Career tech isn’t just for other people’s kids

Thomas Maharis, 19, started at $25 an hour repairing airline cabins for Delta and could earn $35 an hour in a few years. Photo: Leslie Josephs/CNBC After graduating from Aviation High School in Queens, Thomas Maharis was hired as a $25-an-hour aircraft technician at nearby JFK Airport, reports Leslie Josephs at CNBC.

New Air Traffic Control Tower Dedicated In Sarasota, Florida

The FAA, Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority , and Florida Department of Transportation have dedicated the new Air Traffic Control Tower at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport . The 128 foot-tall tower is a significant investment in the nation's airport infrastructure and enhances air traffic controllers' ability to provide the safest, most efficient service to flights at the busy Florida airport, the FAA said in a news release.

Goulian Leads Red Bull Series

As soon as Hurricane Irma had moved inland north of Florida, there was a lot of traffic heading east back into the Florida panhandle from... Writing about landings gone bad is a perennial favorite of aviation columnists. And guess what? There's an unending supply of raw... Even if no one died, mistakes of the past cling to the consciousness like a bad odor.

5 killed after plane nosedived into California parking lot

This photo provided by Eddie Ponsdomenech shows a twin-engine aircraft crashed near the South Coast Plaza shopping center in Santa Ana, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Salac says the twin-engine Cessna 414 declared an emergency before crashing about a mile from Orange County's John Wayne Airport.

Airplane seat squeeze sparks safety debate

Frustration over the shrinking size of airplane seats has sparked debate over whether it's a safety threat when passengers need to evacuate a plane. After years of airlines squeezing more people onto planes with less legroom and narrower seats, some are concerned that during an emergency evacuation, passengers may have trouble getting out of their seats and making their way to the aisle in time.

The Latest: Pilot’s emergency call didn’t specify problem

Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arl... An investigator says the pilot declared an emergency but didn't state the nature of his problem before a Cessna nosedived into a Southern California parking lot, killing all five people on board. The National Transportation Safety Board's Albert Nixon said he didn't know Monday how much time elapsed between the distress call and the crash.

Plane crashes in store lot; 5 people die

Authorities said five people on board a small plane were killed but that nobody on the ground was hurt when the twin-engine Cessna 414 crashed in a Southern California parking lot. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Arlene Salac said the pilot of the plane declared an emergency Sunday before crashing about a mile from Orange County's John Wayne Airport.

Latest: 5 killed in plane crash in California parking lot

Authorities say five people on board a small plane were killed but nobody on the ground was hurt when the Cessna crashed in a Southern California parking lot. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Salac says the twin-engine plane declared an emergency Sunday before crashing about a mile from Orange County's John Wayne Airport.

Five passenger aboard twin-engine plane killed in crash

Photos from the scene show the plane upright but on its belly outside the South Coast Plaza shopping center in Santa Ana All five passengers aboard a small plane were killed on Sunday when the aircraft crashed in a Southern California mall parking lot, according to local authorities. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Salac says the twin-engine Cessna 414 declared an emergency before crashing about a mile from Orange County's John Wayne Airport.

Three Bay Area Airports To Share $10.1M In FAA Grant Money

Three airports in the San Francisco Bay Area will share $10.1 million in grant money from the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Improvement Program, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced Thursday. Oakland International Airport will receive $4.35 million to install airfield guidance signs and make taxiway, apron and service road repairs.

Pilots protest proposed study of cutting co-pilots on cargo planes

Unions representing nearly 50 commercial airlines are protesting federal legislation to study the idea of putting cargo planes in the hands of only one pilot with the help of remote-control pilots on the ground. The dispute includes a mystery: Officials of pilots unions don't know who put the language in the Federal Aviation Administration funding bill to study the idea of one pilot per cargo plane, or for what reason.