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OLATHE, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, announced today that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted an approved model list supplemental type certificate (AML-STC) for the Garmin’s TAS and TCAS I traffic systems, the GTS 800, GTS 820 and GTS 850. The initial AML-STC includes approximately 580 different aircraft makes and models and...  

A memorandum from Quiet Rockland to all Senator-Members of The Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation - setting forth the 27 key questions that need to be asked to FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt under oath at his safety oversight hearing this Thursday, December 10, 2009.  

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration is forming a panel to examine the reliability of a telecommunications network that broke down last month, snarling air traffic across the country. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt said Tuesday the episode — which resulted in delays of 819 flights — was unacceptable. He said the agency needs to understand what happened so that it can prevent further incidents. FAA...  

The House of Representatives passed by voice vote this afternoon a three-month extension of the Federal Aviation Administration's current taxes and programs without contending with a hot-button labor issue of interest to FedEx.  

The House passed a bill today to continue funding the Federal Aviation Administration through March 2010.  HR 4217 extends aviation taxes as well as allows the FAA to spend those tax revenues on its programs. The FAA has been operating under a series of extensions since its authorization expired in 2007, and the current extension expires [...]  

The Federal Aviation Administration has formed an independent review panel to look into the Nov. 19 software problem that disrupted air traffic management causing flight delays and cancellations.  

WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it is forming a panel to examine the reliability of a telecommunications network that broke down last month, snarling air traffic across t...  

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has rejected advice from Boeing that its B777s needed to have parts replaced immediately, saying that they were safe until 2011.  

(WASHINGTON) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will announce new rules on pilot fatigue in January, but they probably will not include restrictions on long-distance commutes that US lawmakers said last week are essential to solving the problem.  

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- For the third time in recent years, the Federal Aviation Administration has come under fire for the operations of its air traffic control tower at JIA.  

The Federal Aviation Administration is forming a panel to examine the reliability of a telecommunications network that broke down last month, snarling air traffic across the country.  

MISSOULA – The National Transportation Safety Board says in a preliminary report on a fatal plane crash near Kalispell that no drugs or alcohol were found in the pilot's system. Hugh Rogers, a well-known Whitefish veterinarian, crashed his single-engine airplane onto the ice of Hungry Horse Reservoir on April 1.  

The US Federal Aviation Administration has finalised an airworthiness directive that requires Bombardier CRJ700/900 operators to update aircraft flight manuals...  

COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Cessna Aircraft Co. says the company will close its three Columbus plants within six to 24 months. The Wichita, Kan.-based airplane manufacturer has employed as many as 600 people in Columbus. Cessna told its remaining 315 ...  

CBC - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has issued a new airworthiness directive for the type of helicopter used to ferry workers to Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore oil platforms.  

AP) - Cessna Aircraft Co. says the company will close its three Columbus plants within six ... are shipped to Cessna facilities for assembly of small business jets and general aviation aircraft. Company spokesman Doug Oliver says that work will move ...  

PANAMA CITY, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Copa Airlines, subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA) today announced an order for two Boeing 737-800 airplanes to be delivered in the second half of 2010. This new order brings to 15 airplanes the number of Boeing Next-Generation 737s that Copa Airlines has ordered this year.  

COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Cessna Aircraft Co. says the company will close its three Columbus plants within six to 24 months. The Wichita, Kan.-based airplane manufacturer has employed as many as 600 people in Columbus. Cessna told its remaining 315 ...  

workers the news on Tuesday. The Columbus operation assembles various parts that are shipped to Cessna facilities for assembly of small business jets and general aviation aircraft. Company spokesman Doug Oliver says that work will move to plants in ...  

FLINT, Michigan — A plane en route to Atlanta from Flint had to make an emergency landing Monday morning, according to a report from The Courier-Journal. The Delta Air Lines flight experienced a cracked windshield and landed safely at Louisville...  

The Federal Aviation Administration released an audio recording of air traffic control communications for Delta’s Flight 60, which landed on a taxiway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Oct.  

In an effort to become one of three privatized airports, Puerto Rico Luis Munoz Marin International Airport near San Juan has submitted its own privatization application to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA has received the application, and will consider...  

US FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt said regulators, airports and airlines have "picked off all the low-hanging fruit there is to pick" to improve runway safety and now must focus on gathering "more detailed information" that can be analyzed to preemptively identify airfield risks.  

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating how a commercial plane breached the amount of space it was supposed to keep between two other planes in Colorado airspace on Nov. 23. FAA spokesman Mike Fergus says planes at high altitudes are supposed to keep 5 miles of horizontal distance and 1,000 feet of vertical space between them. Fergus said Wednesday that that was "severely broken" when a plane following an air traffic controller's...  

The US Federal Aviation Administration has mandated that operators of 44 US-registered Sikorsky S-92A helicopters inspect the twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter’s main gearbox (MGB) oil filters for damage by 28 December. "This amendment is prompted by three reports of damaged oil filters or packings resulting from installing the filter assembly with an oversized packing possibly because of incorrect part numbers in the maintenance manual...  

MINNEAPOLIS — Air traffic controllers asked the pilots who overflew Minneapolis repeatedly about what had happened on the plane, according to transcripts released Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration. The Oct. 21 flight had been out of conta...  

New transcripts from the Northwest Airlines flight that overflew Minneapolis show air traffic controllers asking the crew about what happened, and whether they had enough fuel. The Federal Aviation Administration released the transcripts of the flight, which missed Minneapolis and flew over Wisconsin before the pilots realized they were out of contact and landed safely. The transcript shows one of the pilots on...  

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether an area helicopter company violated federal regulations by circling around the Baylor University-University of Texas football game Nov. 14 at Floyd Casey Stadium.  

