The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered the temporary grounding of certain Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft following an incident on an Alaska Airlines flight. The grounding affects 171 aircraft operated by U.S. airlines or in U.S. territory. “The FAA is requiring immediate inspections of certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes before…
In a significant development, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reinstated Mexico’s aviation safety rating to Category 1. This pivotal move comes after over two years of rigorous collaboration between the civil aviation authorities of Mexico and the US.
A new initiative successfully managed flights across countries by predicting aircraft trajectories. The Federal Aviation Administration’s live flight demo included situations and flights between the U.S., Japan, Singapore, and Thailand. Using Trajectory Based Operations (TBO), countries shared aircraft trajectories, and air traffic experts optimized flight paths considering factors like weather…
Santa and the FAA want everyone to have a safe and happy holiday season. You wouldn’t want to disappoint Santa, would you?
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working with other federal agencies and organizations to remind airline passengers that electronic smoking devices like vaporizers (vapes) and e-cigarettes are considered hazardous materials when transported on aircraft. Electronic smoking devices contain lithium batteries that pose a fire risk. Passengers are allowed to bring the devices…
File this one under, ‘I can’t believe we need to say this, again.’ Don’t aim lasers at the skies—no matter how festive!
The FAA has issued a new InFO Alert governing Personal Electronic Devices in checked baggage. It is published in full bellow: As a result of recent security measures which involved the potential of prohibiting the carriage of PEDs larger than a cellphone or smartphone in the cabin on flights from…
Presumably, under the premise that you can make a bad situation better by making it bigger, there are reports that the US Administration is now considering a global ban on the carriage of large electronic devices onboard flights bound for the US. This news comes less than a week after…
