
Airline service improves but delays still possible
A day after flight delays plagued much of the nation, air travel was smoother Tuesday, but the government warned passengers that the situation could ...
Lawmakers urge delay in control tower furloughs
As airport delays spread across the country, members of Congress on Tuesday urged the administration to postpone the furloughing of air traffic ...

US seeks voluntary limits on car touch screens
The government is asking automakers to put stronger limits on drivers' interaction with in-car touch screens in an effort to curb distracted driving.

FAA followed Boeing's lead on 787 battery testing
Federal regulators let Boeing help write the safety conditions for the problematic battery system in its beleaguered 787 "Dreamliner," prescribe how ...
Gov't warns of more flight delays as blame flies
A day after flight delays plagued much of the U.S., air travel is smoother Tuesday. But the government is warning passengers that the situation can ...

Flight delays pile up amid FAA budget cuts
Flight delays piled up across the country Monday as thousands of air traffic controllers began taking unpaid days off because of federal budget cuts, ...

FAA furloughs kick in, some flight delays appear
Commercial airline flights started backing up and delayed some travelers Monday, a day after air traffic controllers started going on furlough because ...

FAA approves resumption of Boeing 787 flights
Boeing's beleaguered 787 could be flying again within a week after federal officials approved a fix for its batteries, even though the root cause of ...

Airlines, pilots sue government to stop furloughs
Predicting a nightmarish air travel snarl that will stretch from coast to coast, the airline industry and the nation's largest pilots union joined ...

Flight delays: Furloughs begin at airports Sunday
Air traffic controller furloughs scheduled to kick in on Sunday could result in flight delays of more than three hours in Atlanta, as well as ...
Ethiopian Airlines readies grounded 787 for flight
The chief executive of Ethiopian Airlines says it is seeking approval from America's Federal Aviation Administration and from Boeing to put its ...

FAA orders no-fly zone over Boston explosion site
The Federal Aviation Administration created a no-fly zone over the site of two explosions at the annual Boston marathon on Monday, and briefly ordered ...

NTSB: Pilot's texting contributed to copter crash
Texting by the pilot of a medical helicopter contributed to a crash that killed four people, federal accident investigators declared Tuesday, and they ...
Boeing makes final test flight for 787 battery fix
Boeing put its 787 battery fix through a "final" flight test on Friday and will soon submit the data to regulators, who the aircraft maker hopes will ...

FAA delays closing of airport control towers
The closings of control towers at 149 small airports, due to begin this weekend because of government-wide spending cuts, are being delayed until ...
Court leaves in place rule for ads on airfares
The Supreme Court is refusing to review a federal rule that requires airlines to include taxes in their advertised fares, a practice that carriers say ...

Risk and reward at the dawn of civilian drone age
The dawn of the age of aerial civilian drones is rich with possibilities for people far from the war zones where they made their devastating mark as ...

Airports suing FAA over planned tower shutdowns
Airport operators are mounting a legal challenge to the Federal Aviation Administration's decision to cut funding for 149 air traffic control towers, ...
APNewsBreak: $1.7M penalty proposed in Exxon spill
Federal regulators proposed $1.7 million in civil penalties against Exxon Mobil Corp. on Monday for safety violations linked to a pipeline rupture ...
Skydive site owner: Men didn't deploy parachutes
Two Icelandic skydivers who died during weekend jumps at a popular southwest Florida camp did not deploy their main parachutes, the co-owner of the ...

FAA to close 149 air traffic towers under cuts
Under orders to trim hundreds of millions of dollars from its budget, the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday released a final list of 149 air ...

Drones will require new privacy laws, Senate told
Privacy laws urgently need to be updated to protect the public from information-gathering by the thousands of civilian drones expected to be flying ...
Correction: Budget Battle story
In a story March 19 about budget legislation, The Associated Press misidentified Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as a Democrat. He is a Republican.

Boeing aims to wrap up 787 testing in 2 weeks
Boeing unveiled its fix for its troublesome 787 battery on Friday and is aiming to wrap up testing within two weeks. The company hopes to get quick ...

Air traffic tower closures will strip safety net
The planned shutdown of up to 238 air traffic control towers across the country under federal budget cuts will strip away an extra layer of safety ...