3 bodies recovered from Platte River after private aircraft crash
April 19 (UPI) -- The bodies of the pilot and two passengers were recovered from the Platte River in Nebraska following a private airplane crash…
Small plane crash in South Florida kills 3
A Cessna 310R, similar to one pictured in 1977, crashed in Boca Raton, Fla., on Friday. Photo by FlugKerl2/Wikimedia Commons April 11 (UPI) -- Three…
‘Did we hit the aircraft next to us?’ Planes touch wings at Reagan National Airport
April 10 (UPI) -- The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why two American Airlines regional jets touched wings at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.,…
Air traffic controller stops Southwest jet from taking off from Orlando taxiway
A Southwest 737 Max 8 airliner sits at a gate after arriving from Los Angeles at St. Louis-Lambert International Airport in St. Louis on March…
Trump nominates Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford as FAA administrator
1 of 2 | Republic Airways CEO and pilot Bryan Bedford has been nominated to head the Federal Aviation Administration. Photo courtesy Republic Airways March…
FAA bans non-essential helicopters near Reagan airport after crash involving helicopter
1 of 3 | A plane takes off on Feb. 3 as recovery salvage experts prepare to lift the remains of the wreckage from the…
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…