Watchdog requests probe into FAA business with Musk’s Starlink
A watchdog group has asked the Transportation Department’s inspector general to investigate whether the Federal Aviation ...
Are DOGE layoffs hitting the FAA? What to know and how it could affect flights.
It's too soon to say how the firings will affect aviation safety, but because they did not, at least initially, impact frontline FAA safety employees, it may be hard to connect any future uptick in ...
Elon Musk Hit With First Formal Conflict Of Interest Complaint Over FAA-Starlink Deal
Musk has long faced concerns about his Trump administration work posing a conflict of interest with his private companies.
The FAA’s Troubles Are More Serious Than You Know
W hen Musk and his allies turned their attention to the FAA last month, they identified a problem: The communications ...
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FAA to mandate 787 forward-pressure bulkhead inspections
The Federal Aviation Administration plans to require airlines to inspect 787 forward-pressure bulkheads to address a concern ...
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Musk Faces Complaint Over Efforts to Get FAA to Drop Verizon, Use Starlink
A legal group alleges that Elon Musk 'corrupted FAA’s business relationship with Starlink' and is urging the inspector ...
FAA to mandate new inspections of Boeing's SC-made 787 Dreamliner jets
The issue involves tiny gaps that could be present in the plane's dome-shaped forward-pressure bulkhead, which is located at ...
Breeze Airways 'proactively' checking after FAA inspection finds corrosion on A220 planes
VERO BEACH — Breeze Airways is proactively checking its fleet of Airbus A220 jets for corrosion after the Federal Aviation ...
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FAA To Mandate Inspections Of 787 Nose Parts
The FAA plans to mandate Boeing -recommended inspections of forward pressure bulkheads (FPB) on some 980 787s to address ...
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DEI hiring practices at FAA under spotlight in light of air traffic controller cheating scandal
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced an investigation after a report alleged that an air traffic operations supervisor helped minority candidates cheat on entrance exams. Duffy reposted a […] ...
FAA proposes inspections for ‘excessive gaps’ in Boeing’s 787
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a proposed directive Thursday to require inspections of Boeing 787s for "excessive gaps" in the front of the jet.