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President-elect Donald Trump poses for a photo with Dana White, Kid Rock and Elon Musk at UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump appears to be planning to attend SpaceX ‘Starship’ launch scheduled for Tuesday in Texas

By Zeke Miller - Associated Press

This image taken from video provided by Jerry Jordan shows the fire department and others working at the site of a single-engine plane crash Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, near a Southern California racing event, in Pomona, Calif., about 30 miles (50 kilometers) east of downtown Los Angeles. (Jerry Jordan via AP)

3 hurt when small plane crashes near Southern California dragstrip hosting racing event

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An electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, flies above the Joby eVTOL aircraft, during a demonstration of eVTOLs Nov. 13, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Flying air taxis move closer to U.S. takeoff with issuing of FAA rule

Associated Press

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

A United Airlines jetliner rumbles down a runway for takeoff from Denver International Airport in Denver on Jan. 16, 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