FAA /tags/faa FAA en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 28 May 2026 16:40:00 GMT Did Trump's FAA slash the staffing target for air traffic control? /business/2026-05-28/did-trumps-faa-slash-the-staffing-target-for-air-traffic-control The Federal Aviation Administration released a new air traffic controller staffing plan that showed a reduced target of 12,563 controllers, down from its previous forecast of 14,633. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association disagrees with the staffing model. Thu, 28 May 2026 16:40:00 GMT /business/2026-05-28/did-trumps-faa-slash-the-staffing-target-for-air-traffic-control Loreben Tuquero | PolitiFact FAA restricts commercial space launches during government shutdown /government-politics/2025-11-10/faa-restricts-commercial-space-launches-during-government-shutdown Starting Monday, commercial space companies can only launch between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:05:27 GMT /government-politics/2025-11-10/faa-restricts-commercial-space-launches-during-government-shutdown Brendan Byrne FAA restricts flights around Mar-a-Lago, whether Trump is in town or not /government-politics/2025-10-21/flights-restricted-mar-a-lago-trump-pbi Flights within roughly one-mile radius of Trump's Palm Beach club are now restricted via new federal rules. Flights to and from Palm Beach International airport will be affected. On the ground, neighborhoods north of the airport in West Palm Beach will likely hear the difference. Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:28:31 GMT /government-politics/2025-10-21/flights-restricted-mar-a-lago-trump-pbi Jake Shore International flights can land at airport in Haiti's southwest for the 1st time /americas/2025-03-05/haiti-flights-les-cayes Haitian officials say an airport in the country’s southwest region is ready to receive international flights for the first time. No commercial flights are able to land at Haiti's main airport in Port-au-Prince because of persistent gang violence. Wed, 05 Mar 2025 20:42:36 GMT /americas/2025-03-05/haiti-flights-les-cayes Danica Coto| Associated Press FAA contractors deleted files — and inadvertently grounded thousands of flights /national/2023-01-19/faa-contractors-deleted-files-and-inadvertently-grounded-thousands-of-flights The agency's preliminary review determined it was unintentional as the contractors worked "to correct synchronization" between databases. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 13:00:00 GMT /national/2023-01-19/faa-contractors-deleted-files-and-inadvertently-grounded-thousands-of-flights Nicole Hernandez, Ayana Archie Here's the latest on the NOTAM outage that caused flight delays and cancellations /travel/2023-01-12/heres-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." Thu, 12 Jan 2023 11:30:00 GMT /travel/2023-01-12/heres-the-latest-on-the-notam-outage-that-caused-flight-delays-and-cancellations Jaclyn Diaz, David Schaper A damaged file may have caused the outage in an FAA system, leading to travel chaos /national/2023-01-11/a-damaged-file-may-have-caused-the-outage-in-an-faa-system-leading-to-travel-chaos Departures across the U.S. were halted for two hours Wednesday morning after the agency's system for alerting pilots and airports of real-time hazards went dark, frustrating thousands of travelers. Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:30:00 GMT /national/2023-01-11/a-damaged-file-may-have-caused-the-outage-in-an-faa-system-leading-to-travel-chaos Emily Olson, Rachel Treisman, Jaclyn Diaz 1 airline made a bid to reduce flight hours required for new pilots. FAA rejects it /travel/2022-09-21/1-airline-made-a-bid-to-reduce-flight-hours-required-for-new-pilots-faa-rejects-it Regulations require 1,500 hours of flight time for pilot certification. Regional airline Republic Airways wanted graduates of its flight school to be eligible in half that time. The FAA said no. Wed, 21 Sep 2022 17:30:00 GMT /travel/2022-09-21/1-airline-made-a-bid-to-reduce-flight-hours-required-for-new-pilots-faa-rejects-it David Schaper FAA offers fix for snarled Florida air travel this summer /local-news/2022-05-05/faa-offers-fix-for-snarled-florida-air-travel-this-summer Federal officials are promising to add air traffic controllers and take other steps to improve the flow of planes in Florida, which airlines say has become a weak link in the national airspace. Thu, 05 May 2022 15:09:10 GMT /local-news/2022-05-05/faa-offers-fix-for-snarled-florida-air-travel-this-summer The Associated Press Fines For Disruptive Plane Passengers, Often Over Masks, Have Reached $1 Million /news/2021-08-19/fines-for-disruptive-plane-passengers-often-over-masks-have-reached-1-million Nearly 4,000 incidents of disruptive behavior have been logged on planes this year, according to the FAA. Thu, 19 Aug 2021 21:29:22 GMT /news/2021-08-19/fines-for-disruptive-plane-passengers-often-over-masks-have-reached-1-million Sharon Pruitt-Young