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FAA Extends Newark Liberty Flight Caps Through June 2025 Amid ATC Outages and Construction

The FAA has ordered airlines to reduce schedules at Newark Liberty International Airport and capped arrivals and departures to curb chronic delays and congestion. The restrictions—driven by repeated ATC outages, controller shortages and ongoing runway work—will remain in place until June 2025.

2025-05-20T18:09:27.544204-07:00

Flying Magazine

Cessna Citation II Crashes on Approach to San Diego Executive Airport, Ignites Homes and Kills Multiple

2025-05-22T07:48:14.118622-07:00

Bloomberg

FAA Probes 90-Second ATC Communications Outage at Denver International

2025-05-15T10:26:52.616655-07:00

Associated Press

Newark Liberty Controllers Blinded Again by 90-Second Radar and Comms Outage

2025-05-09T09:07:08.947806-07:00

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Aviation Week

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FAA Proposes Inspections of Pratt & Whitney PW2000 Engines on 757s and C-17s Over Powder-Metal Contamination The FAA has proposed an airworthiness directive requiring boroscopic inspections of Pratt & Whitney PW2000 engines on Boeing 757s and C-17s after identifying powder-metal disk contamination in hundreds of engines. The inspections aim to identify defects akin to those in PW1000G GTFs and maintain airworthiness across commercial and military fleets.

2025-05-30T14:12:54.275028-07:00

FAA Proposes Inspections of Pratt & Whitney PW2000 Engines on 757s and C-17s Over Powder-Metal Contamination

Leonard David

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FAA Orders Third Mishap Investigation Before SpaceX Resumes Starship Launches The Federal Aviation Administration has directed SpaceX to complete a formal mishap investigation into its latest Starship test—focused solely on the loss of the prototype that failed to meet its launch and reentry objectives—before approving any further Super Heavy–Starship flights. The FAA reported no injuries or public damage from the incident.

2025-05-30T08:58:30.759438-07:00

FAA Orders Third Mishap Investigation Before SpaceX Resumes Starship Launches

Variety

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Nathan Fielder, Pilot, Calls FAA 'Dumb' Over Cockpit Communication Safety Pushback Comedian-turned-737 pilot Nathan Fielder criticized the Federal Aviation Administration after it dismissed his HBO series The Rehearsal’s warnings about cockpit communication breakdowns and labeled his concerns unfounded. Fielder called the FAA’s response 'dumb' and questioned the adequacy of current pilot training protocols.

2025-05-29T09:55:43.739204-07:00

Nathan Fielder, Pilot, Calls FAA 'Dumb' Over Cockpit Communication Safety Pushback

Reuters

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FAA extends Boeing’s regulatory delegation program by three years The US Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday it has renewed Boeing’s Organization Designation Authorization program, extending the OEM’s authority to conduct airworthiness certification and oversight tasks on the agency’s behalf by three years. The move underscores the FAA’s continued shift toward manufacturer-led certification amid broader oversight reforms.

2025-05-29T09:42:45.872441-07:00

FAA extends Boeing’s regulatory delegation program by three years

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Duffy orders Newark upgrades after ATC outages as he presses costly overhaul After two communications blackouts in May, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy directed new controllers, runway extensions and a fiber-optic ATC link for Newark Liberty, but maintained flight reductions as part of a decades-long, tens-of-billions-dollar overhaul that he says must be unity-focused, not privatized.

2025-05-28T11:42:28.364413-07:00

Duffy orders Newark upgrades after ATC outages as he presses costly overhaul

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Undercover FAA Inspections Expose Flight Attendants to Personal Fines of Thousands Flight attendants across US carriers report mounting fears as undercover Federal Aviation Administration inspectors sting crews for infractions ranging from minor safety breaches to procedural lapses, imposing fines that can exceed several thousand dollars and are levied on individual employees rather than airlines.

2025-05-26T11:23:58.257300-07:00

Undercover FAA Inspections Expose Flight Attendants to Personal Fines of Thousands

Fox Business

DOT to Offer 20% Bonus for Controllers Delaying Retirement to Ease ATC Staff Shortage Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled a plan to offer air traffic controllers a 20% bonus for delaying retirement as part of a broader effort to address chronic staffing shortfalls. The DOT will also accelerate hiring at the FAA Academy and enhance training to bolster controller capacity.

2025-05-26T10:39:22.972388-07:00

DOT to Offer 20% Bonus for Controllers Delaying Retirement to Ease ATC Staff Shortage

Denver 7 News

FAA halts arrivals and delays departures at Denver International amid Memorial Day thunderstorms Over Memorial Day weekend, thunderstorms moving across the Denver metro prompted the FAA to institute a ground stop for inbound flights to DIA and a ground delay for departures, resulting in more than 1,000 delays and 50 cancellations. Additional storms through Memorial Day threaten further delays.

2025-05-25T21:16:03.185967-07:00

FAA halts arrivals and delays departures at Denver International amid Memorial Day thunderstorms

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