Trump targets FAA diversity efforts in plane crash probe despite no evidence they played any role
No evidence has emerged that rules seeking to diversify the FAA played any role in the collision Wednesday between an ...
FAA to restrict helicopter traffic around D.C. airport after fatal airplane collision
American Eagle Flight 5342 was seconds away from landing at Reagan National when it collided with the Army helicopter on ...
Donald Trump targets FAA diversity efforts in plane crash probe despite no evidence they played any role
President Donald Trump wasted little time this week trying to assign blame for the nation’s deadliest air disaster in more than two decades. Among his chief targets: An FAA diversity hiring ...
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Los Angeles wildfires: California police arrest multiple drone pilots as firefighters battle infernos
"The FAA has not authorized anyone unaffiliated with the Los Angeles firefighting operations to fly drones in the TFRs," the FAA said in a statement to Fox News Digital. Forty-eight privately ...
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FAA says drone collided with firefighting aircraft flying over Palisades Fire
The incident occurred on the third day of the wildfire, one of five active wildfires across Los Angeles County. The aircraft landed safely and the incident is being investigated by the FAA ...
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White House says most New Jersey drones were authorized by FAA: ‘This was not the enemy'
"After research and study, the drones that were flying over New Jersey in large numbers were authorized to be flown by the FAA for research and various other reasons," Leavitt said at a briefing ...
Aviation Week7d
Agencies Wage War Against Multiple Los Angeles Wildfires
firefighting agencies in California have mounted a sustained air campaign to tame the wildfires that have devastated communities in Greater Los Angeles. Multiple agencies and contractors ...
California Man To Plead Guilty For Crashing Drone Into Firefighting Aircraft During Los Angeles Fires
In a significant development following the chaotic events of the Palisades Fire, federal authorities have announced that a California man is set to plead ...
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Canadian ‘Super Scooper’ plane grounded after hitting civilian drone over Los Angeles wildfires
A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying ...
Los Angeles Times21d
Drone crash disabled a firefighting plane. Many irate with ‘shameful’ operator
A drone collided with a firefighting aircraft flying over the Palisades fire on Thursday, causing the plane to be grounded for several days of repairs and leading to an investigation into who flew ...
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'My heart is with LA': Pope prays for people of Los Angeles as they endure wildfires
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis offered prayers Wednesday for the people of Los Angeles as they endure deadly fires. Francis referred to the disaster during his weekly general audience Wednesday and ...
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FAA Statement on Los Angeles Wildfire Drone Incident
Fire officials informed the FAA that a firefighting aircraft struck a drone while it was operating over the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 9. The aircraft landed safely. The FAA will ...