Tag: air safety
FAA Selects Peraton to Overhaul U.S. Air Traffic Control
Following decades of complaints over airport congestion, technology failures and flight delays, a private contractor will overhaul U.S. ATC.
Travel Officials Address Passage of Govt. Funding Bill
As the shutdown ends, travel officials have a few words for those responsible.
Will the End of the Shutdown Save Thanksgiving?
With the end of the shutdown in sight, how will a controller shortage and already-cancelled flights impact holiday travel?
FAA Reducing Air Traffic by 10% During Shutdown
Thousands of flights nationwide are about to be impacted as the FAA is set to cut U.S. air traffic by 10% due to the shutdown's impact on safety.
Dreamliner Aborts Flight Following ‘Technical Issue’
A Britsh Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner from London to India turned around mid-air Sunday after suffering "flap failure."
[Update] Air India Crash: Theory About Cause; 265+ Confirmed Dead
An Air India flight carrying 242 people crashed shortly after takeoff from India's city of Ahmedabad.
Is It Safe to Fly Yet?
We have about a 1/4300 chance of getting COVID-19 on a full two-hour flight—that is, about 1 in 4,300 passengers will pick up the virus, on average. The odds of getting the virus are about half that, 1/7,700, if airlines leave the middle seat empty.
