Federal Aviation Administration News

Forget about birds. Pilots at Jack McNamara Field now must worry about Roosevelt elk in their propellers.

Commissioners in Clark County, Nev., on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to their local director of aviation to lobby for federal legislation that would enable him to ban experimental aircraft from local airports.

The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Yeager Airport as the site for a small hydrogen fuel production plant and vehicle fueling station.

"We're getting killed," said Park Ridge Mayor Howard Frimark Monday morning. "We've had constant calls here at City Hall since Thursday morning." What has Frimark and many Park Ridge residents so upset is the ...

A Nashville developer aiming to construct the tallest building in the city says he is downsizing his reach for the sky.

Wouldn't you know it? Just when I promise to do more of my own writing, along comes a piece that is so well researched, written and reported that I simply must defer.

The Palm Beach International Airport in Florida has had to fight for its existence as a civilian airport more than once.

Keith RogersLas Vegas Review-Journal LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL If Congress won't ban experimental aircraft flights out of North Las Vegas Airport, people who fear those planes will fall from the sky into their ...

Officials are investigating a small plane crash off an airstrip near Coalinga that killed a woman and injured the pilot and another passenger.

One of only six built, Molt Taylor's third Aerocar has been listed for sale on eBay for a Buy It Now pricetag of a cool $3.5 million.

The Coast Guard has found debris in the area being searched for two men whose plane lost radar contact with officials and may have crashed in the Gulf of Mexico near Yankeetown.

Flights from Florida airports to New York, Chicago and Philadelphia are experiencing delays of up to two hours.

A storm system moving across the Great Lakes delivered Illinois' first snowstorm of the season Sunday and forced the cancellation of more than 50 flights at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.

Low visibility also caused delays of up to 90 minutes for flights, aviation officials said.

National Weather Service officials said the storm could dump up to 8 inches of snow in some northern Illinois counties.

The Federal Aviation Administration said that airports around the country have been affected by Sunday's weather.

For two decades, the Palm Beach International Airport has won every expansion battle it has initiated.

A recent National Transportation Safety Board recommendation issued after a fatal helicopter crash on Kauai highlighted a problem with the A-Star helicopter's hydraulic system.

A spokeswoman for San Diego International Airport says thick fog has disrupted several dozen flights.

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Now that he's a private citizen again, former Tennessee Lt. Gov. and state Sen. John Wilder of Somerville will have more time to fly his beloved "Jaybird." Yet it's a Catch-22 situation.

Higher ticket prices, fuel surcharges, and long delays have fliers frustrated now a days.

A preliminary report on a fatal plane crash near Nashville, Tenn., showed that the Arkansas pilot reported an instrument problem before the accident.