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Bay Area air taxi nears FAA approval
San Jose company's electric air taxi completes final FAA tests for city traffic solutions.
NBC Bay Area · 1m
FAA warns US airlines on Saudi flights
US airlines told to pause Saudi flights amid safety risks.
The Straits Times · 1m
Plane Crash Kills Two in California
Small plane crashes near golf course, killing both occupants.
Fox News · 1m
Pilot Killed in Small Plane Crash
Small plane crash in Fort Worth kills pilot.
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · 1m
Boeing Reports 737 MAX Software Glitch
Boeing identifies software glitch in 737 MAX affecting landing navigation.
The Economic Times · 1m
Midway Atoll Airport Faces Closure Risk
Midway Atoll's remote airport may close without $100m FAA upgrade.
Jalopnik · 1m
The day potatoes arrived by drone
A neighborhood discovers Wing's subsidized delivery service and starts airdropping potatoes to each other.
The Verge · 3m
D.C. Circuit Vacates Drone Flight Restriction
D.C. Circuit rules FAA drone ban on immigration agents unconstitutional.
Electronic Frontier Foundation · 1m
FAA clears 737 MAX software glitch safety issue
FAA confirms no safety risk from Boeing 737 MAX software glitch.
Newsquawk · 1m
Trump's arch plan moves ahead despite opposition
A federal advisory council ends consultations on Trump's 250-foot Triumphal Arch near Arlington, clearing the way for construction to begin.
BBC News · 1m
Newark and Philadelphia flights recover after cable cut
Flight disruptions ease after a fiber cable break knocked out backup systems at air traffic control facilities serving New York and Philadelphia.
CNBC · 1m
FAA's AI tool eases airline panic
The FAA's new SMART system for managing air traffic sparked weeks of industry confusion before officials clarified it would launch with a limited scope.
Business Insider · 3m
Verizon cable cut disrupts hundreds of flights
A construction crew in New Jersey accidentally severed a Verizon fiber line, knocking out backup systems for air traffic controllers across the New York and Philadelphia region.
CNBC · 2m
Feds Test AI Air Traffic Tool at BWI Airports
Federal AI tool to manage airport traffic debuts at BWI, Dulles and Reagan before nationwide rollout.
The Banner · 1m
Northeast airports resume after cable cut halts flights
A construction crew severed a fiber-optic cable in New Jersey, triggering equipment failures that grounded over one thousand flights across the region.
ABC News · 1m
Newark Airport Flights Resume After Telecom Repair
Newark flights restart with delays as telecom lines fixed.
ABC7 New York · 1m
Laser Strikes on Planes Drop But Still Too High
Laser attacks on planes fell 24% this year but remain dangerously high with 4,470 incidents.
PCMAG · 1m
Richardson neighbors protest Amazon drone noise
Richardson residents demand Amazon raise drone altitude to reduce noise complaints
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · 1m
FAA turns to AI for air traffic control
Aviation regulators are deploying artificial intelligence to manage America's increasingly crowded skies.
NPR · 1m
Philly airport flights grounded by FAA circuit failure
FAA circuit blow causes East Coast flight delays
PhillyVoice · 1m
Dallas Airline JSX Orders 100 Hybrid Electric Planes
Dallas airline JSX commits to buying up to 100 Heart Aerospace hybrid-electric ES-36 aircraft for smaller airports and lower costs.
Dallas Express · 1m
Two gliders collide in upstate New York, one pilot killed
A mid-air collision between two glider planes in Saratoga County left one pilot dead while the other landed safely.
ABC News · 1m
Drone sighting halts flights at DC's Reagan National
Two pilots reported an unauthorized drone near a runway, forcing a 20-minute pause in departures at one of America's most restricted airports.
ABC7 New York · 1m
A cut cable disrupted hundreds of flights across the US
Construction crews accidentally severed a critical Verizon fiber line, grounding flights across the Northeast.
The Verge · 1m
After 9/11, American passengers fight back
A cultural shift since the attacks means passengers now intervene in unruly incidents rather than waiting for crew to handle them.
California Post · 2m · 5 views
Air traffic controller warns AI system could cause disaster
A veteran controller fears the new SMART system could hallucinate data and endanger flights at America's busiest airports.
Futurism · 1m
AI air traffic control launches as East Coast flights grounded
Hundreds of flights delayed across major northeastern airports as the government begins testing a new AI system to manage airspace.
Futurism · 1m
FAA bets $875M on AI to fix air traffic chaos
The Federal Aviation Administration is launching an AI system to help overwhelmed air traffic controllers manage flights more safely.
TechCrunch · 1m
Laser strikes on planes drop for third year straight
The FAA reports a 24 percent decline in reported incidents, but thousands of pilots are still being targeted.
Engadget · 1m
FAA deploys AI to run air traffic control
The Federal Aviation Administration is spending $875 million on an AI system to manage US airspace, starting with Washington DC this week.
Futurism · 1m
FAA deploys $875M AI tool to untangle air traffic
The SMART system will help manage congestion above Washington, DC, before rolling out nationwide, but the stakes are high as the agency grapples with a decades-long controller shortage.
Ars Technica · 2m
Sam Altman says some AI accidents are unavoidable
OpenAI's CEO argues the AI industry should adopt aviation's safety culture of transparent incident reporting.
Business Insider · 1m · 5 views
NBC helicopter crashes in Los Angeles, killing 3
A news helicopter went down near a deadly bus crash in Chatsworth, with an anchor announcing the loss live on air.
California Post · 1m
NBC reporter and pilot killed in LA helicopter crash
Journalist Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw died when their news helicopter lost altitude while covering a bus crash.
Fox News · 1m
News helicopter crashes near LA bus wreck
A TV news helicopter went down in Chatsworth while crews covered a deadly bus collision nearby.
NPR · 1m
A congressman's plane went down in Lake Wausau
Wisconsin's Republican nominee for governor swam to a sandbar after his plane lost power on final approach.
NBC News · 1m