The American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that a computer system malfunction has affected flight plans, causing delays and cancelations nationwide. The system processes flight plans, but as it is not functioning properly, flight controllers are having to enter their plans manually. Delays are expected to continue until the problem is solved, but the safety of planes in the air is not an issue, the FAA stated. ...  

DENVER (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating how a commercial plane breached the amount of space it was supposed to keep between two other planes in Colorado airspace on Nov. 23.  

(WASHINGTON) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) failed for four years to act on dangerous landing patterns on intersecting runways at Newark Liberty International Airport, an air-traffic controller and a US lawmaker said.  

The Federal Aviation Administration will allow more than 130 Boeing 777s to continue flying through early 2011 with suspect parts that "have caused engines in extremely rare instances to ice up and basically shut down in midair," The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.  

A major computer glitch in Federal Aviation Administration computers in Atlanta and Salt Lake City Thursday morning forced cancellations and caused delays at airports across the country. A spokeswoman for Philadelphia International Airport said there were delays of a little over two hours in Philadelphia, but weather was a major factor.  

(AP) — Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays at Chicago’s airports and across the nation for the second time in 15 months. The Federal Aviation Administration said the problem, which ...  

ATLANTA – Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months. The Federal Aviation Administration said the problem, which lasted about four hours, was fixed around 9 a.m., but it was unclear how long flights would be affected. It started when a single circuit board in a piece of networking equipment at a computer center in...  

WASHINGTON – Federal regulators said Tuesday they would not allow pilots to sleep in the cockpit as part of a proposed rule for reducing pilot fatigue. Some airlines and aviation safety experts have endorsed short naps as one ingredient of a strategy to reduce fatigue. But Peggy Gilligan, the Federal Aviation Administration’s associate administrator for aviation safety, said the agency could manage pilot fatigue without permitting napping.  

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Aviation officials say there's a simple way to prevent hundreds of small plane crashes' fill up the gas tank. The National Transportation Safety Board says running out of fuel has been a cause or factor in 238 small plane crashes in the past five years. Those crashes have killed 29 people. The NTSB says there were 8,016 crashes of civilian planes from 2004 through 2008. That...  

simflight3d is a new web site specializing in airplanes for Flight Simulator and announces its first model: the 1958 Cessna 172 (straight tail). SimFlight3D is currently creating general aviation aircraft "for pilots by pilots" and also sim pilots....  

US National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah Hersman yesterday criticized FAA for failing to act on runway safety recommendations the board repeatedly has made, including multiple recommendations first issued in July 2000.  

Finally, A Secretary’s Call To Act With the Obama Administration in its first year, a long-term Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization still held up in the Senate, and no industry consensus about how to fund future FAA obligations (including NextGen), now is the time for the aviation industry to sit down under the auspices of a Federal Advisory Committee and chart a collaborative path forward for aviation. Credit goes to...  

A major computer glitch in Federal Aviation Administration computers in Salt Lake City Thursday morning forced cancellations and caused delays at airports across America, including Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. (AAI)  

PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it received a contract to provide architect and engineer (A-E) design services for the Federal Aviation Administration's EnRoute Facilities Planning and Modernization Program.  

An aviation technology innovator with years of flight experience died yesterday after his single-engine plane crashed near Poughkeepsie. Amir Tirosh, 52, an Israeli Air Force vet, reported engine failure after takeoff from Orange County Airport on...  

Putting further pressure on developer Donald Chiofaro to reduce the height of his Harbor Garage redevelopment, the Federal Aviation Administration issued an initial finding Thursday stating that any structure exceeding 407 feet on the site will create a “substantial adverse effect”.  

WASHINGTON: The Federal Aviation Administration is increasing the safety of winter flying by prohibiting takeoffs with “polished frost,” frost buffed to make it smooth, on the wings, stabilizers and control surfaces of several classes of aircraft. The new rules are effective on January 30, 2010. There are 57 operators flying 188 aircraft affected by the rule changes. The FAA already prohibits major and regional air carriers from operating with...  

What can CIOs learn about IT disaster recovery planning from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) recent computer problems, which caused flight delays and cancellations at airports across the country? Plenty, say disaster recovery experts. The root cause of the FAA outage was reportedly the failure of a circuit board inside a router at the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) facility in Salt Lake City. Details on why the...  

The first aircraft in history to combine stealth with short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) capability and supersonic speed has been delivered to the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., where it will conduct its first hovers and vertical landings. The Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II STOVL stealth fighter will replace U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B STOVL fighters, F/A-18 strike fighters and EA-6B electronic attack aircraft, and will also be...  

The helicopter that crashed near Robbie's Marina Saturday afternoon reportedly lifted off on its own before crashing into the water, according to both the Federal Aviation Administration and an employee at Robbie's Marina in Islamorada. The pilot of the helicopter, registered to G S Helicopters Inc. of Islamorada, reportedly made an emergency landing on Indian Key Historic State Park around 2:30 p.m. Saturday because he was experiencing...  

Talk about being a young member of the mile high club...a baby was born this morning onboard a Southwest Airlines plane flying at 30,000 feet, en route to Salt Lake City from Chicago. "Is there a doctor on board?" Luckily, a doctor was located on the flight, and with the assistance of a medical crew on the radio, they helped to deliver a healthy baby boy. Southwest flight 441 then made an emergency landing at Denver International Airport...  

Air traffic controllers asked the Northwest Airlines pilots who overflew Minneapolis repeatedly about what had happened on the plane, according to transcripts released Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration. The Oct. 21 flight had been out of contact... Northwest Airlines - Federal Aviation Administration - Air traffic controller - Minneapolis - Technology  

Agency should take broader approach to diversity, GAO says The FAA says J. Randolph Babbitt is "working diligently to increase employee engagement." The Federal Aviation Administration needs to step up its efforts to promote diversity and do more to counter low morale, according to a report released Monday by the Government Accountability Office. The GAO called on the agency to broaden its training programs rather than narrowly focusing on...  

