Federal Aviation Administration http://www.npr.org Federal Aviation Administration en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:49:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Federal Aviation Administration http://www.npr.org Boeing 787 Returns To The Skies With A Fix For Battery Issue Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, the passenger jet that was grounded around the world after flaws in its battery compartment were found to pose a fire risk, is back in the skies. Airlines in Japan and Ethiopia reported no problems after sending the 787 into the sky this weekend. Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:49:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/04/28/179641870/boeing-787-returns-to-the-skies-with-a-fix-for-battery-issue?ft=1&f=128882475 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/04/28/179641870/boeing-787-returns-to-the-skies-with-a-fix-for-battery-issue?ft=1&f=128882475 Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, the passenger jet that was grounded around the world after flaws in its battery compartment were found to pose a fire risk, is back in the skies. Airlines in Japan and Ethiopia reported no problems after sending the 787 into the sky this weekend.

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]]> Budget Cuts Delay Flights But Not Fingerpointing Blame shifting was in high gear Tuesday on Capitol Hill and at the White House as the first air traffic delays tied to the furloughs of Federal Aviation Administration controllers began to get attention. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:28:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/04/23/178665871/plenty-of-finger-pointing-as-budget-cuts-delay-first-flights?ft=1&f=128882475 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/04/23/178665871/plenty-of-finger-pointing-as-budget-cuts-delay-first-flights?ft=1&f=128882475 Blame shifting was in high gear Tuesday on Capitol Hill and at the White House as the first air traffic delays tied to the furloughs of Federal Aviation Administration controllers began to get attention.

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]]> FAA Will Delay Closure Of 149 Air Traffic Control Towers Until June The Obama administration said it needed to cut funding for the towers — mostly in small communities — because of $637 million in budget cuts mandated by law. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:56:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/04/05/176356392/faa-will-delay-closure-of-149-air-traffic-control-towers-until-june?ft=1&f=128882475 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/04/05/176356392/faa-will-delay-closure-of-149-air-traffic-control-towers-until-june?ft=1&f=128882475 The Obama administration said it needed to cut funding for the towers — mostly in small communities — because of $637 million in budget cuts mandated by law.

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]]> FAA Announces Tower Closures Coming In April The FAA has trimmed the number of towers it plans to close as it shrinks its budget in response to sequestration. Officials spared 40 airport towers it had previously planned to shutter. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:16:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/22/175066576/faa-announces-tower-closures-coming-in-april?ft=1&f=128882475 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/22/175066576/faa-announces-tower-closures-coming-in-april?ft=1&f=128882475 The FAA has trimmed the number of towers it plans to close as it shrinks its budget in response to sequestration. Officials spared 40 airport towers it had previously planned to shutter.

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]]> Could The New Air Traffic Control System Be Hacked? The Federal Aviation Administration expects the skies to be even safer when it introduces a new air traffic control system upgrade at the end of the decade. But some researchers figured out how to create fake airplane signals, basically spoofing the new system. The FAA says it could quickly spot such "ghost planes." Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:22:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2012/08/16/158758161/could-the-new-air-traffic-control-system-be-hacked?ft=1&f=128882475 http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2012/08/16/158758161/could-the-new-air-traffic-control-system-be-hacked?ft=1&f=128882475 The Federal Aviation Administration expects the skies to be even safer when it introduces a new air traffic control system upgrade at the end of the decade. But some researchers figured out how to create fake airplane signals, basically spoofing the new system. The FAA says it could quickly spot such "ghost planes."

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]]> FAA Issues New Rules Aimed At Keeping Tired Pilots Out Of Cockpits Among the changes: Pilots must have more time off and "a 10-hour minimum rest period" prior to going on duty. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:05:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/12/21/144069812/faa-issues-new-rules-aimed-at-keeping-tired-pilots-out-of-cockpits?ft=1&f=128882475 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/12/21/144069812/faa-issues-new-rules-aimed-at-keeping-tired-pilots-out-of-cockpits?ft=1&f=128882475 Among the changes: Pilots must have more time off and "a 10-hour minimum rest period" prior to going on duty.

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]]> FAA Administrator Charged With DWI Jerome "Randy" Babbitt was charged Saturday night in Fairfax, Va. He's been placed on leave, according to Washington-area media reports. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:20:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/12/05/143147773/faa-administrator-charged-with-dwi?ft=1&f=128882475 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/12/05/143147773/faa-administrator-charged-with-dwi?ft=1&f=128882475 Jerome "Randy" Babbitt was charged Saturday night in Fairfax, Va. He's been placed on leave, according to Washington-area media reports.

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]]> FAA Suspends Airport Construction Projects Nationwide The failure of the Senate and House to agree on a bill re-authorizing the FAA to collect certain taxes has meant an end to construction of infrastructure at airports across the country. Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:05:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/07/25/138688902/faa-suspends-airport-construction-projects-nationwide?ft=1&f=128882475 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/07/25/138688902/faa-suspends-airport-construction-projects-nationwide?ft=1&f=128882475 The failure of the Senate and House to agree on a bill re-authorizing the FAA to collect certain taxes has meant an end to construction of infrastructure at airports across the country.

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]]> FAA's Chief Of Air Traffic Control Has Resigned Hank Krakowski's decision follows a string of incidents involving controllers who were asleep on the job as planes came in for late-night landings at major airports. Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/04/14/135406138/faas-chief-of-air-traffic-control-has-resigned?ft=1&f=128882475 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/04/14/135406138/faas-chief-of-air-traffic-control-has-resigned?ft=1&f=128882475 Hank Krakowski's decision follows a string of incidents involving controllers who were asleep on the job as planes came in for late-night landings at major airports.

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]]> FAA Downgrades Mexican Aviation System FAA downgraded Mexico's aviation system because of deficiencies with that nation's air regulators. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:14:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/07/30/128882102/faa-downgrades-mexican-aviation?ft=1&f=128882475 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/07/30/128882102/faa-downgrades-mexican-aviation?ft=1&f=128882475 FAA downgraded Mexico's aviation system because of deficiencies with that nation's air regulators.

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