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A plane takes off from Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, on Monday, February 27, 2023, with One World Trade Center and the lower Manhattan skyline visible in the background. The Federal Aviation Administration, which was heavily criticized for the way it approved the Boeing 737 Max before two deadly crashes, said Wednesday, July 26, 2023, that it is more clearly explaining the kind of critical safety information that must be disclosed to the agency. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

After Boeing Max crashes, U.S. regulators detail safety information aircraft makers must disclose

Associated Press

Bipartisan FAA reauthorization bill delivers reforms to keep U.S. as global aviation leader

By Chairman Sam Graves

A JetBlue passenger flight lands at Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, Wed., Jan. 19, 2022. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday that the blame leveled at the Federal Aviation Administration by airline companies over flight cancellations around the busy July Fourth holiday is misplaced. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg goes on defense on flight cancellations

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Illustration on modernizing the FAA by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Biden’s out-of-control FAA puts safety at risk

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

A United Airlines jetliner lifts off from Denver International Airport, on June 10, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

United Airlines shifts blame to FAA for canceled flights

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Jet Blue agents help a traveler, right, in the departures area of Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport, Tuesday, June 27, 2023, in New York. Travelers waited out widespread delays at U.S. airports on Tuesday, an ominous sign heading into the long July 4 holiday weekend, which is shaping up as the biggest test yet for airlines that are struggling to keep up with surging numbers of passengers. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Airline travel delays pick up early and are expected to grow steadily worse as holiday weekend nears

By David Koenig - Associated Press

American Airlines pilot captain Pete Gamble, left, and first officer John Konstanzer conduct a pre-flight check in the cockpit of a Boeing 737 Max jet before taking off from Dallas Fort Worth airport on Dec. 2, 2020, in Grapevine, Texas. U.S. officials said Wednesday, June 14, 2023, that they will require new airline planes built after mid-2025 to have a second barrier to make it harder for passengers to break into the cockpit when the main door is open. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

New commercial planes must have second cockpit-blocking barrier by mid-2025

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Polly Trottenberg, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation, speaks to the media during a press conference and bill signing that authorizes New York City to lower their speed limit, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, in New York. The Federal Aviation Administration has another acting leader at the controls. The White House said Thursday, June 8, 2023 that President Joe Biden picked longtime government official Polly Trottenberg to run the FAA.(AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Biden picks longtime transportation official as acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration

Associated Press

A Southwest airliner approaches LaGuardia Airport in New York, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The Federal Aviation Administration paused some flights bound for LaGuardia Airport and slowed planes to Newark Liberty and Philadelphia because the smoke from wildfires in Canada was limiting visibility. It also contributed to delayed arrivals at Dulles International Airport outside Washington. (AP Photo/David R. Martin)

Canadian wildfire smoke forces landing limits on major East Coast airports

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

An airplane prepares to land at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, Calif. Jan. 29, 2020. Congress is looking into just how quickly airline passengers can evacuate a plane during an emergency. Some lawmakers aren't sure modern planes can be evacuated in 90 seconds, as federal rules require. Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois introduced legislation Wednesday, May 31, 2023 to set standards for Federal Aviation Administration tests on how quickly passengers can escape a plane during an emergency. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Redo of federal plane evacuation tests sought as passengers squeeze into smaller spaces

By David Koenig - Associated Press

A U.S. Air Force pilot looked down at the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon as it hovered over the Central Continental United States Feb. 3, 2023. The Defense Department and the Federal Aviation Administration have been tracking a balloon (not pictured) that was flying off the coast of Hawaii last week, but a defense official said Tuesday there's no indication it is connected to China or any other adversary, and it presents no threats to aviation or national security. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Defense)

U.S. tracking balloon over Pacific; not China’s, not a threat

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Billy Nolen appears before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee as the panel examines recent failures in the FAA's NOTAM system, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Acting FAA administrator announces departure, weeks after Biden nominee withdraws

By David Koenig - Associated Press

A Southwest Airlines ground crew directs a plane out of the terminal at Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, Calif. on Feb. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) **FILE**

Southwest passengers face delays after nationwide grounding

By David Koenig - Associated Press

Phillip Washington, the nominee to become administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Washington, President Joe Biden’s choice to run the FAA, has withdrawn his nomination, a setback for the administration that comes after the Denver International Airport CEO failed to gain enough support in the closely divided Senate. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Biden FAA nominee withdraws amid pushback from GOP senators, Sinema

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Phillip Washington, the nominee to become administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee at the Capitol in Washington, March 1, 2023. A vote on President Joe Biden's choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration, Denver International Airport CEO Washington, was delayed indefinitely Wednesday, March 22, in the face of an opposition blitz by Republicans, who say the nominee lacks enough experience in aviation to lead the agency, which is under pressure to stem a surge is dangerous close calls between planes. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Senate Democrats forced to delay vote on Biden’s embattled FAA nominee

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Phillip Washington, the nominee to become administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Biden FAA pick’s fate up in the air ahead of committee vote to advance his nomination

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, center, the ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, is joined at left by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, as he questions Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Billy Nolen to examine recent failures in the FAA's NOTAM system, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ted Cruz urges Senate to delay Biden’s FAA nominee

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Federal Aviation Administration seeks $175,000 against SpaceX for failure to submit data

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. Congress is taking up key aviation legislation just after close calls between planes at airports in New York and Texas. A House committee held the first hearing Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, on legislation that will govern the Federal Aviation Administration. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

FAA temporarily closed Montana airspace after UFO shoot-down in Canada

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, speaks with reporters as lawmakers and intelligence advisers arrive for a closed briefing on the Chinese surveillance balloon that flew over the United States recently, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senators want FAA to write new drone rules to streamline usage

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times