Federal regulators are giving a strong push to electric-powered air taxis by issuing a final rule for operating the aircraft and how pilots will be trained to fly them.

Boeing's biggest supplier of airplane parts says it will temporarily furlough 700 workers because of a slowdown in work due to the labor strike at Boeing.

Authorities say five people are dead after a small plane crashed on Santa Catalina Island off the Southern California coast.

SpaceX faces $633,000 in fines for alleged safety violations during two Florida launches last year.

A small plane carrying two people crashed into a row of townhouses Saturday morning near Portland.

The Federal Aviation Administration released an alarming update about the number of laser strikes aimed at aircraft in Florida.

SpaceX launches are on hold after a booster rocket toppled over in flames while landing.

Boeing is suffering setbacks on one of its planes that's already in use and on a new model of its popular 777 jetliner.

A federal agency says it has recommendations for improving the safety of commercial aviation including air tours and air ambulances.

Southwest Airlines is under increased scrutiny by federal safety officials.

Federal officials are investigating an incident in which a Southwest Airlines jet flew as low as 150 feet over water while it was still about 5 miles from its intended landing spot in Tampa, Florida.

At least one tire on an American Airlines airplane exploded on Wednesday morning as the aircraft was taking off from the Tampa International Airport.

The Federal Aviation Administration is hosting a briefing to discuss how it plans to handle the heat of summer travel volume and what’s done to keep planes moving safely around severe weather.

The Transportation Security Administration anticipates a busy Fourth of July weekend for travelers after it reported an all-time high number of travelers screened Sunday across the nation.

Federal officials are investigating how parts made with titanium sold with falsified documentation wound up in Boeing and Airbus passenger jets.

Federal officials are investigating an unusual rolling motion during the flight of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max.

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration has acknowledged his agency should have been more aware of problems at Boeing before a door plug blew off a 737 Max jet during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.

An American industrial technology company has revived its work on a system to warn pilots if another aircraft might be on the runway they are using.

Federal investigators say an air traffic’s controller’s faulty assumption nearly caused a runway collision at a Texas airport last year.

Boeing officials have presented a plan for improving manufacturing quality and safety to federal officials.

United Airlines says it can plan for growth again as federal regulators continue their review of the airline's operations.

Congress has passed a bill that is designed to add more safety inspectors at aircraft factories and to give air travelers automatic refunds for canceled or long-delayed flights.

Boeing is losing more aircraft orders than it is taking in.

The Senate has passed a $105 billion bill designed to improve air safety and customer service for air travelers, a day before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires.

The Federal Aviation Administration has opened an investigation into Boeing after the beleaguered company reported that workers at a South Carolina plant falsified inspection records on certain 787 planes.

Next week, the Senate is expected to vote on a bill to address a shortage of air traffic controllers and reduce risks on runways.

Congressional negotiators have agreed to help the Federal Aviation Administration hire more air traffic controllers and safety inspectors.

Federal officials are investigating whether a Southwest Airlines flight veered off course and flew over the air traffic control tower at LaGuardia Airport last month.

Boeing is telling airlines to inspect switches on pilots’ seats after a published report said an accidental seat movement likely caused the sudden plunge of a LATAM Airlines plane flying to New Zealand.

President Joe Biden is proposing a huge tax increase on fuel used by private jets, portraying that as part of an effort to make the wealthy pay their share for services like running the nation's airspace.

Federal regulators say they have found multiple instances in which Boeing and its key supplier lack adequate measures to control for quality in the manufacturing of jetliners.

The Federal Aviation Administration is giving Boeing 90 days to come up with a plan to fix quality problems and meet safety standards for building new planes.

Government and aviation-industry experts say Boeing has made some strides toward improving its safety culture, but employees could still be subject to retaliation for reporting issues.

Federal accident investigators are pushing for better cockpit voice recorders.

A new poll by the Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds most Americans believe air travel is generally safe in the U.S. The poll was released Friday.

When it comes to dealing with a Florida college student who uses public data and social media to track the private jets of billionaires, politicians and other celebrities, Taylor Swift apparently can’t just shake it off.

The new chief of the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that his agency is midway through a review of manufacturing at Boeing, but he already knows that changes must be made in how the government oversees the aircraft manufacturer.

Boeing discovered another problem in some of its 737 Max fuselages that may delay deliveries of about 50 aircraft in the latest quality gaffe to plague the manufacturer.

Authorities say a pilot and two people on the ground died when a small plane crashed into a Florida mobile home park.

In 2023, there were more than 13,000 reports of laser strikes on pilots across the United States, including 916 reports of laser incidents in Florida, according to the latest report from the Federal Aviation Administration.

Boeing says it lost $30 million in the fourth quarter, and revenue was stronger than expected.

Boeing says it is withdrawing a request for a safety exemption needed to certify a new model of its 737 Max airliner.

Federal investigators are providing new details about a close call last year at JFK Airport in New York.

Alaska Airlines has begun flying Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners again for the first time since they were grounded after a panel blew out of the side of one of the airline’s planes.

Those grounded Boeing jets are coming back starting Friday.

Federal officials are clearing the ways for grounded Boeing planes to resume flying.

United Airlines is warning that it will lose money in the first three months of the year partly because of the grounding of its Boeing Max 9 airplanes.

Federal officials are recommending that airlines inspect the door plugs on more Boeing 737s after one of the panel blew off a Boeing jet in midflight.

A small airplane that crashed into the ocean off the California coast has been identified as one of tens of thousands of home-built aircraft that are part of a high-flying hobby taking off across the country.

