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FAA chief Mike Whitaker announces that he will step down in January

11:35am December 12, 2024

Mike Whitaker says he will step down as head of the Federal Aviation Administration on Jan. 20. It's not unusual for FAA administrators to resign at the change of administration, though some have stayed longer.

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FAA and union agree to give air traffic control workers more rest between shifts

4:53am July 25, 2024

by The Associated Press

The agreement, which will give controllers 10 hours off between shifts and 12 hours off before and after a midnight shift, comes after close calls between planes that were following orders from controllers.

The FAA says it's investigating Boeing after some required inspections of the 787 Dreamliner were not performed as required. Dreamliners are shown under production at Boeing's manufacturing facility in North Charleston, S.C.

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FAA is investigating Boeing for apparent missed inspections on 787 Dreamliner

5:08pm May 06, 2024

by Russell Lewis

The FAA says Boeing informed the agency in April that required inspections to confirm that the wings were properly bonded to the carbon fiber fuselage on certain 787 jets were not completed.

Two United Airlines Boeing 737s are parked at the gate at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on July 7, 2022.

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United Airlines says federal regulators will increase oversight of the company

1:11am March 23, 2024

by The Associated Press

The move follows a series of recent issues at the airline, including a piece of the outer fuselage falling off one jet, an engine fire and a plane losing a tire during takeoff.

In this image made from video, a fire engine, firefighters and other officials are seen inside police tape on scene of a small plane crash in Clearwater, Florida, Feb. 1, 2024.

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Several die after a small plane crashes into a Florida mobile home, officials say

6:49am February 02, 2024

by Ayana Archie

Authorities received emergency calls at the same time about a structure fire and an aircraft that went off radar three miles from a Florida airport. It is still unknown how many fatalities there were.

A United Airlines Boeing 737-900ER arrives at Los Angeles International Airport in 2019.

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The FAA says airlines should check the door plugs on another model of Boeing plane

3:41pm January 22, 2024

by Joel Rose

The Federal Aviation Administration is recommending that airlines visually inspect the door plugs of Boeing 737-900ER jets after some airlines reported unspecified issues with the bolts.

Then-President Barack Obama walks down the stairs of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at the company's production facility in Everett, Wash., in 2012.

'Cozy' relationship between Boeing and the U.S. draws scrutiny amid 737 Max 9 mess

3:03pm January 19, 2024

by Joel Rose

The latest safety lapse at Boeing renews concerns about the company's influence in Washington and whether federal regulators have delegated too much of their oversight authority to its employees.

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A hot air balloon accident in Arizona leaves 4 people dead and 1 critically injured

4:37am January 15, 2024

by Ayana Archie

Authorities said they do not know the cause of the hot air balloon accident at the time. The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.

The door plug area of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, seen with the paneling removed, awaits inspection Wednesday at the airline's facilities at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash.

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The FAA is tightening oversight of Boeing and will audit production of the 737 Max 9

3:11pm January 12, 2024

by Joel Rose

Regulators say they're increasing control of Boeing production after a panel blew off a 737 Max 9 jet, and will re-examine whether the company can be trusted to assess the safety of its own planes.

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This photo shows the gaping hole where the panel used to plug an area reserved for an exit door on a Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner blew out Jan. 5, shortly after the flight took off from Portland, Ore., forcing the plane to return to Portland International Airport.

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United Airlines finds loose bolts, other problems on grounded Boeing jets

5:15pm January 08, 2024

by Joel Rose

About 170 planes were grounded after the "door plug" on a Boeing 737 Max 9 blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight. United and Alaska are the two big U.S. carriers that fly Boeing jets with door plugs.