16 stories tagged faa, newest first.
40 points by spectraldrift | 7 comments
Blog post recounting how a 1991 power failure at AT&T's 33 Thomas Street facility in Manhattan knocked out FAA air traffic control links, disrupting 1,174 flights.
171 points by surprisetalk | 207 comments
Jeff Kaufman blog post arguing the FAA should allow babywearing carriers during takeoff and landing, citing its lap-infant rule as thoughtful rulemaking.
74 points by hn_acker | 15 comments
EFF article arguing the D.C. Circuit should vacate an FAA drone flight restriction that criminalized recording immigration agents.
459 points by detaro | 144 comments
EFF Deeplinks post arguing the FAA's temporary flight restriction on drones is an attempt to criminalize filming ICE operations.
356 points by edward | 559 comments
New York Times article reporting officials' claim that a drone incursion caused the FAA to shut down El Paso airport; the capture shows a captcha.
574 points by firebaze | 498 comments
A Substack essay by Tracing Woodgrains recounting the decade-long story of the FAA's air traffic controller hiring scandal and efforts to expose it.
318 points by mooreds | 573 comments
CNN Business article examining the US shortage of air traffic controllers and why the FAA finds it so difficult to hire and train them.
327 points by elorant | 268 comments
AIN news article on an FAA expert panel report finding Boeing lacks key elements of a safety culture, including employee awareness of how to report safety concerns.
596 points by ryanisnan | 283 comments
Financial Times article, behind a paywall, reporting that the FAA is considering stripping Boeing employees of authority to inspect its own planes.
783 points by ephesee | 748 comments
CNBC news article reporting the FAA grounding over 170 Boeing 737 Max 9 jets after a panel blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight.
483 points by jmsflknr | 390 comments
Seattle Times article on Boeing seeking an FAA exemption from safety rules to get the 737 MAX 7 certified and flying.
432 points by grecy | 234 comments
US Justice Department press release on Trevor Jacob, a Santa Barbara County YouTuber sentenced to 6 months in prison for obstructing the federal probe into his staged plane crash.
693 points by LorenDB | 854 comments
FAA ATCSCC operations plan advisory listing daily airspace constraints, terminal initiatives, and planned events, cited as evidence of an upcoming Starship launch.
470 points by gok | 398 comments
FAA press release announcing authorization for Zipline to deliver commercial packages via drones flying beyond visual line of sight near Salt Lake City and Bentonville.
394 points by tafda | 388 comments
AFP news article on Yahoo News reporting that a YouTuber who deliberately staged a plane crash for views faces up to 20 years in prison.
355 points by ChickeNES | 61 comments
Ars Technica article reporting that the FAA granted SpaceX a launch license for the first orbital Starship test flight.