FAA issues emergency order grounding New York Helicopter Charter, Inc.
The New York Helicopter Charter was grounded through an emergency order from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after a helicopter crashed on the Hudson River last week killed five families and a pilot. The FAA decision comes after the helicopter company fired the operations director following his decision to close flights. “The FAA is taking […]
FAA investigating upstate New York plane crash with 6 people on board
Authorities are investigating after a plane carrying six people crashed in a nearby muddy field Kopeki, New YorkSaturday afternoon. a Mitsubishi mu-2b According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), we headed to Columbia County Airport in Hudson, New York, where we crashed around 12:15pm local time. The Columbia County Sheriff's office vehicle responded to the […]
DCA Crash Victims’ Families Slam FAA As Report Identifies 15,000 Near Misses At Airport
Families of the victims of a January plane and helicopter crash at Reagan National Airport (DCA) expressed their dissatisfaction with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after discovering that the airport has made nearly 1,500 mistakes over the past three years. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) preliminary report was released at the Senate Subcommittee on […]
Trump taps Bryan Bedford to head FAA
President Trump is heading the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by tapping Republican Aviation President and CEO Brian Bedford. “Brian brings over 30 years of experience in aviation and executive leadership to this important position,” Trump said. I said it in the truth social post. “Brian will work with our great Transport Secretary Sean Duffy to […]
Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford nominated by Trump to lead FAA
President Donald Trump led the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday, tapping airline executive Brian Bedford. Bedford has been CEO of Republic Airlines, an Indiana-based regional airline, since 2007. In Monday's Truth Social Post, Trump wrote that he was “pleasant” to announce Bedford's appointment as FAA administrator. “As former president and CEO of Republic Airlines, […]
FAA ‘permanently restricting’ Washington helicopter traffic after fatal DC midair collision
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Transportation Secretary Duffy Investigates Allegations Of ‘DEI-Linked’ Cheating In FAA Exams
US Secretary of Transport Sean Duffy will speak at a press conference at the Department of Transportation held in Washington, D.C. on March 11, 2025. (Photo: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) OAN Staff Brook Mallory2:07pm – Friday, March 14th, 2025 After a recent report allegedly offered to minority candidates who wished to become air traffic controllers with […]
FAA investigates false midair collision alerts sent to multiple flights near Reagan National Airport
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a series of false airborne collision alerts received by multiple commercial flights preparing to land at Reagan National Airport over the weekend. All alerts came just a few miles from a fatal air collision between a US Airlines plane and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter on January 29th. […]
FAA opens probe on flight alerts near DC-area airport
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating why flights approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were alerted about possible aircraft nearby, despite not being in the area. The FAA said in a statement to Fox News Digital that several flight attendants had received the alert. Passengers on a Coast Guard air-receiving cruise ship with strokes […]
Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy to ‘streamline’ FAA hiring process amid air traffic control shortage
Department of Transport (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy announced Thursday plans to “supercharge” Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic controllers after numerous deadly planes crashed over the past two months. According to Duffy, who shared the announcement in a post on X, the FAA “streamlines” the eight-stage hiring process into a five-stage process. The protocol changes […]