Engines Vulnerable to Icing Can Stay in the Air Until Early 2011, Regulators Say More than 130 Boeing jetliners whose engines face the risk of icing up in rare conditions can continue flying long transcontinental flights until early 2011, the Federal Aviation Administration announced last week in a move that rejected the warnings of safety experts and pilots. Two suspect parts in the Rolls-Royce engine used by the Boeing 777 airliners will...  

Although the parties are technically still in “consultation,” it appears that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will eventually issue a favorable decision on a new crosswind runway at Taos Regional Airport — despite objections from Taos Pueblo.  

EAA is emphasizing that new FAA pilot proficiency rule proposals could be harmful to the warbird community if adopted as currently written, as EAA and NAFI each submitted comments to the FAA in the past week regarding a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on pilot and flight school certification rules.  

WEST BAY — The new airport should have a 10,000-foot concrete runway completed by a crucial Jan. 18 deadline now that the Federal Aviation Administration has given its formal approval, a “Thanksgiving gift” received by airport officials late...  

WEST BAY — The new airport should have a 10,000-foot concrete runway completed by a crucial Jan. 18 deadline now that the Federal Aviation Administration has given its formal approval, a “Thanksgiving gift” received by airport officials late...  

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today finalized a federal rule, effective November 19, 2009, that will enhance safety by separating low-altitude, local aircraft flights over the Hudson River from flights transiting through the river airspace. "Better separation of aircraft means a higher margin of safety," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "These new rules will ensure that aircraft can operate safely in...  

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that a computer glitch would cause delays and cancellations of flights nationwide. The Wall Street Journal has more: The problem involved the FAA computer system that files automated... Read more  

Sigmar Aviation has an immediate requirement for an B737-400 crew to complete a long haul ferry flight assignment from Europe to the US. Candidates must be currently based in Europe and available immediately. The crew should meet the following criteria: • Current and valid FAA licence with 737 type rating • Current and valid FAA medical • Completed a Sim check with FAA Examiner within 13 months • Captains should have 5,000 hours total time of...  

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday released the transcripts and audio recordings detailing the efforts made to reach the pilots of Northwest Airlines Flight 188, which dropped out o...  

While the number of permitted unmanned aircraft operations in commercial airspace has tripled since 2007, the Federal Aviation Administration says routine drone access to civilian airspace is years away. The level of technical maturity isn’t where it needs to be for full operation in the National Airspace System,” FAA administrator J. Randolph Babbitt told a meeting of aerospace executives this week in Scottsdale, AZ...  

NEW YORK -- Officials say a passenger jet aborted its takeoff at LaGuardia Airport tonight after its crew got an indication of an engine fire. All passengers were reported safe. A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said AirTran Airways Flight 206...  

FORT WORTH, Texas — A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman says a search is expected to resume Tuesday in West Virginia for a small plane that may have gone missing during a flight from Texas to Virginia.  

Mar. 14, 2005 - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected the Stratus® ftServer® 6600 server platform with Continuous Processing® technology as the new foundation for a crucial data communication system serving the users of the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS), Stratus Technologies announced today. CNSI of Rockville, MD, a premier provider of networking and system solutions for government and commercial customers, is the...  

Officials said late Wednesday night a passenger jet aborted its takeoff at LaGuardia Airport after its crew got an indication of an engine fire. All passengers were reported safe. A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said AirTran Airways Flight 206 bound for Ohio aborted its takeoff on runway 13 at about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and was towed back to the terminal.  

WASHINGTON and WILLIAMSBURG, Va., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- SDV Solutions, Inc., in partnership with Visual Systems Group Inc. (VSGi), was recently awarded a SAVES contract worth up to $15 million to provide video conferencing systems to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).  

NEWARK -- The Federal Aviation Administration next month will improve landing patterns at a dangerous runway intersection at Newark Liberty International Airport, nearly two years after a whistle blower detailed safety hazards that led to several near-crashes. The changes, set...  

Pamela Root got a free flight, a voucher, an apology, and compensation for a crib from Southwest Airlines. All because she was asked to leave the plane when her son wouldn't stop screaming ""Go, plane, go!" and "I want Daddy! I want Daddy!" from the gate to the runway.  

The Federal Aviation Administration is close to wrapping up its investigation of the parents who reported that their son floated away aboard a helium balloon. FAA spokesman Allen Kenitzer said Wednesday that fieldwork in the investigation of Richard and Mayumi Heene has been completed. He expects results to be released in about two weeks. Authorities say the Heenes falsely reported that their 6-year-old son had flown away on Oct. 15 to drum up...  

NEW YORK | A passenger jet bound for Ohio aborted its takeoff at LaGuardia Airport after its pilots got an engine fire signal, causing delays at the airport just before the holiday. A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman says the AirTran Airways Flight 206 aborted it's takeoff and came to a stop on runway 13 at about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. An airline spokeswoman says the Boeing 717 with 114 passengers and five crew members was inspected by...  

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) computer systems are experiencing problems retrieving flight plans, the FAA’s spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said in a prepared statement. “We are having a problem processing flight plan information. We are investigating the cause of the problem. We are processing flight plans manually and expect some delays.” The technical difficulties weren’t affecting air [...]  

(WASHINGTON) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday, in the wake of a fatal summer mid-air helicopter-light airplane collision, finalised rules to take effect this week for low-altitude flights in the crowded corridor over the Hudson River separating the US states of New York and New Jersey.  

