Plus-size airline passenger demands free seats and bigger bathrooms in online petition to FAA
A plus-size airline passenger has started an online petition demanding change from airlines when it comes to passenger accommodations for people who are larger than others. In a Change.org petition titled “Demand for the FAA to Protect Plus-Sized Customers,” petition originator Jae’lynn Chaney, a content…
FAA contractor unintentionally deleted files before outage that disrupted flights
An American Airlines Airbus A319 airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, January 11, 2023 Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that a contractor unintentionally deleted files…
FAA says problem that grounded flights happened when files were unintentionally deleted
Last week’s massive flight disruption that grounded thousands of planes was caused after “contract personnel unintentionally deleted files,” the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday. On Jan. 11, the FAA halted all departures nationwide after an outage to the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system. The FAA…
Delta CEO urges Washington to increase FAA funding after ‘unacceptable’ outage
Ed Bastian, chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines Inc., during an interview in New York, US, on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. Bastian said that he sees ‘strong demand’ for flights carrying into 2023. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Delta Air Lines CEO…
The software blamed for FAA outage is three decades old and years from an upgrade, official says
The software that failed and forced the Federal Aviation Administration to ground thousands of flights on Wednesday is 30 years old and not scheduled to be updated for another six years, according to a senior government official. This system was installed in 1993 and runs…
Flight disruptions ease after FAA outage, officials to investigate
Travelers as flights are cancelled at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Air travel disruptions eased on Thursday, a day after a severe pilot safety-alert system failure sparked the delay…
Airlines work to move past delays after FAA outage blamed on corrupted file
Airlines were working to put travel chaos behind them Thursday after a computer outage forced the Federal Aviation Administration to halt all departures nationwide as it raced to resolve the issue. As of early Thursday morning, just over 440 flights in, to and out of…
Rep. Nancy Mace files bill requiring Buttigieg to fly commercial until FAA, Southwest debacles resolved
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., filed a bill Wednesday that would require Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his staff to fly commercial until a Southwest Airlines debacle and a Federal Aviation Administration computer glitch that caused thousands of flight cancelations Wednesday were fully investigated and resolved. …
FAA has operated without a Senate-confirmed director for nearly a year
Buttigieg seems to have ‘lost focus’: Elizabeth MacDonald Fox News contributor Sean Duffy and FOX Business host Elizabeth MacDonald react to the FAA’s ground stop on domestic flights as Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg delivers live remarks on his plan to ‘understand the root cause.’ The…
Problems persist at FAA despite $23+ billion budget
The Federal Aviation Administration’s large and growing budget was not enough to prevent a system failure that forced the agency to delay all domestic flight departures Wednesday morning. The total FAA budget for the current fiscal year is $23.5 billion, a figure that reflects expanding…
