit was compelled to divert to Montreal on Wednesday due to U.S. flight restrictions related to the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa after it was ascertained that one of the passengers was from the Democratic Republic of Congo, federal officials and the airline stated.

F-16 fighter planes intercepted a civilian aircraft that entered restricted airspace above Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, safely escorting it from the area, military officials said.

Officials have identified the individual who was fatally struck on a Denver airport runway on Friday as 41-year-old Michael Mott, who is believed to have died by suicide, the medical examiner stated Tuesday morning.

A man from New Hampshire employed by the Federal Aviation Administration has been charged with making threats against President Donald Trump through email.

An investigation is ongoing after a United Airlines plane collided with a light pole and a truck on the New Jersey Turnpike while approaching for a landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday afternoon, officials stated.

A United Airlines flight from San Francisco reported a near miss with a drone as it was approaching to land in San Diego on Wednesday morning, authorities said.

The airport has been shut down until further notice following a collision between an Air Canada Express plane and a ground vehicle late on Sunday night.

Four airports serving Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Richmond, Virginia, stopped all flights on Friday evening for more than an hour due to a strong chemical smell that was obstructing air traffic controllers, as reported by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Alexander Butterfield, the White House aide who revealed the existence of Richard Nixon’s secret audio recording system, providing the "smoking gun" evidence in the Watergate scandal that led to the president’s downfall, has passed away at age 99.

Chaos ensued on Wednesday when the Federal Aviation Administration suddenly declared a 10-day closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas, citing “special security reasons” — only to lift the restriction less than eight hours later.

A police helicopter crashed at an active shooting scene in Arizona Wednesday night, killing both people on board, authorities said.

The initial victims of the deadly plane crash in Maine have been identified.

Passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight that experienced a significant drop were informed by the pilot that they came close to colliding with another aircraft

Nathan Fielder flagged his major "issue" with the agency's criticism of "The Rehearsal," which explores pilot communication breakdowns in its new season.

During the brief outage, controllers were unable to communicate with the aircraft headed to the airport.

The transportation secretary admitted to redirecting his wife through New York's LaGuardia airport but said it was because of Newark’s reliability, not safety.

Sean Duffy faced intense questioning about whether Elon Musk's reductions through DOGE have "exacerbated this situation" and "raised the difficulties and possible safety issues."

Recall when Elon Musk pressured the FAA to award his company a contract worth billions while simultaneously dismissing hundreds of FAA employees?

The Federal Aviation Administration will increase staffing at the troubled Newark airport.

The Federal Aviation Administration reports that the helicopter tour company involved in the fatal sightseeing crash in New York, which resulted in six deaths, is ceasing operations immediately

Charles Spitzer-Stadtlander, who was fired while working on a defense program with the agency, said the public “needs to be concerned.”