An instrument-rated California lawyer and pilot died Friday when his four-passenger Cessna 182 crashed and burned shortly after takeoff in Susanville, near the Nevada border. Harold Gartner III was alone in the plane and it was snowing heavily at the time, according to the Lassen County Times. Steve Datema, who serves as manager of the Susanville Airport, tells the newspaper that the Federal Aviation Administration told him that the plane...  

Peter May was flying a FedEx plane from Syracuse to Plattsburgh Thursday morning when the plane's single engine failed. The Wiggins Airways pilot crash landed in a field near Rome. Our Kat De Maria sat down with a flight instructor, who explains what May would have had to do to bring the plane to the ground safely.  

O'Hare International Airport has been able to handle an average of seven additional arrivals each hour since a new runway opened one year ago, but much of the reduction in flight delays in Chicago can be credited to a major downturn in the airline business, the Federal Aviation Administration said today.The debut of runway 9 Left/27 Right, on the north sector of the airport, on Nov. 20, 2008, allows O'Hare air-traffic controllers to use three...  

New York Sen. Charles E. Schumer says the Federal Aviation Administration needs more resources to prevent problems like the computer glitch that's causing cancellations and flight delays nationwide. The Democrat says in a statement that the previous FAA's... Federal Aviation Administration - Aviation - FAA - Flight plan - Business  

The culprit was eventually determined to be a routing error in the software configuration inside a telecom router link at the FAA's Salt Lake City data distribution hub, pushing the router offline. Here is a detailed point-by-point timeline, supplied to eWEEK by the FAA and the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists union. - The Federal Aviation Administration's national flight-plan filing system went down for 4 hours on the morning of...  

The crowded airspace over the Hudson River, where nine people died in the collision of a small plane and a sightseeing helicopter, will be split into a low-altitude zone for local traffic and a higher one for longer-distance flights, the Federal Aviation Administration said yesterday.  

NEWARK, N.J. - The crowded airspace over the Hudson River, where nine people died in the Aug. 8 collision of a small plane and a tour helicopter, will be split into a low-altitude zone for local traffic and a higher zone for longer-distance flights, the Federal Aviation Administration said yesterday.  

WASHINGTON: In a move to prevent potential conflicts of interests that could affect aviation safety, the Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to put limits on airlines and other operators hiring FAA safety inspectors and their managers for two years after those employees leave the agency.  

(By VICTOR EPSTEIN, Associated Press Writer) The crowded airspace over the Hudson River, where nine people died in the collision of a small plane and a sightseeing helicopter, will be split into a low-altitude zone for local traffic and a higher one for longer-distance flights, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday.The new rules provide structure to a Hudson River air corridor that some pilots had compared to the wild West, with...  

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) | The crowded airspace over the Hudson River, where nine people died in the collision of a small plane and a sightseeing helicopter, will be split into a low-altitude zone for local traffic and a higher one for longer-distance flights, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday. The new rules provide structure to a Hudson River air corridor that some pilots had compared to the Wild West, with helicopters loaded with...  

The crowded airspace over the Hudson River, where nine people died in the collision of a small plane and a sightseeing helicopter in August, will be split into a low-altitude zone for local traffic and a higher one for longer-distance flights, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday. Photos: Deadly Midair Crash  

Federal Aviation Administration flight plan filing system outages between 5:15 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. this morning created some delays at airports across the nation, including Orlando International Airport.  

By Douglas A. McIntyre Boeing (NYSE:BA) 777 aircraft engines can ice up and stop working. The engines in question are made by Rolls-Royce, and although the problem is very rare, it is dangerous. The 777 is used for very long trips, often over oceans. According to The Wall Street Journal, “The FAA rejected recommendations by the [...]  

A plane full of passengers made an emergency landing near the Coast. The Federal Aviation Administration says that a Cessna 207 Skywagon went down about 14 miles Southwest of Tuntutuliak. Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel Download Media (MP3)  

Washington, Usa - To prevent the potential of ignition sources inside fuel tanks, which, in combination with flammable fuel vapors, could result in a fuel tank explosion and consequent loss of the airplane  

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration is blaming an equipment outage this week for delaying 819 flights. The agency told employees in a briefing memo Friday that air travelers experienced a total of 2,121 delays the previous day due to...  

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration is blaming an equipment outage this week for delaying 819 flights. The agency told employees in a briefing memo Friday that air travelers experienced a total of 2,121 delays the previous day due to...  

The U.S. aviation regulator decided to allow over 130 Boeing Co 777 airplanes to continue flying international trips through early 2011, despite warnings about suspect parts that have caused rare shutdowns in midair, the Wall Street Journal reported.  

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration today moved to partly shut the "revolving door" between the airlines and the agency, proposing that its safety inspectors be barred from going to work at the airlines they regulated for two years after leaving the FAA.  

The Federal Aviation Administration is banning takeoffs with "polished frost" on the wings, stabilizers and control surfaces of several classes of aircraft, the regulator announced Monday.  

The Federal Aviation Administration is blaming an equipment outage this week for delaying 819 flights. The agency told employees in a briefing memo Friday that air travelers experienced a total of 2,21 delays the previous day due to the equipment outage as well as thunderstorms and other poor weather in the Northeast.  

NEWARK, N.J. -- The Federal Aviation Administration says it will carve the crowded airspace over the Hudson River into separate areas for local and long-distance traffic. The change was announced Monday and comes in response to a fatal August...  

An apparent glitch with Federal Aviation Administration computers is causing some airport delays, but is having minimal impact on Pittsburgh International Airport, a spokeswoman said Thursday morning.  