Federal officials have briefed a congressional committee on their investigations into a jetliner that lost a panel of its fuselage in midflight this month and revealed that airlines have inspected 40 identical Boeing planes.

A plane taxiing for departure clipped another aircraft at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Sunday evening, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The Federal Aviation Administration says it will increase oversight of Boeing and audit the production of the 737 Max 9 jetliner after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines plane in midflight last week.

Federal officials are investigating Boeing's oversight of production of a panel that blew off a jetliner in midflight last week.

An emergency landing by an Alaska Airlines jetliner has prompted U.S. federal authorities to ground some Boeing 737 Max aircraft, adding another episode to the troubled history of Boeing’s Max lineup of jets.

The emergency landing of a Boeing 737 Max jetliner with a gaping hole in its side is renewing safety concerns about the planes and creating new headaches for Boeing.

Five years after a fatal accident, federal officials are proposing modifications and additional inspections to the engine housing of nearly 2,000 Boeing jets in the U.S. The proposal by the Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday largely follows recommendations that Boeing made to airlines in July.

The federal government will propose to require drug and alcohol testing for employees of foreign aircraft-repair shops outside the United States.

Fewer airplanes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments and parks as new regulations take effect that are intended to protect the serenity of some of the nation’s most beloved natural areas.

Federal officials say they will give investigators a better tool for understanding accidents and close calls between planes.

Safety officials are releasing details of their investigation into a close call between a FedEx plane and a Southwest Airlines jet earlier this year in Austin, Texas.

Holiday travelers are starting their final sprint.

A panel of aviation experts say the Federal Aviation Administration needs more staffing and better technology to cope with a surge in close calls between planes.

SpaceX is aiming for another test flight of its mega rocket on Friday after getting the final OK from the Federal Aviation Administration.

The nation’s top accident investigator says a surge in close calls between planes at U.S. airports this year is a clear warning sign that aviation is under stress.

The Federal Aviation Administration finally has a Senate-confirmed leader.

Spirit Airlines is canceling about 100 flights because it's pulling some planes out of service for inspections.

The Federal Aviation Administration is considering requiring that all planes be equipped with technology designed to prevent close calls around airports.

The Federal Aviation Administration says SpaceX must take a series of steps before it can launch its mega rocket again.

President Joe Biden has nominated a former Obama administration official to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, which has been without a permanent leader for a year and a half.

United Airlines says it has fixed the technology problem that briefly prevented its flights nationwide from taking off.

If you're squeezing in one last summer trip over the Labor Day weekend, expect lots of company.

U.S. regulators are warning airlines about a new risk on Boeing 737 Max jets.

At least two people have died, thousands of U.S. flights have been canceled and more than 1 million have lost power as destructively strong storms move through the eastern U.S. Residents were warned to stay indoors Monday and prepare for the worst.

Authorities say two people are critically injured Tuesday after a plane crash in a Georgia marsh.

Nashville International Airport has quietly faced an identity crisis for weeks under a new state law, with no clear agreement about who is in charge.

The House has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would give the Federal Aviation Administration more money to hire air traffic controllers.

Congress will vote this week on legislation that will shape the agency responsible for safely managing the nation’s airspace and regulating its airlines.

Although usually fiction, a flying car could soon become reality.

Air travel is getting a bit easier, thanks to a break in storms that have pummeled the East Coast.

Hundreds of thousands of air travelers are facing potential flight cancellations and delays this weekend, the peak of summer travel, as thunderstorms threaten the East Coast, West Coast and points in between.

Air travelers are dealing with another day of widespread flight disruptions, even though the weather has been better along much of the East Coast.

Normal operations at airports in the Washington, D.

It will be harder to break into the cockpit on new airline planes.

Congress will consider rolling back an Obama-era rule that requires airlines to show the total cost of a ticket when advertising fares.

The Federal Aviation Administration has another acting leader at the controls.

Two airliners aborted their landings at San Francisco International Airport last week after pilots spotted a Southwest Airlines jet taxiing across the runways on which they were going to land.

The unofficial start of the summer travel season is here, with airlines hoping to avoid the chaos of last year and travelers scrounging for ways to save a few bucks on pricey airfares and hotel rooms.

The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration is warning that deep cuts in federal spending could make summer air travel worse.

The Federal Aviation Administration is being sued by wildlife and environmental groups over SpaceX's launch of its giant rocket from Texas.

Authorities say a single-engine plane has crashed near Big Bear City Airport in the California mountains, killing all three people aboard.

A new report says some engineers for the Federal Aviation Administration wanted to ground the Boeing 737 Max soon after a second deadly crash, but were overruled by higher-ups at the FAA.

The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration is leaving this summer, putting pressure on the White House to find a replacement fast.

Boeing’s latest setback with production issues means airlines will have fewer planes than they expected to handle big crowds of travelers this summer.

SpaceX has cleared the final hurdle for launching its new giant Starship from Texas as early as next week on a first test flight.

Boeing has a new problem with its 737 Max planes.

Federal officials say they have asked the FBI to consider criminal charges against more than 250 unruly airline passengers since late 2021.

Boeing has had several production problems with its 787 Dreamliner planes over the last couple of years, and now you can add leaky lavatory faucets to the list.

President Joe Biden’s choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration has withdrawn his nomination.

A report says a business jet flying over New England violently pitched upward then downward — fatally injuring a passenger — after pilots responding to automated cockpit warnings switched off a system that helps keep the aircraft stable.

The fate of President Joe Biden's pick to run the Federal Aviation Administration is in doubt.