The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has served an emergency order revoking the repair station certificate of Porterfield Propellers of Abernathy, Texas.     The company, which was authorized to test and inspect propellers, intentionally falsified records and …

Due to the grounding of  Boeing 737 Max after two fatal crashes in October, American Airlines on Sunday announced the extension of flight cancellation through April 24 along with the reduction in additional flights.   The airlines stated that it …

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $161,500 civil penalty against Redtail Air of Moab, Utah, for allegedly operating an aircraft on more than 100 flights when it was not in an airworthy condition and for …

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration proposes a $150,000 civil penalty against Pacific Coast Aviation of Brookings, Ore., for allegedly operating a jet on dozens of flights when it was not in an airworthy condition.     The …

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today cleared the Santa One sleigh for its around-the-world flight on Christmas Eve after signing off on the installation of Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) avionics in Rudolph’s nose.     “This state-of-the-art technology …

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced Earl Lawrence’s promotion to the Agency’s Executive Director for Aircraft Certification. Lawrence was previously Executive Director for the FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Office. He succeeds Dorenda Baker, …

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $474,000 civil penalty against Frontier Airlines, Inc. of Denver, Colo., for allegedly operating aircraft that lacked required medical supplies on hundreds of flights.     The FAA alleges that …

A United Airlines flight bound for Newark had to make an unscheduled stop in Denver due to a mechanical issue, officials said.   Flight 1640, a Boeing 757-200 that originated in Los Angeles, landed safely in Colorado at 11:43 a.m. Mountain …

American Airlines has confronted with another technical glitch on Sunday that compelled several flights to be halted but then the airline mentioned that no flights were cancelled as a consequence to the incident.   The main operating system of the …

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $3.3 million civil penalty against The Hinman Co. of Portage, Michigan, for conducting hundreds of commercial aircraft operations in violation of the Federal Aviation Regulations, including failing to hold …