Aiming to prevent potential conflicts of interests, the Federal Aviation Administration Thursday proposed new limits on airlines and other operators hiring FAA safety inspectors and their managers for two years after those employees leave the agency.  

Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their plans today after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months. The Federal Aviation Administration said the problem, which lasted about five hours, was fixed...  

FAA officials say failed computers that delayed flights across the country are now working again. The air traffic controllers union says the computer failure involved both of the Federal Aviation Administration’s computer centers in Salt Lake City and Atlanta.  

Facing a huge flock of birds during takeoff or landing will evoke sweaty palms in most pilots – and passengers probably. Though the majority of birdstrikes cause little damage to a plane, they do result in a great number of bird fatalities and cause annual damages estimated at $400 million in the U.S. alone and $1.2 billion worldwide.  

FAA officials say failed computers that delayed flights across the country are now working again. The air traffic controllers union says the computer failure involved both of the Federal Aviation Administration's computer centers in Salt Lake City and Atlanta.  

Failure of a Federal Aviation Administration flight plan processing computer system was delaying commercial air traffic nationwide Thursday morning. Salt Lake International Airport was not immune to the FAA's woes, either, said airport operations spokeswoman Barbara Gann.  

A commercial plane turning too late breached the amount of space it was supposed to keep between two other planes in an incident in late November, a federal aviation official said Wednesday.  

A software problem that caused flight delays across the country today was not the first serious hiccup Federal Aviation Administration computer systems have suffered in recent years. FAA officials said the problem had been resolved by mid-morning, after about four hours. Flight delays persisted in the afternoon, however. The glitch made it impossible for airlines to enter flight plan information into the National Airspace Data Interchange...  

“A computer problem at the Federal Aviation Administration caused flight cancellations and delays at US airports Thursday, but by mid-morning an FAA map showed slowdowns confined mainly to airports surrounding the cities of New York and Washington. It is the second time in 15 months that a glitch appeared in the system that collects airline [...]  

Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their travel plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months. The Federal Aviation Administration said the problem, which lasted about five hours, was fixed around 10 a.m., but it was unclear how long flights would continue to be affected. Doug Church, a spokesman for the National Air Traffic Controllers Union, said...  

Today’s equipment glitch at the Federal Aviation Administration, which disrupted a number of air traffic management services, was not the result of a cyber attack, the FAA said. A router problem, which occurred early this morning, lasted for four hours. The failure was attributed to a software configuration problem within the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure, or FTI, [...]  

After striking a bird, a U.S. Air Force Hawker Beechcraft T-6 training aircraft made an emergency landing at Chickasha Municipal Airport last week..The pilot's wingman followed him down, and two aircraft sat in Chickasha until Monday afternoon.  

When the Salt Lake City router went offline, only the system maintainer -- government telecom contractor Harris Corp. -- knew that the backup card was not immediately available, and that one technician, who hadn't come to work yet that day, had the key to the storage closet where the part was kept. Meanwhile, hundreds of aircraft and thousands of passengers were thrown off schedule. - When the Federal Aviation Administration's national...  

Airports nationwide including Tampa International will continue to experience flight delays today although the Federal Aviation Administration corrected a technical problem that began at one of two national centers that handle flight plans. The failure was attributed to a software configuration problem at an FAA telecommunications center in Salt Lake City that lasted from 5 to 9 a.m.  

(Reuters) - The U.S. aviation regulator decided to allow over 130 Boeing Co 777 airplanes to continue flying international trips through early 2011, despite warnings about suspect parts that have caused rare shutdowns in midair, the Wall Street Journal reported.  

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ATLANTA (AP) — Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months. The Federal Aviation Administration said the problem, which lasted about five hours, was fixed around 10 a.m., but it was unclear how long flights would be affected.  

For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation’s air travel system set off delays and cancellations for passengers around the country. The snarl Thursday — traced to something as simple as a single circuit board — prompted calls for more money and manpower at the Federal Aviation Administration, which has struggled without success for years to overhaul the air...  

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ATLANTA | For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation’s air travel system set off delays and cancellations for passengers around the country. The snarl Thursday — traced to a single circuit board in Salt Lake City — prompted calls for more money and manpower at the Federal Aviation Administration.  

REGION By CHASE WRIGHT Hour Staff Writer Attorney General Richard Blumenthal filed a petition Tuesday requesting the U.S. Supreme Court overturn a lower court ruling that would allow large planes to fly over Fairfield County. The Federal Aviation Administration is hoping to reroute flight . . .Full Story  

DEVELOPING: An FAA computer glitch is causing flights to be delayed and canceled nationwide Thursday. The Federal Aviation Administration's computer systems are experiencing problems retrieving flight plans, a spokeswoman said. "We are having a problem processing flight plan information," the FAA's Kathleen Bergen explained in a prepared statement. "We are investigating the cause of the problem. We are processing flight plans manually and...  

This is a developing story just hitting the newswires. If you are flying today, be ready for delays or even cancellations if things escalate. A computer glitch is causing flights to be delayed nationwide Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed. The problems are with retrieving flight plans from FAA computer systems, a spokeswoman said. "We are having a problem processing flight plan information," the FAA's Kathleen Bergen...  

FAA transcripts show controllers trying to reach Northwest flight that overflew Minneapolis Federal Aviation Administration - Aviation - Business - Transportation and Logistics - Transportation  

The Associated Press   BURNET — FAA officials say a pilot who had radioed he was having trouble was killed after the single engine, homebuilt aircraft he was flying crashed near the Burnet Municipal Airport.    Federal Aviation Administration...  

A software configuration problem in one of the routers within the FAA's telecommunications infrastructure system in Salt Lake City shut down the flight-plan and traffic-flow system Nov. 19 for about four hours all over the United States, the FAA said. The routing problem also shut down the system's second data center in Hampton, Ga. - IT issues are still nagging the Federal Aviation Administration's flight-plan system -- even after its new...  

