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FAA Hits Brakes on 787 Certification Until Cause of Fire Investigated
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday said it has no plans to resume certification testing of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner aircraft until it fully understands what caused an incident on Tuesday.
United Airlines Fined Nearly $600K Over Flawed Drug Test Procedures
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday proposed to assess a civil penalty of more than half a million dollars against United Airlines for allegedly violating FAA and DOT regulations for random drug and alcohol testi...
The Legal Responsibility of Passengers During an Airplane Evacuation
Following a plane crash, it's imperative that the aircraft evacuation move quickly. But what are your legal responsibilities as a passenger?
MIT-Designed, Fish-Shaped Airliners Could Burn 70% Less Fuel
A team of MIT researchers has unveiled their aircraft designs for NASA's N+3 initiative, an engineering study intended to help define the next three generations of commercial aviation while reducing fuel usage by 70% and NOx em...
Southwest Reports 10.7 Percent Rise in November Traffic
Southwest Airlines on Wednesday announced that the carrier flew 6.5 billion revenue passenger miles in November 2010, a 10.7 percent increase from the 5.9 billion RPMs flown in November 2009.