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Dreamliner Nightmare: Will Fliers Ever Feel Safe?
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered all U.S. Dreamliners to cease flying until the battery fire risk is investigated. Following a nightmarish few weeks for the long-awaited Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the FAA has ordered that all 787 fleets be grounded as a precaution after an …
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Sleepy Air-Traffic Controllers Spark FAA Changes
The Federal Aviation Association will add air traffic controllers to 27 towers after another air-traffic controller fell asleep on the job. This time it was at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport in Nevada. After several attempts to contact the air-traffic controller, the pilot of an air …
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Southwest Airlines Repairs Cracked Planes
Photo: News photographers huddle around the damaged piece of the Southwest Airlines flight 812 at NTSB headquarters in Washington (Reuters) Four Southwest planes, repaired for cracks, will likely return to service by Saturday. Airline officials say the 5th plane with cracks in the skin will …









