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Airbuses suffer cockpit power failure, await fixes
As United Flight 731 climbed out of Newark with 107 people aboard, the pilot and first officer were startled to find screens that display crucial ...
Feds, university test cars that can communicate
In a few weeks, about 2,800 cars, trucks and buses will start talking to each other on the streets of Ann Arbor, Mich., in a giant experiment that ...
Small plane crashes on Long Island; 2 dead
A small plane carrying three people plummeted into a residential Long Island street with a fiery crash Sunday, killing two people aboard as neighbors ...
Now arriving on time: Your flight and suitcase
U.S. airlines are more punctual and less likely to lose your bag than at any time in more than two decades. Travelers still have to put up with packed ...
US seeks $162M in fines against AMR, American Air
Federal safety regulators are seeking up to $162.4 million in fines against American Airlines and its affiliates for alleged violations of U.S.
FAA suspends operation that led to near-collision
The Federal Aviation Administration will bar airports nationwide from using a traffic-reversing operation that led to a close call last week at an ...
Correction: MidAir Collision Averted story
In a story Aug. 2 about a mishap involving planes at Reagan National Airport, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the name of a website ...
AP IMPACT: Gas pipeline safety valves resisted
The bulldozer was clearing land outside a day care center in Hapeville, Ga., when it broke open a buried 1-inch pipeline. The escaping gas ignited ...
AP IMPACT: Gas line safety valves resisted
The bulldozer was clearing land outside a day care center in Hapeville, Ga., when it broke open a buried 1-inch pipeline. The escaping gas ignited ...
Americans on no-fly list allowed to learn to fly
U.S. citizens who are on the government's list of people banned from flying because they're considered terror threats are not prevented from learning ...
FAA proposes fining Boeing $13.5 million
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday proposed fining Boeing $13.5 million for failing to meet a deadline to provide airlines with ...
Possible pilot shortage raises safety concerns
An industry forecast that nearly half a million new airline pilots will be needed worldwide over the next 20 years as airlines expand their fleets has ...
Safety concerns raised by possible pilot shortage
An industry forecast that nearly half a million new airline pilots will be needed worldwide over the next 20 years as airlines expand their fleets has ...
With fire out, focus now on Ohio train crash cause
A train that partly derailed and exploded north of downtown was traveling below the recommended speed before the crash, and its operators noticed no ...
Feds propose $3.7M penalty for Mich. oil spill
Federal regulators proposed a $3.7 million civil penalty Monday against the Canadian owner of a pipeline that ruptured in 2010, dumping more than ...
NJ airport fire having ripple effect on US flights
Violent thunderstorms along the East Coast and a fire at an airport technical center in southern New Jersey combined to wreak havoc on flights around ...
Drones at home raise fear of surveillance society
Thousands of drones patrolling U.S. skies? Predictions that multitudes of unmanned aircraft could be flying here within a decade are raising the ...
APNewsBreak: FAA felt offshore wind farm pressure
Federal Aviation Administration employees felt political pressure to approve a wind farm planned off Cape Cod and did so amid internal disagreement ...
JetBlue suspends captain who disrupted flight
A JetBlue captain who yelled about a bomb and urged passengers to pray on a Las Vegas-bound flight has been suspended, the airline said Wednesday.