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Federal Aviation Administration

 

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S. (National Airworthiness Authority). 

 

Headlines Around the Web

FAA: Furloughed air controllers returning to work

Apr 28 - MarketWatch

Boeing787s to take flight again with revamped batteries

Apr 20 - CBC

787 Dreamliner cleared to make fix and start flying again

Apr 20 - CNN Money

Boeing 737 review ordered by FAA for faulty tail part

Apr 15 - CBC

Personal Finance Daily: How to prepare for projected airport delays

Mar 23 - MarketWatch

U.S. agency to shut down 149 air traffic control towers

Mar 23 - CBC

U.S. approves Boeing plan to fix 787 Dreamliner’s fire-prone batteries

Mar 13 - Financial Post

Dreamliner battery fix gets FAA's tentative OK

Mar 13 - CBC

AVIATION: Boeing requests Dreamliner test flights

Feb 05 - France24

Chicago gets airport plan off the ground

Jan 19 - Financial Times

Grounding threatens Boeing’s 787 dream

Jan 18 - Financial Times

Boeing problems escalate with FAA grounding

Jan 17 - CNN Money

U.S. FAA grounds all Boeing 787s as safety concerns mount

Jan 17 - Financial Post

ANA grounds entire Dreamliner fleet

Jan 16 - Financial Times

Boeing 787 Dreamliner mishaps prompt FAA review

Jan 12 - CBC

Boeing Dreamliner faces U.S. probe after cracked window and oil leak cap rash of mishaps

Jan 11 - Financial Post

Snowstorms, Cloud Cover Cause Air Delays in Eastern U.S.

Feb 25, 2012 - Business Week

Snowstorms, Cloud Cover Cause Air Delays in Eastern Half of U.S.

Feb 25, 2012 - Business Week

FAA, Surface-Transport Bills Near Votes as Lawmakers Compromise

Jan 25, 2012 - Business Week

U.S. Orders More Pilot Rest While Exempting Cargo Carriers

Dec 22, 2011 - Business Week

Articles About Federal Aviation Administration

People look at the destruction after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma May 20, 2013.
Dozens Dead as Massive Tornado Devastates Oklahoma Town

By Reuters

A 2-mile-wide (3-km-wide) tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 51 people including 20 children, destroying entire tracts of homes and trapping two dozen school children beneath rubble. (May 21)

MORE TOPICS: STORM, MICHIGAN, MANAGEMENT

Flying Cars Get Latest Innovation from Terrafugia (Video)

By IBTimes AU

While waiting for the significantly delayed roll out and market sale of its Transition Light Sport Aircraft, Terrafugia reveals newest model of the company's flying cars, the XF-T. (May 08)

MORE TOPICS: MANAGEMENT

The plane crashed in Bagram, near the Afghan capital Kabul
747 Crash Bagram: 7 Plane Crash Victims Remembered in Memorial Web Site

By IBTimes AU

The 7 American crew members in the 747 cargo plane crash in Bagram, Afghanistan may be gone but they are never forgotten. The NCR 102 memorial web site has been set up dedicated to the victims and their families where memories are shared and monetary donations can be made online. (May 08)

MORE TOPICS: AFGHANISTAN, TWITTER

Japan's Dreamliner operators estimate grounding costs at $110 million

By Reuters

ANA Holdings <9202.T> and Japan Airlines Co Ltd <9201.T>, which together operate nearly half the world's fleet of Boeing Co <BA.N> Dreamliners, estimate the jet's three-month grounding will shave a combined $110 million of... (Apr 30)

MORE TOPICS: JAPAN AIRLINES, JAPAN, INDIA, UNITED AIRLINES

FAA says air travel system to be normal by Sunday night

By Reuters

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Saturday it had suspended all employee furloughs and that it expects the U.S. air travel system will return to normal operations by Sunday evening Eastern Time. (Apr 28)

Rush to help airlines, travelers could crack open U.S. budget door

By Reuters

Congress got rid of a headache on Friday when it rescued the flying public from flight delays caused by its budget cutting. But in the view of many U.S. lawmakers, the pain is just about to begin. (Apr 27)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, AMERICAN AIRLINES, DELTA AIR LINES\, ARIZONA, AIDS, CANCER

FAA clears Boeing battery fix, ending 787 flight ban

By Reuters

The Federal Aviation Administration gave formal approval on Thursday for a new lithium-ion battery system for Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner, ending a three-month ban and clearing airlines to fly the plane with passengers again. (Apr 26)

MORE TOPICS: JAPAN AIRLINES, JAPAN, UNITED AIRLINES

FAA publishes new rule for 787 batteries, estimates fix cost

By Reuters

Regulators on Thursday published a new rule that governs the lithium-ion batteries on Boeing Co's 787 passenger jet, more than three months after battery problems grounded the plane worldwide. (Apr 25)

MORE TOPICS: UNITED AIRLINES

FAA slaps UPS with $4 million penalty

By Reuters

The Federal Aviation Administration said United Parcel Service <UPS.N> should pay a $4 million civil penalty for not complying with certain rules on maintaining and operating its aircraft. (Apr 25)

Boeing profit beats estimates despite 787 problems

By Reuters

Boeing Co's first-quarter earnings jumped nearly 20 percent, handily beating analysts' estimates and showing little impact from the 787 Dreamliner problems, sending the company's shares up 3.2 percent in premarket trading. (Apr 24)