Federal Aviation Administration News

The departure services of United Airlines and its subsidiaries were affected across US due to equipment outage and were later resumed after being halted for nationwide.

Amazon has started delivering orders by drones in the US states of California and Texas. Customers will receive tracking information and an approximate delivery time. In 2020, the FAA gave the company 'Part 135' approval to send packages by drone.

It said that there continues to be a risk to the US civil aviation from attacks against airports and aircraft, particularly for aircraft on the ground and planes operating at low altitudes, including the arrival and departure phases of flights.

The US aviation regulator said on Tuesday it would not ground Boeing Co 737 MAX planes after a crash in Ethiopia that killed 157 people, bucking a trend of countries around the world that have suspended the aircraft`s operations.

A test has shown that when a laptop’s rechargeable lithium-ion battery overheats it can cause an explosion.

The plane was found near State Highway 111 and US Highway 8 in the town of Harmony.

Newark Liberty International Airport is a major international hub near New York City.

There have been no private space missions so far beyond Earth's orbit and only state agencies have performed outer space missions.

At least 16 people were killed on Saturday morning after a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed near Lockhart, a city in the central part of the US state of Texas.

Air India Monday said three of its Dreamliner planes have been affected due to the US aviation regulator FAA's airworthiness directive over an engine defect in the Boeing 787-800 aircraft but maintained that the issue will be resolved in the next two weeks without grounding of the planes.

The registration of Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump`s sleek Cessna jet, which he uses to make campaign stops in the US, has expired.

Tennessee Emergency Management Association spokesman Dean Flener confirmed late Monday afternoon that five people had died.

Cuba and the United States reached an agreement on Wednesday night that will allow U.S. commercial airlines to begin operating flights to the island for the first time in decades, according to U.S. officials with knowledge of the discussion.

A reserve parachute was flying properly but encountered turbulence during the landing.

In a new problem for the Boeing 787, the US aviation regulator has ordered repairs to correct a software bug that could cause the aircraft to suddenly lose all power.

The Naresh Goyal-promoted Jet Airways would soon draw up plans to expand in the US skies following the restoration last week by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of India's aviation safety rating to Category-1, sources have said.

A team of officials from the US aviation watchdog Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which is in the capital for a final assessment of India's aviation safety is expected to submit its report by April 10.

Amazon.com Inc has won U.S. federal regulators` approval to test a delivery drone, as the e-commerce giant pursues a vision of speeding packages to customers through the air amid public concern over the safety and privacy implications.

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is taking action on the findings brought up by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on India's aviation safety, which remained downgraded since early last year.

India's aviation safety mechanism is likely to remain downgraded till March next year with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) finding deficiencies on eight counts, it was officially stated Tuesday.