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Southwest Airlines Hires Former Congressman Ahead Of Potential DOT Investigation: What Investors Should Know
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 - 2:52pm | 686Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) made headlines for all the wrong reasons during the 2022 holiday season. Keeping thousands of people from holiday gatherings and seeing family members generated tons of negative press for the airline and could be the subject of an investigation. This ...
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What's Going On At JFK Airport? One Week, Two Near Plane Crashes: Here's What Officials Told Benzinga
Thursday, January 19, 2023 - 3:22pm | 459The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating two incidents involving multiple airlines at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport over the course of one week. What Happened: Officials are investigating a Jan. 13 incident between a Boeing 737 operated by Delta Air Lines,...
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United Airlines To Suspend Service At JFK Airport In October
Saturday, October 1, 2022 - 9:25am | 403United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: UAL) on Friday said that it would stop flying in and out of New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport by the end of October. United restarted flights out of the airport in 2021 after a five-year gap. United has been flying to San...
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Boeing 'Very Close' To Delivering 787 Dreamliner After 2 Years — Gives Update On 737 MAX Status
Monday, July 18, 2022 - 1:00am | 418Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) is reportedly nearing the end of regulatory hurdles for resuming deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner after a nearly two-year pause over some production defects. What Happened: The U.S. planemaker is "very close" to restarting deliveries of the wide-...
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SpaceX Gets One Step Closer To First Starship Orbital Test Flight
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 6:05am | 386Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk-owned SpaceX said on Monday that it is now a step closer to the first orbital flight test of its Starship from the Boca Chica launch site in Texas following a key Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) review. What Happened: The FAA on Monday gave a green...
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SpaceX Said To Be Planning Starship Test Flight Soon Amid FAA Approval Delay
Friday, May 6, 2022 - 3:15am | 350Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk-owned SpaceX plans to conduct a test flight for the massive Starship rocket from Texas sometime over the next two months, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing company president Gwynne Shotwell. What Happened: SpaceX is currently awaiting approval from...
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Boeing 737 Passenger Jet China Crash New Evidence Suggests Midair Breakup: Bloomberg
Friday, March 25, 2022 - 7:44am | 347In the recent findings, it has been discovered that at least one piece of the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 737-800 that crashed in China appears to have broken loose well before impact, reported Bloomberg. The piece was found about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the main wreckage area,...
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Elon Musk Says SpaceX's Starship Orbital Likely In May Despite Pending Regulatory Approval: Here's Why
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 - 2:44am | 408Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said on Monday SpaceX’s orbital debut for the Starship rocket from the Boca Chica launch site in Texas is likely to take place in May. What Happened: The billionaire entrepreneur said SpaceX is currently...
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Elon Musk-Led SpaceX's Orbital Debut With Starship Pushed Back Yet Again
Monday, February 28, 2022 - 6:06am | 380Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk-owned SpaceX’s orbital debut for the Starship rocket from the Boca Chica launch site in Texas has been pushed back to, at least, the end of March. What Happened: The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it has extended the programmatic environmental...
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SpaceX's Starship Orbital Debut Pushed To March As FAA Flooded With Public Comments
Thursday, December 30, 2021 - 12:26am | 313Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk-owned SpaceX’s orbital debut for the Starship rocket from the Boca Chica Launch Site in Texas has been pushed back to, at least, March. What Happened: The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it has extended the programmatic environmental...
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FAA Shuts Down Hawaii Cargo Operator Transair
Monday, July 19, 2021 - 2:03pm | 352The Federal Aviation Administration has suspended the operating authority of Honolulu-based Rhoades Aviation after one of its Transair cargo jets crash-landed in the ocean early this month. The agency said safety investigators had been looking at the company since last fall and that it will be...
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FAA Gives Passenger Airlines 6-Month Extension For Cabin Cargo
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 - 4:34pm | 674The Federal Aviation Administration has extended until the end of the year the exemption for U.S. commercial airlines to carry cargo in the main cabin when passengers are not present, citing an ongoing need to provide extra cargo lift capability while passenger traffic remains below pre-pandemic...
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Boeing 777X Will Not Win Certification Approval Before Mid-2023: FAA
Sunday, June 27, 2021 - 1:38pm | 291According to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, the Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) 777X will not obtain certification until mid-to-late 2023, Reuters reports. The FAA said the 777X is not yet ready for the certification step. On May 13, the FAA rejected a request...
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Drones In The Backyard: FAA Grants Home Delivery To Flytrex
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 - 11:02am | 1052After months of testing drone delivery to designated pickup locations, Flytrex is now able to take the next step — delivering to the customer's yard. The Israeli-based company announced Tuesday that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had approved its request to fly drones over people,...
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Alphabet's Wing In Pursuit FAA Relaxations For Drone Flight
Friday, April 23, 2021 - 3:01pm | 415Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Wing Aviation LLC has sought permission from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for drone operation expansion for more efficient deliveries under centralized control, Bloomberg reports. Wing accounted for several...