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Get to airports early and go easy on the luggage. Also, expect delays.
Air traffic controllers are considered essential workers and required to work without pay during the shutdown, but there are reports some are calling in sick in greater numbers than usual.
The FAA is expanding its intense air traffic controller training to universities as part of an effort to alleviate a shortage of about 3,000 controllers.
Tracking disability policies has long been challenging − this will become a harder task under the Trump administration.
A Canadair CL-415, known as a Super Scooper, collided with a drone during wildfire emergency response operations in Los Angeles, Calif. on Jan. 9.
The outcome of the election could have important implications for the world’s richest man.
Boeing is under increased public and government scrutiny in the wake of dangerous events that have people worried about the safety of air travel.
The Notices to Air Mission system failed on Jan. 10, 2023, leading to thousands of canceled flights. The system is where all important safety information for pilots and dispatchers gets posted.
Pilots are often overtired, making them prone to errors. Some countries let them sleep on the job – under strict rules. Pilots love the idea, but consumers are wary, for now.
Government regulators and industry experts often overlook the complexities and risks of human-technology interactions and increasingly rely on companies’ voluntary oversight and self-assessments.
Boeing’s response to the crisis over its 737 Max planes has made the company seem defensive and passive. A crisis management expert explains how Boeing could reclaim the narrative.
Some are calling the FAA’s relationship with Boeing an open-and-shut case of ‘regulatory capture.’ The reality is more complicated.
The FAA’s NextGen system should bring safety and efficiency to American air travel, but its users need to understand it clearly.
A bill before Congress could pave the way for the opening of our backyards, neighborhoods, business properties and campuses to commercial drone traffic.
Drones don’t pose much of a risk to traditional aviation. Our research shows that collisions with manned aircraft are far more likely to involve a bird.
New FAA guidelines call for consumers to register drones over a certain weight. As more and more drones take to the skies, we’ll see how amateur use influences the development of UAS technologies.
Once everyone gets a taste for flying their own drone the skies will be chaos – we need to draw up rules, and enforce them, now.
Drones are here, carrying cameras, delivering packages and even toting guns. But the laws to govern their use are way behind.
If passengers are to be offered in-flight Wi-Fi, then airlines should add another black box to record what’s happening on their networks.
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Assistant Director, Center for Aviation Studies, The Ohio State University
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Lecturer in Aviation Studies, The Ohio State University
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Former Academic Research Fellow, Khalifa University
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Lecturer in Management, Yale University
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Human Factors Engineer, Lecturer in Psychology, California State University, Long Beach
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