Yesterday's Reason.tv video on the U.S. antiquated air-traffic control system eerily anticipated the major screw-ups currently being caused by the Federal Aviation Administration's computers. FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said she doesn't know how many flights are being affected or when the problem will be resolved. Another FAA spokesperson, Paul Takemoto, said the problem started between 5:15 a.m. and...  

A problem with the FAA system that collects airline flight plans caused widespread flight cancellations and delays nationwide Thursday, the second time in 15 months that a glitch created such problems. The Federal Aviation Administration said the problem was fixed around 10 a.m., but it was unclear how long flights would continue to be affected. Doug Church, a spokesman for the National Air Traffic Controllers Union, said controllers were...  

AP PhotoAn AirTran Airways flight departs Logan International Airport in Boston in 2007. The airline cancelled 22 flights and delayed dozens of others after a Federal Aviation Administration computer systems glitch in Atlanta, but its flights to New Orleans appear...  

DEVELOPING: A computer system on which pilots file flight plans is malfunctioning and causing nationwide delays, the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday morning. An agency spokeswoman said officials are using a backup, manual system to communicate safely with pilots, and planes are being tracked through radar. The spokeswoman also said the agency does not know what is causing the glitch to the system, known as the National Airspace...  

(The Associated Press) Small aircraft flying over the Hudson River near New York City are now following new flight rules.Thursday marks the first day for new regulations created by the Federal Aviation Administration after a collision in August between a tourist helicopter and small plane killed nine people.  

(By Harry R. Weber and Joan Lowy, Associated Press) For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation's air travel system set off delays and cancellations for passengers around the country.The snarl Thursday - traced to something as simple as a single circuit board - prompted calls for more money and manpower at the Federal Aviation Administration, which has struggled...  

Small aircraft flying over the Hudson River are following new flight rules. Thursday marks the first day for new regulations created by the Federal Aviation Administration after a midair collision between a helicopter and small plane in August killed nine people.  

ROCKET AVIATION FRIDAY: Ken Burke departed for Denton in his Cessna 172 Skyhawk. Russ McWilliams flew in from Denton on business and fuel, then flew back to Denton in his Decathalon. Albert Chapa, pilot for AeroCare, flew in from Lubbock shooting the instrument approaches in their Beech C90 King Air prop jet. Jerry Casteel flew in for fuel, then headed home to Glascow, Ky., in his Cessna 172 Skyhawk. Gery Franklin flew in from Lubbock for fuel...  

NEWARK, N.J. -- Small aircraft flying over the Hudson River are following new flight rules. Thursday marks the first day for new regulations created by the Federal Aviation Administration after a midair collision between a helicopter and small plane...  

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) claims a computer glitch was causing serious fllight delays earlier this morning. According to FAA spokesperson, Paul Takemoto, the issue started between 5:15 and 5:30 a.m....read more  

Scheduling system had crashed three times since 2007 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that a four-hour network failure has been resolved, though flight delays and cancellations are expected to continue to affect across the eastern United States.This is at least the third outage in just more than two years for the agency's flight-planning processing system, which tracks more than 1.5 million flight...  

Two investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration completed their examination of the crashed Piper Cherokee in the White Earth State Forest in Clearwater County southwest of Bagley within a few hours Thursday, Sheriff Mike Erickson said.  

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A federal agency that handles whistleblower complaints has accused the Federal Aviation Administration of endangering public safety by not changing landing procedures at Newark Liberty International Airport.  

The Federal Aviation Administration blames an unspecified computer glitch for commercial flights being canceled or temporarily delayed Thursday. The glitch was related to a key FAA flight-processing system, according to ABC News. The problems were first reported at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The FAA system that was affected is said to be in Atlanta and is called [...]  

BY GUY KOVNER THE PRESS DEMOCRAT The National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary report on a fatal mid-air collision in Lake County will be posted on the agency's Web site early next week, the investigator said Wednesday.  

After a mid-air collision between a small charter plane and a sightseeing helicopter over the Hudson River this summer killed nine people, observers were quick to blame the Federal Aviation Administration for poorly regulating the airspace, letting it become clogged...  

ATLANTA, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today issued a statement regarding the company's cooperation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the investigation of Northwest Flight 188. Delta and its Northwest operating subsidiary continue to openly and fully cooperate with the NTSB and FAA to complete the investigation. The pilots in command of...  

Air traffic controllers asked the Northwest Airlines pilots who overflew Minneapolis repeatedly about what had happened on the plane, according to transcripts released Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration.  

Federal aviation regulators proposed a $4 million civil penalty against Spitfire Aviation Services LLC of Fayetteville, Arkansas.   One of the largest penalties ever levied by the agency against a charter operator, the fine covers more than 790 passenger flights between November 2005 and October 2007.   A telephone call to Spitfire Aviation's offices in Northwest Arkansas wasn't returned.   The FAA said the company used a Cessna Citation...  

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Air traffic controllers asked the Northwest Airlines pilots who overflew Minneapolis repeatedly about what had happened on the plane, according to transcripts released Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration.  

Boeing, Air Algerie Announce Order for Seven 737-800s at Dubai Airshow 2009Boeing and Air Algerie announced an order for seven Next-Generation 737-800s today at Dubai Airshow 2009.The airplanes will grow the Air Algerie Next-Generation 737 fleet to 22 airplanes. The new airplanes will help the airline leverage the efficiencies of a standard single-aisle fleet that delivers high fuel efficiency and related environmental improvements, said Air...  

