The boost in federal spending for SpaceX will come in part as a result of actions by President Trump and Elon Musk’s allies and employees who hold government positions. Supporters say he has the best technology.
Category: Federal Aviation Administration
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Trump Nominates Bryan Bedford, Longtime Airlines Executive, to Lead FAA
The agency faces an air traffic controller shortage and the need to upgrade outdated systems that are critical to its operations.
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Rules for Portable Batteries on Planes Are Changing. Here’s What to Know.
Some airlines in Asia are tightening restrictions. You may have to repack or turn off your batteries before boarding flights with certain carriers.
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Investigators Recommend Permanent Restrictions for Helicopters Flying Near Reagan Airport
Citing “intolerable risk for aviation safety,” the National Transportation Safety Board says helicopters should be banned from flying a certain route near Washington if two specific runways are in use.
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Rules for Portable Batteries on Planes Are Changing. Here’s What to Know.
Some airlines in Asia are tightening restrictions. You may have to repack or turn off your batteries before boarding flights with certain carriers.
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SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Disrupts Florida Airports With Unsuccessful Test Flight
Video showed the upper stage of the most powerful rocket ever built spinning out of control in space, a repeat of an unsuccessful test flight in January that led to debris falling over the Caribbean.
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Nominee for Deputy Transportation Secretary Comes Under Fire for Handling of Boeing
In his previous stint in the Transportation Department, Steven Bradbury was accused of interfering with a Senate investigation into the crash of two Max jets that killed 346 people combined.
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Trump Urged to Halt Firings at the F.A.A.
After a string of deadly plane crashes, lawmakers and union members are urging the president to protect the transportation department from further personnel cuts.
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Family Files Claims Against U.S. for Washington Plane Crash
The filings over the collision of an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter last month appear to be the first such claim and signal the start of a long legal fight.
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For the F.A.A., Three Deadly Crashes and a Reckoning
The agency in charge of air travel safety is facing criticism and demands for change after a yearslong streak of no major commercial jet accidents ended in catastrophe.
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Airline Pilots in the DC Plane Crash Acted as Expected, Experts Say
The pilots of the American Airlines regional jet in the Washington airport collision acted as expected, aviation safety experts and other pilots said.
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Plane and Aircraft Tug Collide in Chicago, Critically Injuring Driver
The wing of an Air Wisconsin plane struck the vehicle, which was trying to cross a taxiway at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, officials said.