Aviation experts urge investments in air traffic control staffing, new technologies
A salvage crew recovers the wreckage of a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 helicopter and American Airlines Flight 5342 in the Potomac River following a midair…
Delta flight returns to Boston after take off over 'smoky odor' detected on board
A Delta Air Lines flight from Boston to New Orleans had to return to Logan International Airport shortly after takeoff on Sunday over a "smoky…
FedEx cargo plane makes emergency landing in Newark after bird strike
1 of 2 | FedEx Jet Photo courtesy FexEx March 1 (UPI) -- A FedEx cargo plane made an emergency landing back to Newark Liberty…
Southwest jetliner takes evasive action while landing at Chicago’s Midway
A Southwest 737 Max 8 airliner is pictured in March 2019 and is the same type of aircraft that narrowly averted a ground collision when…
Several hundred FAA support staff fired amid agency shortages
The FAA control tower is seen at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., on February 2, four days after a commuter jet and an Army…
Medical plane with 6 aboard crashes in Philadelphia near busy mall
Jan. 31 (UPI) -- A small medical plane with six occupants, including a child patient and her mother, crashed near Roosevelt Mall in Northeast Philadelphia…
Small plane crashes in Philadelphia near busy mall
Jan. 31 (UPI) -- A small medical plane crashed near Roosevelt Mall in Northeast Philadelphia on Friday night. The Federal Aviation Administration reported that a…
41 bodies recovered from scene of D.C. mid-air crash so far, officials say
1 of 4 | The bodies of 41 of the 67 victims of Wednesday's mid-air crash between a regional passenger jet an Army helicopter in…
Small plane collides with military helicopter, crashes into Potomac River
1 of 3 | Emergency vehicles line the banks of the Potomac River during rescue operation after a military helicopter collided with an American Airlines…
FAA authorized mystery drones previously reported over New Jersey, White House says
1 of 3 | White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the Trump administration's first daily press briefing in the James S. Brady Press…
Two bodies found inside JetBlue plane's landing gear in Florida
Broward County authorities said that two people were found in the aircraft landing gear compartment of a JetBlue passenger airplane that landed at the Fort…
FAA bars Texas drone company from staging shows after boy injured in Orlando
Spectacular drone shows, such as at the Paleo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland, in July (pictured), are the specialty of the Texas company Sky Elements, but…
FAA issues temporary drone bans in parts of New Jersey
1 of 2 | The Federal Aviation Administration has temporarily banned drone operations in 22 communities in New Jersey because of “special security reasons.” File…
Federal agencies probing drone sightings say no national security, public safety risk found
Department of Homeland Security under Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday issued a joint statement with other federal agencies stating no evidence has been found to…
Hochul calls for more local powers after mystery drones close N.Y. airport
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Saturday urged that federal law be changed to give state and local officials more power to counter unmanned aerial…
1 dead, 1 critically injured in small plane crash on New York interstate
Dec. 13 (UPI) -- One person died and a second was listed in serious condition after a small airplane crashed on Interstate 684 near Exit…
Head of the FAA to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration, who has led a tougher enforcement policy against Boeing since a panel blew off a jet in January,…
N.J. lawmaker calls for ‘limited’ state of emergency over unexplained drone sightings
State Sen. Jon Bramnick expressed concern over recent N.J. drone sightings. "The State of New Jersey should issue a limited state of emergency banning all…
Flights delayed, canceled as inclement weather hits U.S. ahead of Thanksgiving
People arrive to check in for flights the day before the Thanksgiving holiday at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Ill., on Wednesday. Officials estimate that…
Bullet strikes Southwest Airlines plane preparing to depart Dallas airport
A Southwest Boeing 737-800 touches down at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu. The same model was struck by a bullet on Friday in…