WEST BAY — Still nervous about the timing of an expected Federal Aviation Administration go-ahead for a 1,600-foot runway extension, Airport Authority board members on Tuesday began talking about opening the airport with a shorter 8,400-foot...  

A software configuration problem within the Federal Aviation Administration’s telecommunications infrastructure resulted in several flight delays at Tampa International Airport Thursday morning.  

The two Northwest pilots that overshot their destination by 150 miles were punished by the Federal Aviation Administration and their licenses were revoked. According to a CNN report, the FAA said the pilots...  

Federal Aviation Administration officials say they are strengthening procedures for alerting the military when air traffic controllers lose contact with planes. The move comes as a result of the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis last month.  

Bad enough that they used their 6-year-old son in a national hoax (they're pleading guilty). Now, Richard and Mayumi Heene may face federal charges stemming from an ongoing civil investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration because the family's stunt caused some planes at the Denver airport to switch runways while the balloon was in flight.  

Federal Aviation Administration officials say they are strengthening procedures for alerting the military when air traffic controllers lose contact with planes. The move comes as a result of the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis  

(By Suzanne Ziegler, (Minneapolis) Star Tribune) The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday released the transcripts and audio recordings detailing the efforts made to reach the pilots of Northwest Airlines Flight 188, which dropped out of radio  

SATURNA, British Columbia — A float plane crashed off Canada's Pacific coast, killing six people, including an infant. Two people on board survived. The Dehavilland Beaver aircraft went down Sunday during takeoff in Lyall Harbour, off Saturna...  

In 1996, golf legend Arnold Palmer took delivery of Cessna Aircraft’s first midsized Citation X business jet. Cessna delivered its 300th Citation X this week. The jet was delivered to Cessna’s authorized sales representative, Jetalliance, based in Vienna, Austria. An unnamed retail customer will operate the plane from Vienna, Cessna said. Cessna calls the Citation [...]  

WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation’s top aviation official says air traffic controllers didn’t notify the military as quickly as they should have when they lost contact with the Northwest Airlines plane that ended up overshooting its destination by 150 miles last week. Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt said late Wednesday that the flight was [...]  

Boeing has moved a step closer to delivering Italy’s KC-767 tanker after clearing the FAA's certification requirements.The Supplemental Type Certificate was approved on Sept. 23 for the aircraft to carry all passengers, all cargo, or a combination of passengers and cargo.  

According to recordings released Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration, air traffic controllers finally established contact with the pilots of Northwest Flight 188 over Eau Claire, Wisconsin, ...  

The two pilots on Northwest Flight 188 who flew past their destination more than 100 miles are fighting the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) decision to revoke their licenses. The incident occurred on October 21. The pilots claimed that they were so...  

According to recordings released Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration, air traffic controllers finally established contact with the pilots of Northwest Flight 188 over Eau Claire, Wisconsin, ...  

NAPA, Calif., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today travelers across the country headed to their airports only to find out they'd be held hostage to an FAA glitch. Flights over much of the Eastern United States were delayed because a computer that feeds flight plans to air controllers simply shut down. FlyersRights.org has been advocating for successful passage of the FAA Reauthorization Bill 2009, which would upgrade these antiquated...  

There's no indication a computer outage Thursday morning was the result of a cyber attack, and the incident did not affect air traffic control radar and communication with aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement  

A glitch in the Federal Aviation Administration system that collects airlines' flight plans causes widespread cancellations and delays, according to a government spokeswoman, who also says it's unclear when the problem will be resolved.  

I hope our US readers had a nice Thanksgiving yesterday. Certainly the financial whizzes at US Airways (LCC) must have had a particularly satisfying meal yesterday. First they bulked up their airline with cash on Tuesday, and then they bulked up themselves with turkey.  

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The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating what led to the two-and-a-half hour delay of a flight from Atlanta to Houston Tuesday afternoon, an agency spokeswoman said Wednesday morning.  

The Federal Aviation Administration has determined a runway incursion at Los Angeles International Airport last week was minor. In a statement Wednesday, the FAA says the Oct. 25 incident was a Category C incursion, meaning there was "ample time and distance...  

The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday determined that there was ample time and distance between a pair of passenger jetliners that came within 80 feet of each other during a runway incursion reported last week at Los Angeles International Airport.  

The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it is revoking the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who flew past Minneapolis-St. Paul and didn't answer radio calls for more than an hour. Below, the complete announcement: The Federal Aviation Administration...  

Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board were at the Denver Regional Air Traffic Control Center in Longmont on Wednesday as part of their investigation into the Northwest flight that overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles.  

Oct. 28: The Federal Aviation Administration has revoked the licenses of two Northwest Airlines pilots who flew 150 miles past their destination last week. NBC’s Tom Costello reports and former NTSB Chairman James Hall discusses the controversy.Add this to your queueAdded: Wed Oct 28 16:29:11 UTC 2009Air date: Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 UTC 2009Duration: 05:47  

An effort to impose an official curfew on nighttime flights at California's Bob Hope Airport in Burbank has been thwarted. The Los Angeles Times reports "the Federal Aviation Administration rejected a proposed curfew that would have banned flights by airlines,...  

Boeing, Tassili Airlines Celebrate First Order for Boeing AirplanesTassili Airlines of Algeria placed its first order for Boeing airplanes with a signed deal for four Next-Generation 737-800s, announced today at Dubai Airshow 2009.Tassili Airlines, a 100-percent-owned subsidiary of government-owned Sonatrach Petroleum Corporation, will use the 737-800s to transport employees and cargo between large Algerian cities and Sonatrach work sites...  

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New Yorkers contact each of 100 United States Senators individually, urging them to terminate Senate Bill S. 1451 that would waste US$35 Billion Dollars on FAA Reauthorization's rushed, flawed technology. Copies of the letters are linked and printed below.  

