Federal Aviation Administration
Feds Investigating After JetBlue Pilot Allegedly Injured By Laser Beam Over L.I.
“We just got lasered, two green flashes into the cockpit,” the pilot can be heard telling air traffic control in audio posted on LiveATC.net. “It caught the first officer’s eye.”
Exclusive: CBS 2′s Explosive Report On JFK Baggage Thefts Leads To Demands On FAA
The baggage scandal has prompted calls for the Federal Aviation Administration to put undercover agents and cameras in the bellies of airplanes and enhance background checks on potential employees.
Long Island Residents Say Noise From JFK Overnight Arrivals Bordering On Unbearable
The Port Authority said air traffic controllers used Runway 22L for 800 more overnight landings between September and December of last year than in the same period in 2010.
Some Nassau County Residents Complain Skies Are Louder Than Ever
The FAA announced new flights plans for 200 planes a day last fall but insisted the aircraft would fly at 10,000 feet — too high to be heard.
FAA Grants Waiver Allowing Boeing 747-8 At Newark Airport
The biggest airliner Boeing has ever built could soon be coming to Newark Liberty International Airport.
New Flight Patterns Sending More Commercial Jets Over Nassau County
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday it is now rerouting 200 planes a day. Instead of flying south to go west, these jets will now fly north — over Long Island’s “Gold Coast” — and residents are crying foul.
CBS 2 Investigation: Taking Flight Without Life Rafts
It’s a policy that goes back decades. Most people don’t know about it. But now a local hero familiar to everyone in New York is pushing for Congress to require life rafts on all flights.
Bird Problem Fears Grow Over Proposed Garbage Station Near LaGuardia Runway
It’s being viewed by many as a bird-brained idea from city and federal officials, putting a garbage transfer station right in the flight path of planes flying to and from LaGuardia Airport.
Debt Ceiling Showdown Holds Up Project At LaGuardia Airport
Nearly 4,000 Federal Aviation Administration employees and tens of thousands of construction workers have been off the job since July 22, when Congress let an extension of the FAA budget expire.
Mayor Bloomberg Among Those Frustrated By Debt Ceiling Stalemate
The standoff on Capitol Hill over deficit reduction and raising the debt ceiling shows no signs of breaking.
1 Injured When Small Plane Crashes In West Milford
Federal aviation officials say one person was injured when a small plane crashed Saturday afternoon while trying to land at a northern New Jersey airport.
2 Dead After Small Plane Crashes In Hudson Valley
Dutchess County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jonathan Hughes said the plane went down at around noon Tuesday in a field just south of the county airport.
Near Miss Between 2 Jets At JFK; Frantic Controllers Caught On Tape
A Lufthansa Airbus A-340 was reportedly speeding toward takeoff Monday when an Egyptair Boeing 777 made a wrong turn into its path.
4 Dead After Small Plane Crash In Westchester County
At least three people are dead after a small plane crashed in Armonk near Westchester County Airport.
Newark Airport Flights Interrupted By Faulty Fire Alarm In Control Tower
Departures were held for about 20 minutes until the fire alarm sensor was replaced and operations resumed.
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