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Airline workers, like their counterparts at groceries, meatpacking plants, warehouses and ground transportation companies, are worried employers are not doing enough to protect them from infection. Even though airlines only have skeleton operations because of the coronavirus crisis and many...

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) says the Federal Aviation Administration's latest guidelines for protecting flight crews from exposure to the coronavirus are going unheeded by airlines. The FAA was scheduled to meet Monday afternoon with airline industry officials to discuss the guidelines...

Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) must fix electrical wiring issues inside its grounded 737 MAX planes before they are cleared to fly by the FAA. What Happened In another setback for Boeing, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) concluded that the wiring layout of the 737 Max violates wiring-...

The Federal Aviation Administration's drone remote identification rulemaking was years in the making, but the agency doesn't want to give industry and drone users extra time to comment on its proposal. The FAA issued its remote ID notice of proposed rulemaking in late December and gave the public...

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday said it intends to fine integrated logistics giant UPS $120,000 for shipping a consignment of lithium batteries in an unsafe manner. The decision comes on the heels of airfreight interests stepping up pressure on governments to enforce violations...

The Federal Aviation Administration has loosened recently imposed restrictions on U.S. aircraft flying over the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman in order to allow flights into and out of certain airports in the region. The FAA's action came shortly after several U.S.-based cargo airlines requested...

For the second time in five weeks, the Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a multi-million dollar penalty against Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) for allegedly installing improperly manufactured components on the wings of some of its 737s. The latest penalty proposal, announced by FAA late Friday...

Following Tuesday night's Iranian missile attack on U.S. military assets based in Iraq, the Federal Aviation Administration banned U.S. airlines from flying in the airspace over Iran and Iraq and the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf Oman. In a statement released around 9 p.m. EST, the FAA...

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Monday, Jan. 6 that it is closely monitoring events in the Middle East "to identify potential risks to civil aviation safety." FAA's statement comes in the wake of a U.S. drone attack early Jan. 3 in Baghdad that killed Iran's top military commander,...

Wrapping up Boeing Co’s (NYSE: BA) turbulent year, the aircraft manufacturer announced the firing of CEO Dennis Muilenburg on December 23. Muilenberg’s termination was effective immediately, and Chairman David Calhoun will become the CEO in January. This is the latest headwind in Boeing...

Pemco Conversions expects to receive Federal Aviation Administration certification of its new Boeing 737-700 passenger-to-freighter conversion program in early 2020 and will begin engineering work on its next offering in the second quarter. Pemco successfully completed flight testing for its...

Shares of Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) gained more than 2% Monday morning after the airplane manufacturer announced CEO Dennis Muilenburg's immediate resignation.   Boeing CFO Greg Smith will serve as interim CEO through Jan. 13, at which point Boeing Chairman David Calhoun will...

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has no timetable for recertifying the troubled Boeing 737 MAX jetliner for flight as it carefully studies Boeing Co.'s (NYSE: BA) fixes to the plane's flight control software and new pilot training procedures, Administrator Stephen Dickson told a House...

The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) can't seem to catch a break. On Friday (Dec. 6), the Federal Aviation Administration said it intends to issue a $3.9 million fine against the aircraft manufacturer for installing substandard components on about 133 narrowbody 737 jetliners that posed a safety risk. It's...

Deutsche Lufthansa AG's disregard for conduct flights at unauthorized airports is the worst case the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has seen involving an airline operating outside its specified authority, according to an agency spokesman. Last week, the FAA announced its intent to fine...