In order to perform his famous 737 stunt, Fielder had to navigate around flight-hour requirements that critics say don't improve safety but do cause a shortage of pilots.
The Department of Homeland Security unilaterally tore up a collective bargaining agreement it had signed with unionized TSA screeners in May 2024.
There's still a lot we don't know and initial speculation from the media and the president about the causes of Wednesday's disaster appear off-base.
Plus: Air traffic control failures that led to a plane crash, "why shit not working" in New York City, and more...
Plus: Tragic plane crash in D.C., immigration crackdown fallout, and more...
Federal Aviation Administration
Congestion and slowdowns in the airspace around New York City account for up to 75 percent of all airline delays, yet efforts to depoliticize its management remain stalled.
The feds charged Alex Choi with “causing the placement of explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft” after he shot fireworks out of a helicopter into an empty desert.
Staffing shortages and laughably out-of-date technology in the federal government's air traffic control system are leading to a lot more flight delays.
Critics say the NOTAM system creates safety hazards by overloading pilots with hard to read and superfluous information while failing to alert them to real hazards.
Regulators haven't kept up with the times when it comes to the changing nature of ventures into space.
Rep. Brad Sherman (D–Calif) has introduced a bill to mandate ground collision detection systems on all helicopters.
The Drone Integration and Zoning Act seeks to expand private property rights and give localities more say in airspace regulation.
FAA reauthorization bill would require airline ticket-counter and gate agents to be trained on reporting "potential human trafficking victims."
Flight-sharing helped fill seats on small, private trips and cut costs. But regulators stopped it.
Hobbyists freed from shackles of new FAA regulations.
Boom Technology wants to take you from New York to London in three hours.
While regulations hold companies back in the United States, other countries are serving as laboratories for drone innovation and research.
Is more oversight truly needed, or just more risk awareness?
Whoops! The mandatory unmanned aerial vehicle database is public and searchable.
Only about a quarter of those sold over the holidays have been documented.
Agency demands you retroactively report any device weighing more than half a pound.
A series of poor proposals from the Federal Aviation Administration threatens to ground much of the commercial drone industry before it even takes flight.
Can we start with the CIA?
Details on how it will actually work still pending.
Google, Amazon, and the University of Nevada, Reno are all involved.
FAA allows them to fly during the day, with pilot and observer always watching.
Transportation officials are at the whim of self-reported data.
The precautionary principle strikes again.
Why not instead an interplanetary Homestead Act and Mining Law?
A taxpayer-funded PSA helpfully reminds people not to be stupid.
Such as, media helicopters who might be filming police and citizen activity on the streets
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