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Authorities ID 2 people killed in single-engine plane crash in Maine
Authorities have identified the two people killed in a single-engine plane crash near Bar Harbor, Maine, on Thursday. Maine State Police said the pilot was 71-year-old Michael Leibowitz, of Charleston, South Carolina, and the passenger was 57-year-old Christina Chung, of Livingston, New Jersey. Their plane crashed on approach to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport about 12:25 p.m. Thursday, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson...
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2 die in single-engine plane crash in Bar Harbor, Maine
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a small plane crash in Bar Harbor, Maine, in which two people died. The plane crashed on approach to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport about 12:25 p.m. Thursday, an FAA spokesperson said. The FAA spokesperson said the aircraft had taken off from Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey. Authorities did not immediately identify the two…
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FAA head admits agency was ‘too hands-off' in its oversight of Boeing
The head of the FAA said Thursday that the agency should have been more aware of manufacturing problems inside Boeing before a panel blew off a plane during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.
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Federal accident investigators urge FAA to require better voice recorders on plane cockpits
The FAA announced late last year a proposal to require the 25-hour standard but only on new planes. Airlines typically keep planes for many years, so much of the existing fleet would not be covered.
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Biden nominates former Obama official to run the Federal Aviation Administration
The FAA, which regulates airline safety and manages the nation’s airspace, has been run by back-to-back acting administrators since March 2022
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Nationwide ground stop lifted for United Airlines flights
The Federal Aviation Administration said the airline had requested the ground stop at all airports.
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‘Systemwide technology issue' led to nationwide ground stop for United Airlines
A nationwide ground stop was issued for United Airlines flights Tuesday, just as the long Labor Day weekend travel was coming to an end.
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Logan airport gets $50 million for safety upgrades on major runway
Boston’s Logan International Airport is getting more than a third of a new round of federal money to make airport runways safer for planes. The Federal Aviation Administration is giving $44.9 million to Logan so it can rehabilitate its longest runway, 15R/33L and improve several taxiways, the agency said Wednesday. It’s part of a $121 million outlay from the...
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Biden appoints longtime transportation official as acting head of FAA
President Joe Biden has picked a longtime government official and current top aide in the Transportation Department to serve as acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
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FAA grounds flights to LaGuardia and Newark airports due to wildfire smoke
Federal Aviation Administration grounded flights arriving to LaGuardia and Newark airports on Wednesday due to low visibility concerns.