PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight blowout over Oregon was not being used for flights to Hawaii after a warning light that could have indicated a pressurization problem lit up on three different flights, a federal official said Sunday. Alaska Airlines decided to restrict the aircraft from long flights over … Read more
A passenger waits at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport. The lack of direct flights from San Antonio to Reagan National undercuts the many military missions our region supports. Congress can change this. Susan Walsh, STF / Associated Press Marc Anderson Contributed Every five years, we have the opportunity to secure nonstop service between San Antonio … Read more
An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency diversion to Portland, Oregon, on Sunday after an off-duty pilot in the cockpit unsuccessfully tried to shut down the plane’s engines midflight, according to officials and a source who confirmed details to CBS News’ Kris Van Cleave. A suspect, identified as Joseph Emerson, was taken into custody by … Read more
CNN — United Airlines delayed more than 300 flights after the FAA lifted a brief ground stop that continued to disrupt the carrier’s service nationwide. On Tuesday afternoon, United Airlines delayed all flights nationwide due to an “equipment outage,” according to an alert from the Federal Aviation Administration. In an update about an hour later, … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the United States has begun easing rules that could allow commercial airlines to fly over the country in routes that cut time and fuel consumption for East-West travel. But those shortened flight routes for India and Southeast Asia raise questions never … Read more
Facing a shortage of air traffic controllers, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that it will let airlines continue to limit flights in the New York City area into October without penalties that they would normally face for such reductions. Airlines that fail to use all their takeoff and landing rights or “slots” at those … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Wednesday after a system that offers safety information to pilots failed, and the government launched an investigation into the breakdown, which grounded some planes for hours. The Federal Aviation Administration said preliminary indications “traced the outage to a damaged database file.” … Read more