FAA continues cover-up crackdown
The Federal Aviation Administration announced yesterday that the top-two managers of an air traffic control facility in Dallas-Fort Worth had been removed from their jobs.
Transportation secretary speaks
Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said late last week that federal regulators and American Airlines must explain why so many travelers had their flights canceled last week during safety inspections.
Airline execs, regulators entangled
The cozy world of the airline industry and its regulators is coming under increasing scrutiny.
Pilots claim flights don’t have enough fuel
Airline cost-cutting on fuel supplies could be creating a safety risk, some pilots claim.
FAA orders more inspections
Federal regulators ordered inspections for hundreds of Boeing jetliners, though none of the problems were deemed safety hazards.
New NYC airspace chief named
The Federal Aviation Administration named Marie Kennington-Gardiner as director of the FAA’s New York Integration Office — a new position created to eliminate the chronic delays at the area’s three major airports.
FAA official moved over Southwest flap
Thomas Stuckey, criticized last week for the Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight of Southwest Airlines, has been reassigned.
Southwest tried to hide problems
Two Federal Aviation Administration inspectors told CNN that Southwest Airlines tried to hide problems with its maintenance program and pressured the FAA to block an inspector who noticed the problems.
Older 737s to undergo FAA inspections
Hundreds of older Boeing 737 jetliners will undergo inspections after numerous reports of fuel leaks caused by an potentially faulty bolt.
Southwest repairs 4 planes
Four down, 39 ready to go? Southwest Airlines said it was repairing cracks on four of the planes it had grounded earlier this week. The planes are expected to be ready to fly again this weekend.