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A time exposure shows photographers as they document the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a crew of four as it launches from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

SpaceX ‘forcefully’ refutes FAA allegations of launch violations

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Tesla and SpaceX chief executive officer Elon Musk listens to a question as he speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington, March 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Elon Musk says SpaceX will sue FAA over regulatory overreach

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

FILE - A United Airlines jetliner rumbles down a runway for take off from Denver International Airport on Jan. 16, 2024, in Denver. United reports earnings on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Turbulence jars United flight; 7 injured

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A Federal Aviation Administration sign hangs in the tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Polaris Dawn civilian spacewalk mission delayed after FAA demands probe into Falcon 9 booster rocket

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A Federal Aviation Administration sign hangs in the tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 16, 2017. Congressional negotiators have agreed on a $105 billion bill designed to improve the safety of air travel after a series of close calls between planes at the nation’s airports. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Three members of Gospel Music Hall of Fame quartet The Nelons among 7 killed in Wyoming plane crash

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Streamlining commercial space: A national imperative

By U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford

A Federal Aviation Administration sign hangs in the tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

FAA investigating Southwest Airlines for diverted low-altitude flight in Florida

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A Federal Aviation Administration sign hangs in the tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 16, 2017. Congressional negotiators have agreed on a $105 billion bill designed to improve the safety of air travel after a series of close calls between planes at the nation’s airports. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Plane crashes at Ohio airport, killing all 3 aboard

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A Boeing 737 Max jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Steve Dickson, prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight on Sept. 30, 2020 in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Here’s what to know about Boeing agreeing to plead guilty to fraud in 737 Max crashes

By David Koenig and Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press

2 killed in Cessna that crashes into Texas construction site

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Southwest Airlines plane prepares to land at Midway International Airport, Feb. 12, 2023, in Chicago. Southwest Airlines is back in court over firing a flight attendant with pro-life views. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Southwest jet dives to 525 feet above Oklahoma neighborhood

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

This image provided by the Butts County Sheriff's Office shows fire personnel and sheriff's deputies working on the scene of a plane crash near the Seven Lakes Airport in Jackson, Ga., Monday, June 17, 2024. (Butts County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Vintage airplane crashes in central Georgia, sending 3 to hospital

Associated Press

A Federal Aviation Administration sign hangs in the tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 16, 2017. Congressional negotiators have agreed on a $105 billion bill designed to improve the safety of air travel after a series of close calls between planes at the nation’s airports. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Unruly American Airlines passenger who had to be subdued with duct tape sued by FAA

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Honeywell test pilot Joe Duval pulls a Boeing 757 test aircraft out of a landing approach demonstrating runway hazard warning systems over the airport in Tyler, Texas, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Could a cockpit warning system prevent close calls between planes at U.S. airports?

By David Koenig - Associated Press

Making progress for our nation’s infrastructure industry

By U.S. Rep. Troy E. Nehls

Bipartisan FAA bill is a win for the American people

By U.S. Rep. Sam Graves

A Federal Aviation Administration sign hangs in the tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 16, 2017. Congressional negotiators have agreed on a $105 billion bill designed to improve the safety of air travel after a series of close calls between planes at the nation’s airports. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

House signs off on FAA bill that addresses aircraft safety and and refund rights of passengers

By David Koenig - Associated Press

FILE - A Boeing ecoDemonstrator Explorer, a 787-10 Dreamliner, sits on the tarmac at their campus in North Charleston, S.C., May 30, 2023. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday, May 6, 2024, that it has opened an investigation into Boeing after the beleaguered company reported that workers at a South Carolina plant falsified inspection records on certain 787 planes. Boeing said its engineers have determined that misconduct did not create “an immediate safety of flight issue.” (Gavin McIntyre/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool, File)

DEI has jeopardized air safety

By Adam Laxalt

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks with Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., as they walk to the Senate floor, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, at Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

Senate passes FAA bill after battle over new flights out of Washington’s Reagan National Airport

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

A Federal Aviation Administration sign hangs in the tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 16, 2017. Congressional negotiators have agreed on a $105 billion bill designed to improve the safety of air travel after a series of close calls between planes at the nation’s airports. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Pilot killed after crashing single-engine plane in Georgia

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times