San Antonio celebrates first direct flight to Regan Washington National Airport
Local officials are celebrating as San Antonio is set to start nonstop flights to Regan Washington International Airport.On ...
New air traffic academy died in Congress despite dire need for more staff
Facing a dire shortage of air traffic controllers, some thought creating a second training academy made sense. Oklahoma ...
How Texas Sen. Ted Cruz will help move Donald Trump's agenda: 'It’s kind of his moment'
There’s been a dramatic power shift — from the U.S. House to U.S. Senate, where the state's junior senator, Ted Cruz, is now ...
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Aviation sector presses Congress for emergency air traffic control funding
In a letter to Congress, leaders from across the U.S. aviation industry are calling for stepped-up funding for the Federal ...
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Dad of pilot who died in American Airlines plane crash calls for changes as new information reveals potential cause behind collision
The father of Sam Lilley, the first officer on American Airlines Flight 5342, has spoken out in the wake of his son's ...
USDOT Head Summons Boeing CEO To Washington, DC: Ortberg Will Testify Before Senate
Concerns grow as DOT and Congress push Boeing's CEO for answers on safety and production issues following the 737 MAX 9 ...
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The business and politics behind Israel’s war-time aviation crisis
Indeed, before the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, United, American ... accused US airlines of essentially “boycotting Israel,” leaving ...
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A timeline of air disaster near Washington, deadliest in US since 2001
At around 8:15 p.m. American Airlines Flight 5342 ... to a secure hanger where NTSB investigators can examine it for clues. Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz says NTSB officials in a briefing told ...
DC Crash Update: Helicopter Crew May Not Have Heard Crucial Instructions
The Black Hawk was conducting a check flight, and the pilot was being tested on night vision goggle uses and instrument ...
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DC plane crash live updates: Investigators comb through wreckage for clues
Hundreds of families are in mourning after an American Airlines regional jet collided ... is awaiting further evaluation. Earlier, Sen. Ted Cruz, of Texas, said lawmakers were briefed by the ...