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Musk wants retired air traffic controllers to return to their jobs amid a shortage of qualified professionals.
The FAA is testing Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service. That could raise a possible conflict of interest, experts say.
Shining a laser into an aircraft cockpit is a federal crime that could lead to up to 20 years in prison, as well as a $250,000 fine.
One of the planes was a private jet owned by Vince Neil of the band Mötley Crüe.
Meanwhile, federal investigators are working to piece together what led to the crash and recovery crews are set to pull more wreckage from the water.
Less than 10% of the nation's airport terminal towers have enough air traffic controllers to meet a set of standards set by a working group that included the FAA and the controllers' union.
Initiatives aimed at expanding the workforce existed under President Trump's first term, including a program that aimed to recruit and train qualified individuals with disabilities, including veterans, for careers in air traffic operations.
President Trump appointed Christopher Rocheleau, a 22-year FAA veteran, as acting administrator of the agency.
According to the FAA, over 75% of stowaway attempts in aircrafts from 1947 to 2020 ended in death.
The Federal Aviation Administration documented 128 stowaway cases between 1947-2020.
A Miami man is facing charges of misusing a laser device after authorities said he pointed a green laser at two passenger airplanes on Christmas night.
The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation into why several drones collided and fell from the sky during a holiday show over the weekend in downtown Orlando, Florida.
FAA data shows that lithium battery fires on U.S. flights have risen 388% since 2015, now occurring nearly twice a week.
American Airlines is no longer resuming its daily service out of Miami into Port-au-Prince's Toussaint Louverture International Airport.
CBS News Miami's Tania Francois reports the FAA is prohibiting all flights to Haiti after three jets were struck by gunfire Monday, including an American Airlines flight leaving Port-au-Prince bound for Miami International Airport that was announced Tuesday by the airline. The others were a Spirit flight from Fort Lauderdale and a JetBlue headed to JFK.
During a March flight by Chile-based Latam Airlines, the captain's seat moved forward and hit a switch that disconnected the autopilot system, and the plane rapidly dropped about 400 feet
The pilots skipped over the airport in Tampa and landed instead at Fort Lauderdale.
The engine failure blamed for stranding 20 Starlink satellites in a low, non-survivable orbit was caused by a liquid oxygen leak.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a Southwest Airlines passenger flight that plunged within several hundred feet of the ocean off Hawaii in April.
Federal officials are investigating after a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max went into a "Dutch roll" on a flight from Phoenix to Oakland.
A Southwest Airlines flight returned to Denver International Airport on Sunday after an engine cowling fell off the Boeing plane during takeoff.
"It's going to be hectic but fun. Go with the mindset that it's going to be busy and pack light," said one aviation expert.
On Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration's preliminary incident report said the small plane that landed on a Broward roadway on Monday "experienced engine issues."
The plane manufacturer's employees are being encouraged to use a FAA hotline to report any safety concerns, the agency's leader says.
On Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration's preliminary incident report said the small plane that landed on a Broward roadway on Monday "experienced engine issues."
"This idea that unless you're an axe murderer you should be able to stay, that is not consistent with our laws, and it's also not good policy," DeSantis said at an event in Bradenton.
Authorities say the four suspects had previously been deported from the U.S.
Royer Perez-Jimenez was arrested by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office in January, according to ICE.
A Fed rate pause this week has left homebuyers with multiple items to consider. Here are four to think about now.
Two former FBI agents who helped investigate President Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results sued the federal government, alleging they were wrongfully terminated.
"This idea that unless you're an axe murderer you should be able to stay, that is not consistent with our laws, and it's also not good policy," DeSantis said at an event in Bradenton.
Authorities say the four suspects had previously been deported from the U.S.
Royer Perez-Jimenez was arrested by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office in January, according to ICE.
Basketball fans can fill out their NCAA tournament predictions for a chance to win $1,000 in the CBS Miami Bracket Challenge before the full tournament begins on March 19.
Two former FBI agents who helped investigate President Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results sued the federal government, alleging they were wrongfully terminated.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Two former FBI agents who helped investigate President Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results sued the federal government, alleging they were wrongfully terminated.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced Sen. Markwayne Mullin's nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. has struck more than 7,000 targets across Iran since the war began.
Jeffrey Epstein's lawyer testified to the House Oversight Committee that he "had no knowledge whatsoever" of his client's crimes.
A group of House Democrats walked out of a closed-door briefing with Attorney General Pam Bondi on the Jeffrey Epstein probe late Wednesday, as tensions over the DOJ's handling of the Epstein case continue to simmer.
Critics of the bill argue that the attacks on the teacher unions are part of a broader education strategy that has slowly been unfolding for the past 30 years.
Nixon is in the Democratic primary against Alex Vindman, the retired lieutenant colonel who was instrumental in causing Trump's first impeachment.
In a wide-ranging CBS News Miami interview with Jim DeFede, Byron Donalds discussed his troubled past, tensions with Gov. Ron DeSantis and his political views.
For the first time, Donalds acknowledges that he didn't just possess marijuana, but that he was also dealing at the time.
The measure was pushed by the Freedom Foundation, a right-wing think tank funded by billionaires, whose intention is to eliminate public sector unions.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
The Sunshine state is on track to be the second-highest, with only nine cases behind Utah, and the numbers lagging by five days.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Law enforcement sources told CBS News that additional images were obtained from surveillance cameras installed at Guthrie's Tucson home, but they showed nothing suspicious.
The Kennedy Center's board of directors has voted to shut down operations for two years following this summer's July 4 celebrations.
The film follows CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp through their seven-year journey to document the toll of America's school shooting epidemic.
As Kumail Nanjiani took the stage to announce the winner for Best Live-Action Short at the 98th annual Academy Awards, the actor exclaimed: "And the Oscar goes to ... it's a tie."
Hollywood's biggest stars were honored at the 98th annual Academy Awards on Sunday. Here is what to know and how to watch the 2026 Oscars.