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Two planes collide at JFK days after near-miss

Plane comes ‘into light contact with a parked unoccupied aircraft during pushback,’ airline says

The Independent UK

Grounded planes, crashed cars and poisoned water: How faulty software has left society on the edge of disaster

Travel meltdowns at Southwest Airlines and the FAA have exposed how deeply we depend on outdated or unreliable computer systems. Yet as Io Dodds discovers, cancelled flights and ruined holidays are only the tip of the iceberg

The Independent UK

What to make of the major milestone at drone startup Matternet, which helps UPS deliver packages

2023 is shaping up to be a big year for drone technology.

Fortune

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Delta partner Virgin Atlantic fined for flights over Iraqi airspace

Virgin Atlantic faces a $1 million fine from the U.S. government for flying through Iraqi airspace when that was prohibited by the Federal Aviation Administration because of heightened fears of conflict.

Tribune News Service

Air traffic control yells 's***' as fatal plane crash avoided at last moment

An air traffic controller swore before urging the pilots of an American Airlines and a Delta plane to stop before they crash on each other, in a close call at New York's JFK airport

Daily Mirror

Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan talks about the holiday meltdown and what comes next

Southwest Airlines faced another potential crisis just two weeks after its holiday meltdown as the FAA shut down all flights in the U.S. for nearly two hours last Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Kennedy Airport jetliner aborts takeoff to avoid another jet crossing runway, FAA says; agency investigating

NEW YORK — An airliner departing Kennedy Airport aborted its takeoff when another jet crossed the runway in front of it, the Federal Aviation Administration said Saturday.

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FAA investigates close call between two planes at NY airport

Officials are investigating a close call at a New York airport Friday night between a plane that was crossing a runway as another was preparing for takeoff

The Independent UK

The FAA is investigating a near-miss between two passenger planes at JFK airport

A Delta Air Lines flight and an American Airlines flight averted a collision at the New York City airport Friday night.

WEKU

Panicked audio captures moment two planes almost collide at JFK Airport, prompting FAA probe

Air traffic controllers ‘noticed another aircraft crossing the runway in front of the departing jetliner,’ FAA says

The Independent UK

Buttigieg finds himself in the spotlight for better or worse

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has been in the national spotlight a lot lately, and not always for positive reasons

The Independent UK

Buttigieg’s post-Biden ambitions dented by travel meltdown

WASHINGTON — A series of transportation calamities is tarnishing Pete Buttigieg’s political prospects, threatening to hamper his ability to use his high-profile Cabinet position as a springboard for a widely-expected second White House bid once President Joe Biden leaves office.

Tribune News Service

Aviation leaders call for more funds for the FAA after this week's system failure

This week's NOTAM system failure, which caused thousands of flight delays and cancelations, has airline industry leaders calling for more stable funding to upgrade antiquated FAA systems.

WEKU

Britain says failed satellite launch to be probed by UK Space, U.S. FAA

Britain said on Friday Virgin Orbit's failed satellite launch this week would be jointly investigated by the UK Space Accident Investigation Authority (SAIA) and the United States Federal Aviation Administration.

Reuters

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The Times of India

US flight disruption: FAA computer failure caused by people who damaged data file

WASHINGTON: The computer failure that prompted a halt of all US flight departures was caused when a data file was damaged as a result of a failure to follow government procedures, the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday.

Tribune News Service

FAA computer failure caused by people who damaged data file

WASHINGTON — The computer failure that prompted a halt of all U.S. flight departures was caused when a data file was damaged as a result of a failure to follow government procedures, the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday.

Tribune News Service

FAA releases audio from deadly Wings Over Dallas Air Show crash between air boss, pilots

DALLAS — Newly released audio from the Wings Over Dallas air show gives insight into the moments before and after the collision that killed six airmen and destroyed two WWII-era aircraft in November.

The Independent UK

Minimal airline delays, cancellations a day after US outage

Delays and cancellations among flights across the United States were minimal on Thursday, a day after a system that offers safety information to pilots failed, grounding some planes for hours

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Tribune News Service

During in-flight emergencies, sometimes airlines’ medical kits fall short

In March, a Frontier Airlines flight was headed from Phoenix to Las Vegas when a female passenger stopped breathing. The flight attendant yelled in the cabin for help.

Axios

Why air travel has been a huge mess lately

There's plenty of blame to go around for the recent spate of delays and cancellations.

Fortune

FAA's ground stop proves business needs a functioning government to thrive

Gridlock and partisan stalemate are not good for business or the economy.

WEKU

Here's the latest on the NOTAM outage that caused flight delays and cancellations

The Federal Aviation Administration said late Wednesday that early work traced the blackout to a "damaged database file."

Reuters

FAA links computer outage to procedural error as U.S. flights return to normal

A computer outage that grounded flights nationally on Wednesday and disrupted more than 11,000 flights was caused by a procedural error related to a data file, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday as U.S. airline operations returned to normal.

The Independent UK

Flights grounded – latest: Corrupted file blamed for 10,000 US plane delays

Flights beginning to resume following widespread disruption

The Independent UK

Corrupted file blamed for taking down US flight system and causing 10,000 plane delays or cancellations

More than 10,000 flights delayed in first national grounding of flights in about two decades

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