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FAA lets aerospace firms certify safety of their products

The Bush administration brings voluntary safety to flight industry: Jamco, a supplier to Boeing and Airbus, last month became the first company in the Pacific Northwest authorized to self-certify that its products meet FAA safety requirements.

Communication glitch delays flights across U.S.

An electronic communication failure Tuesday at a Federal Aviation Administration facility in Georgia that processes flight plans for the eastern half of the U.S. was causing hundreds of flight delays around the country. An FAA Web site that tracks airport status showed delays at some three dozen major airports across the country.

EXCLUSIVE: FAA Tapes Reveal Drama of Obama Jet Incident

The incident involving Sen. Barack Obama's campaign plane last month was much more serious than the airline or the Federal Aviation Administration said, according to FAA control tower tapes obtained by ABC News. Just 41 seconds after discovering he no longer had full control of the plane's up and down movements, the pilot told an FAA air traffic controller "at this time we would like to declare an emergency and also have CFR [crash equipment] standing by in St. Louis."

Records: Southwest Airlines flew 'unsafe' planes - CNN.com

Documents submitted by FAA inspectors to congressional investigators allege the airline flew at least 117 of its planes in violation of mandatory safety checks. In some cases, the documents say, the planes flew for 30 months after government inspection deadlines had passed and should have been grounded until the inspections could be completed.

Airline delays among worst ever in 2007

Flights in the U.S. were late more than 26 percent of the time last year, a slightly better performance than in 2000, when airlines were tardy 27.4 percent of the time. The federal government began collecting airlines on-time data in 1995.

High Risk of Runway Collisions in the U.S.

Air travelers face a high risk of a catastrophic collision on a U.S. airport runway because of faltering federal leadership, malfunctioning technology and overworked air traffic controllers, congressional investigators concluded Wednesday.

FAA Chief Says Air Travel to Get Worse

When Marion C. Blakey took over at the Federal Aviation Administration in 2002, she was determined to fix an air travel system battered by terrorism, antiquated technology, and the ever-turbulent finances of the airline industry. Five years later, as she prepares to step down on Sept. 13, it's clear she failed.

First rocket launched from spacesport owned by Amazon.com founder

The FAA wouldn't say how high the first rocket flew, but the environmental study says the initial launches will reach less than 2,000 feet. Over the next three years, the company plans a succession of more ambitious launches, lasting up to 10 minutes and eventually reaching the target altitude of 325,000 feet or higher.

What Pilots Could Tell Us

Bush's NASA ends study to improve airline safety by sampling data and recordings from pilots on black boxes of successful flights.

Controller had back turned before Ky. crash - U.S. Life

Bush FAA caused the Crash: "Earlier Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration acknowledged violating its own policies when it assigned only one controller to the airport tower that morning. The policy is outlined in a 2005 directive requiring that control tower observations and radar approach operations be handled separately."

Smoke forces Alaska jet evacuation on landing

Shouldn't the FAA ground the Alaskan MD-80 fleet for now? There have been so many reported problem flights this year.