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Hope floats as one federal entity earns high marks. Since the Federal Aviation Administration revoked the too-far-flying Northwest pilots' licenses, passengers can now board with renewed assurances of ethics carrying weight and consequences arriving on time.  

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The Federal Aviation Administration made the right call when it revoked the licenses of Northwest Airlines pilots Timothy Cheney of Gig Harbor, Wash., and Richard Cole of Salem, Ore., after their jet overshot its Minneapolis destination by 150 miles before the pilots realized their error.  

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration plans to issue an airworthiness directive after cracks were found in a main gearbox mounting component on the same model of Sikorsky helicopter that crashed off Newfoundland in March, a spokesman for the agency said Thursday.  

Randy Babbitt said air traffic personnel should have been 'more agile' when they lost contact with the crew of a Northwest flight for more than an hour last month. Air traffic controllers were slow to notify the military when they lost contact with a Northwest Airlines jet for more than an hour last month, the top U.S. aviation regulator said Friday.  

Township High School District 214 officials say they will appeal a Federal Aviation Administration decision not to grant funding for soundproofing Elk Grove High School to buffer against aircraft noise.  

ATLANTA -- A glitch in the computer system that processes U.S. flight plan data was causing delays in the United States but there were no safety issues, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said ...  

BRUNSWICK, Maine — A civilian pilot who brought his stricken aircraft to a safe landing at Naval Air Station Brunswick made some history before the closing of the base.The emergency landing of a Cessna 172 on Wednesday appears to be the first such landing of a private aircraft in the installation’s history, said Lt. Cmdr. Jorge Maderal, a base spokesman. Base officials scoured the logbooks dating to 1962 and could find no references to a...  

New York, Nov 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An FAA computer malfunction involving access to flight plans caused nationwide flight cancellations and delays on Thursday morning in the US. The computer bug that caused all the problems was soon fixed in a few hours but travelers were affected and they struggled to make other alternative arrangements. The Federal Aviation [...]  

A problem with the Federal Aviation Authority’s computer system has caused widespread delays and cancellations. The agency stresses there is no security or safety risk stemming from the glitch. The problem affects the automated process by which flight plans are added to the [...]  

FAA Computer Glitch, Airline Delays Today: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that a computer glitch would cause delays and cancellations of flights nationwide. The Wall Street Journal has more: The problem involved the FAA computer system that files automated flight plans, forcing air traffic controllers to revert to the much more time-consuming approach of entering flight plans by hand. That produced a “domino effect...  

In response to the mid-air collision between the sightseeing helicopter and an airplane in August, the FAA set the altitude for local flights at 1,000 feet and under and traveling aircrafts between 1,000 and 1,300 feet, according to today's Jersey Journal.  

Boeing Co.'s transformational influence on the Lowcountry that started with a mound of dirt Friday will have an immeasurable impact on generations to come.The sheer scope of the aviation giant's future $750 million plant, the largest private investment ever announced in the Charleston area, could change the economic and cultural fabric of the region.Boeing's plant will stand as the region's largest building, a steel-sided fortress on the...  

An airline passenger suffered a slight injury while coming down an escape slide when a charter plane made an emergency landing in Kansas after losing an engine. Allegiant Air spokeswoman Sabrina LoPiccolo (LOH`-pihk-ah-loh) says the MD-80 was carrying 125... Kansas - Airline - McDonnell Douglas MD-80 - Business - Aviation  

A Federal Aviation Administration investigator returned to the site of a fatal plane crash near Watsonville to try to determine what caused the experimental aircraft to crash Saturday, FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said.  

Flying today? Prepare yourself for possible major delays or even cancellations. A computer system malfunction earlier this morning adversely affected flight schedules throughout the U.S. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is among the major hubs that have been especially affected, and AirTran and Delta Air Lines are among carriers affected. Minor delays have been reported at airports [...]  

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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A recently released federal report accuses the Federal Aviation Administration of endangering public safety by not changing landing procedures at Newark Liberty International Airport.  

A problem with the Federal Aviation Administration system that collects airlines' flight plans, that caused widespread flight cancellations and delays Thursday, is affecting flights at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.  

Tallahassee Regional Airport experienced a few local flight delays this morning in connection with a computer problem at the Federal Aviation Administration, but expects to be back on schedule during the next few hours.  

ATLANTA (AP) — New York Sen. Charles E. Schumer says the Federal Aviation Administration needs more resources to prevent problems like the computer glitch that's causing cancellations and flight delays nationwide.  

MINNEAPOLIS - The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday released the transcripts and audio recordings detailing the efforts made to reach the pilots of Northwest Airlines...  

A Federal Aviation Administration computer glitch caused flight delays and cancellations. Hans Weber, owner of an aviation consulting firm, talks with Kai Ryssdal about what's going on with plans to update the system.  

The Federal Aviation Administration says a glitch in its flight plan computer system has been repaired.  However, Hartsfield-Jackson Airport and other airports nationwide are still reporting cancellations and delays.  

A Federal Aviation Administration investigator returned Sunday to the scene of a small plane crash north of Watsonville. The pilot was the only person on board the plane when it crashed Saturday an...  

guardian.co.ukFAA Resolves Computer Breakdown After US Flight DisruptionsBloombergNov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- A telecommunications breakdown that disrupted flights throughout the US has been fixed and all systems are working, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Delta Air Lines Inc. reported ...FAA Computer Problem Causes Widespread Flight DelaysWall Street JournalFAA computer problems delayed US flightsBizjournals.comFAA glitch causes...  

The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis are part of a larger problem - eroding professionalism among commercial airline pilots, Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt said Wednesday.