FAA To Require Drone Registration, Says Operators Are "Aviators"
Owners of many small drones and model airplanes will have to register them with the government.
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Owners of many small drones and model airplanes will have to register them with the government.
The pilot was not injured.
Federal safety officials are looking into a flight that American Airlines operated to Hawaii using a plane that lacked all the emergency equipment required for long over-water trips.
An inspector discovered Southwest improperly recorded a temporary repair to the aluminum skin of a plane's rear cargo door as a permanent repair.
A North Texas husband and wife were on-board a plane bound for Fort Worth Spinks Airport when it crashed in Oklahoma Sunday afternoon.
Loved ones are remembering two men killed in a plane crash in Hunt County. The single-engine Piper PA-24 crashed shortly after takeoff from a private airstrip near Quinlan.
The planes hit while one was departing from a loading gate at Bob Hope Airport on Saturday. Passengers on both planes were moved back into the terminal after the incident.
A South Texas university's drone research has been expanded to include air traffic, border oversight and fire prevention.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a warning for Dallas pranksters: Think before you point. Authorities are investigating laser pointers that hit two planes about 12 miles south of Dallas Love Field.
The Obama administration is on the verge of proposing long-awaited rules for commercial drone operations in U.S. skies, but key decisions on how much access to grant drones are likely to come from Congress.
A Dallas-bound American Airlines flight that departed from San Francisco turned around and made an emergency landing Monday, after some of the cabin's wall panels cracked loose.
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is facing a $12 million civil fine for failing to comply in three separate cases with safety regulations related to repairs on Boeing 737 jetliners.
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday questioned whether President Barack Obama used a federal agency to impose an economic boycott on Israel after the Federal Aviation Administration banned U.S. airline flights to Tel Aviv.
The Federal Aviation Administration says it will continue its ban on U.S. airline flights to Tel Aviv while assessing the danger of rocket attacks.
The Federal Aviation Administration is telling U.S. airlines they are prohibited from flying to the Tel Aviv airport in Israel after a Hamas rocket exploded nearby.
A Texas-based group involved in searches for missing persons around the nation said it will resume using drones in its work after a federal appeals court ruled on Friday that a warning the group received to stop using them didn't have any legal consequences.
A Texas-based group involved in searches for missing persons around the nation has filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to set aside an order prohibiting the nonprofit organization from employing drones in its work.
It's a mystery still baffling investigators nine days later: Where is Malaysia Air flight 370? Authorities are now focusing on the pilot and co-pilot. Experts say the issue of the missing plane could lead to more scrutiny of flight crews.
The next big thing in American aviation sounds and looks like an oversized leaf blower with wings and a tail, has duct tape keeping some of its pieces in place and must be carried to a catapult that sends it into flight.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced six states on Monday that will develop test sites for drones, a critical next step for the march of the unmanned aircraft into U.S. skies.
A federal aviation official says an Asiana Airlines flight has crashed while landing at San Francisco airport. It was not immediately known whether there were any injuries.
The government is moving toward easing restrictions on cellphone use during takeoff and landing.
Three men were injured after the small twin engine plane there were riding in crashed shortly after taking off from a Southeast Texas airport.
Congress has easily approved legislation ending furloughs of air traffic controllers that have delayed hundreds of flights daily.
Delayed passengers at DFW Airport couldn't blame Tuesday's weather for their problems. Most of the flight delays were due to sequestration budget cuts, and air traffic controller furloughs.
