The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) broke a record in screening the highest number of individuals ever on Sunday, November 30, the federal agency revealed on Monday. “BREAKING NEWS: Yesterday, TSA screened about 3,133,924 individuals, the highest number ever in TSA’s
Reductions in air travel will be made at 40 “high-volume” airports around the country on Friday if the government shutdown does not end, Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials announced Wednesday.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) halted flights at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey due to staffing shortages of air traffic controllers as the government shutdown continues, according to multiple reports.
Monday evening flights into multiple major cities were delayed as the government shutdown continued, just hours after the Department of Transportation (DOT) warned that the funding halt has led to stressed-out air traffic controllers calling out sick as they wait to get paid again.
Two jets collided while taxiing at LaGuardia Airport in New York late Wednesday, leaving one person with a minor injury.
Federal law enforcement authorities in Portland arrested four illegal aliens at a house where officials say a laser strike on two U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) helicopters emanated over the weekend. The search resulted in the arrest of four illegal aliens, including one believed to be responsible for the attacks and the seizure of the laser.
John Casaretti, an air travel safety whistleblower and president of the Air Marshal Association, called on President Donald Trump and Congress to act quickly to allow the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) to operate as its own agency without “bureaucracy” to better stop potential terrorist attacks in an exclusive Breitbart News Saturday interview with Matthew Boyle.
A helicopter crashed in Lakeville, Minnesota, on Saturday afternoon and authorities said there were no survivors.
A small plane crashed near Colorado’s Centennial Airport on Friday, killing two people onboard and sparking a fire.
Two small planes collided midair on Sunday morning at an “uncontrolled” Colorado airport, leaving one person dead and three others injured.
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearings on the devastating Washington, DC, helicopter-plane crash that killed 67 people revealed devastating findings last week, with Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy scolding the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for ignoring safety concerns.
Passengers evacuated by using emergency slides from an American Airlines flight about to take off from Denver, Colorado, on Saturday when the airplane had an issue with its landing gear.
The demonstration trip of a passenger-carrying electric airplane that landed at JFK Airport earlier this month was more than a historical first or an aviation novelty. The airplane’s creator, Beta Technologies, is building the infrastructure needed to support short-trip electric
The Trump Administration’s FAA has announced plans to overhaul outdated air traffic control (ATC) systems, which currently rely on floppy disks and Windows 95 operating systems to keep America’s airports running safely and efficiently. Recent high profile failures make it clear that relying on old systems is no longer an option.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed that there was another system outage at Newark Liberty International Airport on Monday.
Denver International Airport lost communication with pilots accessing its air traffic control system for almost 90 seconds on Monday. Equipment failures were blamed for a fault that could have led to catastrophic outcomes.
On Monday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Billy Nolen, who served as acting FAA Administrator from 2022 to 2023, responded to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stating that despite the Biden administration saying they spent large amounts of money on infrastructure,
Travel disruptions persist at Newark Liberty International Airport, with the Trump administration announcing plans to reduce flights in the coming weeks to mitigate ongoing tech issues like radar screens blanking out in front of harried air traffic controllers.
The Department of Transportation, led by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, has unveiled plans for a new “state-of-the-art air traffic control system” which leaders believe will be the “envy of the world.”
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Director of I.T. and Cybersecurity for the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Kevin Walsh stated that the systems for air traffic controllers have to be modernized and relying on the old
SpaceX competitor Firefly Aerospace suffered a major setback Tuesday as its sixth Alpha rocket launch ended in failure, with the rocket and payload plunging into the Pacific Ocean. This is the fourth failure in six Alpha launches by Firefly.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy provided an update on upcoming drone activity, contrasting the Trump administration’s “radical transparency” with the lack of it from the previous administration.
The New York City tour operator of a helicopter that last week spun into the Hudson River, killing all six on board, is shutting down operations immediately.
A plane carrying six people crashed near Copake, New York, just after noon on Saturday, the news coming after a fatal helicopter crash over the Hudson River on Thursday.
Two planes struck wings at the Reagan International Airport on Thursday, according to the FAA.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee holds a hearing on improving America’s air traffic control and safety systems on Tuesday, March 4.
A FedEx cargo plane caught fire after taking off from Newark Liberty International Airport and hitting a bird in midair on Saturday.
A Southwest Airlines flight aborted its landing after nearly colliding with another plane crossing the runway at Chicago’s Midway Airport on Tuesday morning, video shows.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy debunked leftist talking points — namely from former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg — on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) layoffs, following another flight-related incident resulting in an upside-down plane in Toronto on Monday.
The disgraced far-left Associated Press was caught red-handed Monday inventing a story to smear Elon Musk and DOGE.
NBC News implied that President Donald Trump was to blame after a Delta Airlines plane crashed as it was landing at Toronto Pearson Airport and flipped upside down, referencing cuts made to the federal government by the Trump administration.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it would be referring to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and changing its data and charts to reflect that change.
The aviation industry must take bold action to implement policies that will ensure that safety, not social justice, is our guiding star.
Former Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg called President Donald Trump’s remarks on the Washington, DC, helicopter-plane crash “despicable,” and made false statements to defend his track record in a rant on social media.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Saturday that a warning system outage could cause flight delays throughout the United States, according to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy.
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the Biden administration focused on social justice, not safety.
The crash of a Jet Rescue Air Ambulance aircraft in northeast Philadelphia killed six people and left six people on the ground injured Friday evening. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro called the crash “an awful aviation incident.”
On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN Newsroom,” Senate Commerce, Science, Transportation Committee Ranking Member Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) stated that the FAA must engage in more aggressive oversight. Cantwell said, “Well, the FAA has the ultimate authority to always monitor the
The air traffic control tower at Reagan National Airport was not at its normal level at the time of the collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet on Tuesday. It is not clear if this impacted the circumstances leading to the crash.
On Thursday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) argued that whoever President Donald Trump nominates to be the confirmed head of the FAA should be fast-tracked with quick confirmation hearings and stated that the position
