ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Coast Guard plane carrying DHS Secretary Mullin makes emergency landing
The Coast Guard plane made an emergency landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, multiple sources told ABC News.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Clarity for emergency, law enforcement ops requested from FAA on drone rule
New proposed rule would ban drones in the air without FAA approval at sites like prisons, large sports venues.
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - WATCH: Marine One suffers communication failure
President Donald Trump was inside Marine One on Thursday when the helicopter lost communication with air traffic control, and another helicopter in the squad had to relay messages.
NEWSNATIONNOW (JOSH FUNK, Associated Press) - White House construction contributed to radio problems that let Trump copter come close to jet
The ongoing White House construction contributed to radio problems that kept air traffic controllers from hearing calls warning that President Donald Trump's helicopter was getting ready to take off, so they cleared an airline jet to take off just as Marine One took to the air earlier this month, federal investigators said Thursday. The week [...]
AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Alaska Airlines pilot locked down cockpit after passengers allegedly threatened to seize aircraft
An Alaska Airlines pilot halted his Boeing 737 on the taxiway at Miami International Airport and called for law enforcement after flight attendants reported that passengers had threatened to take over the plane, yet both disruptive travelers walked free without arrest. The crew of Flight 305, bound for Seattle, was taxiing for departure on Sunday […] The post Alaska Airlines pilot locked down cockpit after passengers allegedly threatened to seize aircraft appeared first on American Almanac .
An Alaska Airlines pilot halted his Boeing 737 on the taxiway at Miami International Airport and called for law enforcement after flight attendants reported that passengers had threatened to take over the plane, yet both disruptive travelers walked free without arrest. The crew of Flight 305, bound for Seattle, was taxiing for departure on Sunday evening when the pilot radioed air traffic control with an urgent message: customers onboard were making threats. Within moments, the situation escalated. The pilot set the parking brake, shut down the engine, and initiated a full lockdown protocol, cockpit doors sealed, aircraft stopped cold on the taxiway. Air traffic control audio obtained by ATCapp , an air traffic control tracking service,…Open
NPR (Joel Rose) - The FAA wants to reboot the nation's airspace. This airline shows how it might work
When Alaska Airlines wanted to optimize its operations, it turned to a small startup called Air Space Intelligence. Now the FAA has hired the company for a major reboot of the entire U.S. airspace.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Mira Bhakta and The Hill) - FAA directive orders inspection of hundreds of Boeing 737 Max jets
The new airworthiness directive impacts three models of 737 Maxes — the Max 8, Max 8-200 and Max 9.
AMERICANGREATNESS (Bryan Hyde) - Federal Aviation Officials Investigate Safety Incident Involving Marine One, Commercial Jet
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating an air traffic safety incident between Marine One and a commercial […] Source
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - FAA probes potential safety violation involving president's Marine One
FAA officials said the incident was not a close-call and no aircraft were in immediate danger, but it marked a breach in safety procedures, which calls for air traffic controllers to pause commercial aircraft activity at the airport where Marine One takes off.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - FAA investigating Trump helicopter safety incident after air traffic control lapse | 12:30 Report
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating a Tuesday afternoon incident involving Marine One, the helicopter reserved for President Trump’s expedited medium-range travel. The Hill's Cate Martel explains. #Trump #MarineOne #Helicopter #FAA #DCA READ MORE: https://thehill.com/newsletters/1230-report/6011339-dca-marine-one-safety-incident-faa-el-sayed-beats-stevens/