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In "The Case of the Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat," a federal appeals court has ordered the Federal Aviation Administration to review smaller seat sizes on U.S. flights. The Flyers Rights passenger advocacy group had asked the FAA to regulate seat size and distance between rows of seats in 2015, a request that aviation authorities refused to address because the concerns "related to passenger health and comfortdid not raise an immediate safety or security concern."
WASHINGTON, July 28, 2017 : The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in a unanimous decision has granted airline passengers a rare victory, ruling that the Federal Aviation Administration had shown no reasonable basis for denying a 2015 petition by the passenger organization FlyersRights.org to institute rulemaking over ever-shrinking seat sizes. The Court rebuked the FAA for improperly relying on studies that were irrelevant, outdated or not in the record to conclude that seat size did not affect safety.
An appeals court panel says federal officials should reconsider whether to regulate the size of airline seats in the name of safety. On Friday, a three-judge panel for the federal appeals court in Washington found fault with the word the Federal Aviation Administration did before the agency rejected setting new regulations on seat size.
In this photo provided by ToniAnne Campasano Alvino, people at Gilbo Beach, N.Y., on Long Island watch the action after on the water after a Robinson R 44 helicopter made an emergency ocean landing Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Shane McMahon, the son of World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Vince McMahon, was a passenger on the aircraft, and neither he, nor the pilot were hurt.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating after an engine of an airplane caught fire after landing at Denver International Airport. A preliminary report to the Federal Aviation Administration indicates SkyWest Airlines, which operated the United Express airplane, reported a tire fire spread to the engine Sunday after the plane landed.
The regional airline didn't have enough pilots to fly its contracted routes for American Airlines Group Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc. or United Airlines Inc., putting it at odds with the carriers and reducing the revenue it earned from those contracts.
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Drones are no longer aviation's next big thing. They are a big thing right now, as evidenced by the drones of all shapes and sizes showcased at the Paris Air Show.
Jovita Carranza's daughter ... . Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, right, shakes hands with Jovita Carranza, the 44th Treasurer of the U.S., left, after administering the oath of office to her, Monday, June 19, 2017, at the Treasury Department in Washington... .
The Federal Aviation Administration is conducting an analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act to determine the environmental effects of a westerly heading for turboprop aircraft departing from Runway 34 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport . The heading would only be used when the airport is landing and departing to the north .
Repairing the nation's crumbling roads and bridges was supposed to be an area ripe for bipartisan compromise between congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump. Instead, Democrats are panning Trump's proposed $1 trillion overhaul, the White House is signaling plans to go it alone, and even Republicans are balking at some aspects of the emerging plan.
President Donald Trump pauses Monday as the audience stands and applauds as he speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington to announce plans to privatize the nation's air traffic control system. Dismissing the current system as an anachronism, Trump said the air traffic control operations needed to be separated from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Authorities say an American Airlines plane veered off of a runway at the San Antonio airport during takeoff and is stuck in the mud. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford says American Airlines Flight 2214 veered off the edge of the runway at San Antonio International Airport Saturday morning shortly after beginning its takeoff roll.
A plane headed to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport from San Antonio International Airport has veered off the runway, according to NBC-DFW. The station is reporting that an American Airlines flight veered off the edge of a runway at 9:45 a.m. according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
PULSE ANNOUNCE AG OUTLOOK FORUM May 22, 2017 Source: joint organization news release The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City and Agri-Pulse Communications announce plans to present an Ag Outlook Forum on September 28th in Kansas City. This year has already proven to be very challenging for farmers, agribusiness and rural America.
A federal appeals court on Friday struck down a federal rule that required owners of recreational drones and other model aircraft to register the devices with the Federal Aviation Administration.
A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter lands onto the deck of the USS Ronald Reagan during a joint naval drill between South Korea and the U.S. in the West Sea, South Korea, Oct. 28, 2015. Canada suggested on Thursday it could scrap plans to buy Boeing fighter jets if the United States backed Boeing's claims that Canadian plane maker Bombardier dumped jetliners in the U.S. market.
Drones are buzzing around the sky delivering products to customers, snapping videos and photos and conducting search and rescue missions, making it necessary for all of these high-flying machines to be regulated with their own air traffic system set to launch by 2025. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been working with the Federal Aviation Administration and corporations to research requirements necessary for a drone traffic management system, and whatever they learn will be tested this summer, according to the Los Angeles Times .
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is threatening congressional action after a string of disturbing incidents involving airlines and their passengers made national news.
TransDigm said Tuesday that it earned $3.02 a share in the first quarter compared to $2.86 a share a year ago. The earnings were exactly what a poll of analysts had expected the company to earn, but its revenues came in under expectations at $873.2 million versus an $891.8 million estimate.