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US news
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks agoFAA tightens safety rules for helicopters and planes around major airports
The FAA suspended visual separation procedures between helicopters and planes in congested airspace around major airports, requiring radar-based separation instead following a deadly collision and recent close calls.
East Bay (California)
fromsfist.com
2 weeks agoSFO, Oakland on FAA's 'Hot Spot' List of Airports Most at Risk of Runway Close Calls
Nine Bay Area airports, including SFO and Oakland, are on the FAA's hot spot list for ground collision and near-miss risks due to confusing layouts and busy runway crossings.
Travel
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks agoTips to catch your flight as TSA lines stretched hours at some US airports
Mass TSA callouts at select US airports during a government shutdown have created three-hour security delays, with more disruptions likely as agents miss paychecks during peak spring break travel.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month agoUnited Airlines flight returns to LAX after engine fire reports force emergency landing
A United Airlines Boeing 787-9 with 256 passengers and 12 crew members made an emergency landing at LAX after an engine fire was reported shortly after takeoff, with all occupants evacuated safely and no injuries.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month agoLAPD helicopters barred from flying around LAX airspace 'until further notice'
Air units will be restricted from responding to requests for service in the affected areas, effective immediately and until further notice. The Federal Aviation Administration had imposed restrictions on Air Support operations and all general aviation in neighborhoods in Los Angeles International Airport airspace covering three entire police divisions - Newton, 77th Street, Southeast, historically among the city's busiest - and a portion of a fourth, Pacific.
Los Angeles
fromTravel + Leisure
1 month agoThese Are the U.S. Airports With the Most (and Least) Flight Disruptions in 2025
According to AirHelp, roughly 248 million U.S. passengers experienced flight disruptions in 2025, with an estimated 21 million potentially eligible for up to $650 in compensation. The company's 2025 Disruption Report ranks U.S. airports serving more than 10 million passengers by the highest and lowest rates of disruption, and identifies the months and days when delays were most (and least) likely to occur.
Travel
fromTruthout
2 months agoHow Elon Musk's SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk
When SpaceX CEO Elon Musk chose a remote Texas outpost on the Gulf Coast to develop his company's ambitious Starship, he put the 400-foot rocket on a collision course with the commercial airline industry. Each time SpaceX did a test run of Starship and its booster, dubbed Super Heavy, the megarocket's flight path would take it soaring over busy Caribbean airspace before it reached the relative safety of the open Atlantic Ocean. The company planned as many as five such launches a year as it perfected the craft, a version of which is supposed to one day land on the moon.
Science
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month agoWhy some fear Burbank airport is an accident waiting to happen. 'Everybody has had concerns'
The airspace over Los Angeles is among the most congested in the world, but the Hollywood Burbank Airport is uniquely situated, creating extremely tight parameters around the midsize airport.
Los Angeles
fromSFGATE
2 months agoMore major Calif. airports to get TSA upgrade already at SFO
The Transportation Security Administration is expanding another program to keep the agency's promise of TSA PreCheck airport security lines that are 10 minutes or less. But some California airports didn't make the cut. The agency plans to expand its Touchless ID program by this spring, allowing travelers to keep their boarding passes and Real IDs in their bags. Instead, the officer will direct the traveler to take a photo and, using biometric data, waive them through.
Travel
US news
fromFortune
1 month agoAfter United flights roll off tarmac, lose tires, audit finds FAA isn't staffed enough to do regular inspections | Fortune
FAA oversight of United maintenance is weakened by insufficient staffing, high turnover, misuse of virtual inspections, and limited access to United safety data.
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