TSA begins use of 'facial match' technology at Sea-Tac airport checkpoints
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is rolling out new technology at the security checkpoints at the ...
FAA starts new Boeing review after watchdog calls for more action
The FAA announced a new review into Boeing's safety processes, a week after a government watchdog said the agency needed to ...
Cessna, American Airlines 737 have mid-air close call; FAA investigating
An American Airlines 737 and a Cessna 182 came within about 350 feet of each other in mid-air near the airport in Austin, ...
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GAO to unveil findings on outdated FAA tech systems
A Sea-Tac official and others testified before the Senate Commerce Committee this week about the incident. “The FAA, like many other agencies, is a communications and safety organization.
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Nearly 40% of FAA air traffic control systems need urgent updates, GAO reports
A Sea-Tac official and others testified before the Senate Commerce Committee last week about the incident. The FAA itself is in the midst of a rulemaking designed to shore up the cybersecurity of ...
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Port of Seattle Commission aims to permanently designate North SeaTac Park for recreation
The Port of Seattle Commission has taken a significant step toward permanently designating North SeaTac Park (NSTP) for ...
The FAA is opening a new review of safety at Boeing
The Federal Aviation Administration is opening a new review of safety at Boeing. The FAA said Friday it will conduct a ...
Delta could soon add nonstop from Seattle to D.C.
Delta Air Lines could soon start daily nonstop service from Seattle to Washington, D.C., thanks to a Department of ...
Hot-air balloon strikes and collapses radio tower in Albuquerque during festival
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A hot-air balloon struck and collapsed a radio tower Friday in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the ...
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FAA’s ‘failing system’ of monitoring Boeing blasted by federal watchdog
(Jennifer Buchanan/The Seattle Times/TNS) The Federal Aviation Administration hasn’t done enough to fix its oversight of Boeing, or to identify and address risks within the aerospace giant’s ...
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Certain college grads can now be air traffic controllers immediately
The Federal Aviation Administration says that graduates of two college air traffic control programs can now bypass the agency’s backlogged training academy. The new announcement is the FAA’s ...
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Senators want to see major changes at Boeing. The FAA says that could take years.
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration warned senators Wednesday that ensuring troubled planemaker Boeing rights its ship will take years — not months — even with the FAA looking over ...