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FAA Plans to Hire Nearly 9,000 Air Traffic Controllers in Three Years
Following the 43 day government shutdown in the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it will accelerate air traffic controller hiring to address long standing staffing shortages. The agency has approved a new training pathway called the Enhanced AT-CTI program and aims to recruit around 9,000 new controllers by 2028. The program is currently offered at nine…
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FAA Expands MD-11 Grounding Order to Include DC-10 Fleet
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has expanded its previously announced grounding order for the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 to include the DC-10 family as well. The decision was made due to the two aircraft sharing a similar engine-pylon design in which potential structural risks have been identified. The immediate trigger for the directive was the investigation launched after a UPS…
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FAA Approves Boeing’s 737 MAX Production Increase
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved Boeing to increase the production rate of its 737 MAX aircraft. The manufacturer will now be able to produce up to 42 jets per month. Previously, following an incident in January 2024 involving an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 in which a door panel blew out mid-flight, the FAA had limited production…
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FAA Fines Boeing $3.1 MillionThe U.S.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $3.14 million civil penalty against Boeing for quality system violations in the production of the 737. The decision follows inspections launched after the January 2024 incident in which a door plug detached mid-flight on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 aircraft. FAA inspectors identified “hundreds” of violations at Boeing’s Renton facility and at…
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FAA Nominee Bryan Bedford Admits He Does Not Hold a Commercial Pilot License
Bryan Bedford, CEO of Republic Airways and nominee for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator position by U.S. President Donald Trump, has admitted that he does not hold a commercial pilot license, contradicting long-standing claims in his professional biography. In a written statement submitted to the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on June 18, Bedford acknowledged that, despite past assertions, he…
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FAA Issues Warning on Boeing 787
FAA Issues Warning on Boeing 787 – Cockpit May Cut Communication with ATC Without Notice The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a new directive due to a critical fault found in the communication system of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. In a request submitted last month, the FAA reported that the aircraft’s very high frequency (VHF) radio systems could…
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FAA Investigates False Collision Alerts at Washington DC Airport
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched an investigation after several flight crews received false collision alerts while approaching Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. In a statement, the FAA confirmed that some pilots aborted landings and executed go-arounds due to these warnings. Authorities are currently analyzing the cause of the incident.
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