Latest "Federal Aviation Administration" stories

Marine veteran recognized for decades of smooth flying

Al Depto began his career as an aircraft mechanic and was presented with the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award in June.

By Alan Olson, The Intelligencer

8 months ago

Ravi Chaudhary, a member of the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, gives a speech to members in attendance about the contributions of AAPI soldiers on May 12, 2016, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (Staff Sgt. Christopher Freeman/Army)

Biden nominates former FAA official Ravi Chaudhary as Air Force installations boss

Chaudhary, an Air Force retiree, served as a C-17 pilot before going on to work with NASA, the FAA and others.

By Rachel S. Cohen

18 months ago

The military is scrambling to understand the aviation crash risk from a new 5G sale

More than a dozen commercial aviation groups are warning that the sale of spectrum could lead to interference and even fatalities.

By Valerie Insinna and Aaron Mehta

2 years ago

FAA: Navy exercise near Florida to cause widespread GPS interference

Similar drills are slated for Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and North Carolina.

By Dylan Gresik

3 years ago

As tensions rise, could Iran mistake airliners for warplanes?

Iraqi officials said ExxonMobil Corp. began evacuating staff from Basra, and Bahrain ordered its citizens out of Iraq and Iran over "the recent escalations and threats."

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

4 years ago

Air Force will test fed’s ability to detect small aircraft over D.C.

Residents of the nation’s capital may see Air Force-piloted gyrocopters and other small aircraft flying overhead, as federal officials begin testing the government’s ability to identify and intercept unknown aircraft.

By Nicole Bauke

5 years ago