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The NTSB on Thursday released its final report on a midair door plug blowout on an Alaska flight last year and assigned ultimate responsibility to Boeing.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has completed the activation of a new fiber optic communications network supporting air traffic control in Newark.

Bryan Bedford, President Donald Trump’s choice to head the FAA, has retired as CEO of Republic Airways, the airline he has said led since 1999.

An FAA-commissioned study meant to determine the effect of passenger body size, seat size, and seat pitch on cabin evacuation times had design flaws.

The FAA stated the manual’s incorrect values “could lead to multiple engine surges in a critical flight phase and result in loss of control of the airplane.”

The Chinese government is reportedly withholding information about a deadly 2022 airplane crash on national security grounds.

Authorities in India and Japan have ordered inspections of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner following a crash in Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday that killed over 260 people.

A lawyer representing a Boeing whistleblower is calling on the FAA to release a report on the 787 prompted by concerns her client raised in January 2024.

The Senate Commerce Committee held its hearing for Bedford on Wednesday, where he was pressed on whether legislators should raise the retirement age.

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration was previously investigated by the agency regarding his 2010 appearance on the CBS program “Undercover Boss.”