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• Gov't watchdog urges stronger air safety oversight

  -- The Federal Aviation Administration has repeatedly dragged its feet in responding to whistleblower complaints about safety problems and stronger oversight of air safety is needed, a government watchdog said Tuesday.Special Counsel Carolyn Lerner, whose   Read more »

• FAA: 2 planes collide at JFK; no one hurt

  between two planes on the tarmac at Kennedy Airport that did minor damage to both aircraft is under investigation, the Federal Aviation Administration said Saturday.A Delta Air Lines flight to Istanbul was two hours late Friday after the original aircraft   Read more »

• Planes hit each other on ground at JFK

  clipped the tail of another Delta plane Friday night at Kennedy Airport in Queens, but no injuries were reported, the Federal Aviation Administration said.A 767 aircraft was pushing back from its gate at Terminal 4 when its wingtip hit the tail section of   Read more »

• Ala. police dept. has 2 UAVs, but they aren't used

  two weeks ago the department has had the unmanned aerial vehicles since 2010.The revelation came to light after the Federal Aviation Administration released a list of agencies certified to fly drones and unmanned aerial vehicles. The Gadsden Police Department   Read more »

• Bird strikes on the rise at area airports

  of US Airways Flight 1549 in 2009, collisions have climbed nearly 40 percent at Kennedy Airport , according to the Federal Aviation Administration 's Wildlife Strike Database.Strikes have increased more than 32 percent at LaGuardia Airport and 16 percent at   Read more »

Around the web

• ICON Aircraft Demonstrates its Safety Achievement

  completed spin-resistance testing of its A5 amphibious Light Sport Aircraft to the standard specified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Part 23 certified aircraft. It says this historic achievement will make the A5 the first conventional production 5/30/12 from Raman Media Network Read more »

• FAA promises cheaper tickets, fewer delays with new air traffic system

  tickets, fewer delays, more safety - all are promises made by the Federal Aviation Administration about the new way it plans to handle air traffic. KING 5's Glenn Farley reports on what the system could do and how fast it's coming. We welcome your comments 5/30/12 from King 5 Read more »

• Spaceport America Congratulates Virgin Galactic on Another Major Milestone

  NM)--Spaceport America congratulates Virgin Galactic on their receipt today of an experimental launch permit from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for powered flight of the SpaceShipTwo spacecraft. Christine Anderson, Executive Director of the New 5/30/12 from Space Ref Read more »

• Cargo flight clips passenger plane at O'Hare

  of an American Eagle plane, right, Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Tony Molinaro says Boeing 747 cargo plane, scheduled to depart for Anchrage, Alaska, clipped the rudder 5/30/12 from Washington Examiner  Read more »

• Top MRO Provider AAR Recognized with FAA Diamond Awards

  DALE, Illinois, May 24, 2012 — AAR (NYSE: AIR) announced that it has earned the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Diamond Certificate of Excellence at eight FAA-certified repair station locations. The Diamond Certificate is the highest honor in the 5/30/12 from AirportBusiness.com Read more »