Category: Federal Aviation Administration

United Airlines Eases Family Seating After Call to Cut Fees

The New York Times – Business:
The carrier said it had changed its booking system to make it easier for families traveling with children under 12 to sit together.
Plane and Bus Collide at Los Angeles Airport, Injuring 5, Officials Say

The New York Times – Travel:
An American Airlines jet that was not carrying passengers struck a shuttle bus on Friday night in what was the latest in a spate of unusual incidents at major airports.
American Airlines Pilots Refuse Recorded Interview With Safety Board

The New York Times – Travel:
The National Transportation Safety Board said it had issued subpoenas to the pilots of a plane involved in a close call at Kennedy Airport.
Planes Narrowly Avoid Collision on Austin Airport Runway

The New York Times – Travel:
A FedEx cargo plane had to abort its landing after a departing Southwest Airlines flight was cleared to use the same runway, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
House Passes Bill to Study FAA Alert System Whose Outage Grounded Flights

The New York Times – Business:
The outage caused departures nationwide to be halted one morning this month, disrupting travel and drawing attention to the Federal Aviation Administration’s outdated technology.
Air Travel Debacles Put Pete Buttigieg in the Hot Seat

The New York Times – Travel:
Pete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary, is facing scrutiny after a meltdown by Southwest Airlines and a Federal Aviation Administration system outage wreaked havoc on flights.
F.A.A. Says Outage Was Mistakenly Caused by Contractors

The New York Times – Travel:
The workers “unintentionally deleted files” on the alert system for pilots, causing thousands of flights to be delayed on Jan. 11, just weeks after another nationwide air travel failure.
Plane’s Takeoff Aborted as Another Crossed Its Path at Kennedy, F.A.A. Says

The New York Times – Travel:
A Delta flight was taking off at Kennedy International Airport when an American Airlines plane crossed about 1,000 feet ahead of it, officials said.
The Week in Business: More Air Travel Chaos

The New York Times – Business:
Consumer prices continue to cool down. Goldman Sachs began one of its largest rounds of layoffs since the 2008 financial crisis. And Elon Musk is to go to trial over a 2018 tweet about Tesla.
F.A.A. Outage Highlights Fragility of the Aviation System

The New York Times – Travel:
The Federal Aviation Administration halted flights Wednesday morning after a system to alert pilots to safety issues went down, just two weeks after a major Southwest Airlines meltdown.
Thousands of Airline Passengers Affected by FAA System Outage

The New York Times – Travel:
For the second time in recent weeks, the U.S. airline industry faced major delays. This time, it wasn’t the airlines’ fault.
What is NOTAM? Here’s Why the FAA Grounded Flights

The New York Times – Business:
NOTAM alerts — short for Notice to Air Mission — are crucial to planning flights.