While that office may be ready to go to work, the FAA itself is not fully on the job. That’s because it’s without an administrator. Michael Whitaker, who had led the administration since Oct., 2023, ...

The fatal D.C. plane crash has renewed focus on the recent history of crashes and near misses in U.S. airspace.

Government watchdogs and officials have warned for years that the nation’s air safety systems need to be modernized. The ...

The FAA has faced scrutiny over its hiring policies ... The airport’s air traffic control facilities have a history of staffing shortages — with only 19 fully certified controllers on deck ...

The FAA announced on Monday it will change the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and Mount Denali to Mount McKinley.

The move by Michael Whitaker means the FAA has no Senate-confirmed leader for one of the biggest crises in its history because he quit before Donald Trump took office. Whitaker ran the FAA for ...

"The FAA's website states they include hearing ... including physical and mental fitness tests. They cannot have a history of mental disorders or physical conditions that could interfere with ...

A close look at the FAA’s hiring policies under Obama, Biden and Trump shows that Trump mischaracterized the policies and misled about his actions and the actions of his White House predecessors. He ...

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — The Federal Aviation Administration has opened two mishap investigations for SpaceX and Blue Origin after both companies’ test of their rockets Starship ...

The Federal Aviation Administration is fighting a class-action lawsuit alleging it denied 1,000 would-be air traffic controllers jobs because of diversity hiring targets — as it was revealed tha ...