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Jan 19 2024
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FAA investigating Boeing engine failure that led to landing in Miami
FILE – Travelers walk through Miami International Airport ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) (NewsNation) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a cargo plane had to make an emergency landing at Miami International Airport Thursday night shortly after takeoff. A Boeing 747 was on its way to Luis Muñoz Marin
NewsNationJan 17 2024
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FAA expands Boeing investigation, now including Spirit AeroSystems
Last Friday, the FAA announced requirements for a rigorous inspection and maintenance process as a new and necessary step before the FAA contemplates any further steps in the process to return the planes to service. The first 40 inspections in that process are now complete, and the FAA will be reviewing data from them. All MAX 9 aircraft with door plugs, one of which suffered that in-flight
KAKEJan 16 2024
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FAA Looks to Hire More People With Severe Psychiatric Disabilities
The Federal Aviation Administration is attempting to hire people with “severe intellectual” disabilities, psychiatric problems and other conditions under a “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” initiative.
“Targeted disabilities are those disabilities that the Federal government, as a matter of policy, has identified for special emphasis in recruitment and hiring,” the FAA’s website reads
HotAirJan 16 2024
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FAA investigating minor collision of two planes at Chicago airport
The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into a collision at Chicago O’Hare International Airport over the weekend. The collision took place Sunday evening when an All Nippon Airways plane, a Boeing 777, was on the ground preparing for takeoff when its left wing struck the stabilizer of a Delta Air Lines plane, a Boeing 717. The collision occurred in an area not under air traffic control
Washington ExaminerJan 15 2024
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FAA Wants to Stock Up on Employees with Severe Intellectual Problems
With airplanes having blowouts midflight, it’s probably not a great idea to hire people who are severely mentally disabled. You’d think this would be a no-brainer decision. You’d be mistaken: the Federal Aviation Administration is taking diversity to extreme lengths with this move. It could put people’s lives at risk. You have to read it to believe it (via Fox News) [emphasis mine]: The
TownhallFeb 25 2024
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Single-engine plane crash in Jackson, Ohio kills 3; FAA, NTSB investigating
JACKSON, Ohio — A small plane crash near an airport in southern Ohio has claimed the lives of three people, authorities said. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said a preliminary investigation indicates that a Piper PA 32 Cherokee Six crashed into a field about a quarter-mile north of the James A. Rhodes Airport in Jackson County shortly after 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Daniel T. Baker, 44, of Jackson;
Akron Beacon JournalFeb 12 2024
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FAA awards $10 million dollars for Hector International Airport Expansion Project
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Senator John Hoeven announced today, February 12th, a $10 million dollar Federal Aviation (FAA) award for the Hector International Airport Terminal Expansion Project. As a member of the Senate Transportation Appropriations Committee, Hoeven worked to secure the award and continues his efforts to fulfill the federal cost share of more than $80 million for the
Valley News LiveJan 06 2024
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FAA Grounds 171 Boeing 737 Max 9s Worldwide
Federal officials on Saturday ordered the immediate grounding of Boeing 737-9 Max jetliners after an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout that left a gaping hole in the side of the fuselage. The required inspections will take around four to eight hours per aircraft and will affect about 171 airplanes worldwide. An Alaska Airlines jetliner blew out a window and a portion of its fuselage
Newsmax (News)Feb 02 2024
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3 dead after plane crashes in Clearwater mobile home park, FAA says
CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — The Federal Aviation Administration said three people died after a plane crashed into a Clearwater mobile home park. An FAA report said the pilot and two people on the ground were killed in the crash. Officials said they are still investigating the cause of the crash. Clearwater Fire Chief Scott Ehlers said a small plane crashed in the Bayside Waters mobile home park
WFLAJan 15 2024
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FAA diversity program looking to hire those with 'severe intellectual' or 'psychiatric' disabilities
The Federal Aviation Administration employs a "critical" diversity hiring program that includes a search to hire those who are described as having "severe" disabilities, including psychiatric, intellectual, and more. "Because diversity is so critical, FAA actively supports and engages in a variety of associations, programs, coalitions and initiatives to support and accommodate employees from
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