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Rural communities need reliable air service for economic growth and diversification

By U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis

In this June 19, 2015 file photo, Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration building is seen in Washington. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday, June 2, 2021 that Ali Bahrami, the head of FAA's aviation safety office, will step down at the end of June. Bahrami was among FAA officials who were criticized by lawmakers and relatives of passengers on Boeing Max jets that crashed. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

FAA investigating ‘plane swap’ that caused crash

By Peter Santo - The Washington Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) **FILE**

Pelosi blasts FAA over ballgame confusion that led to Capitol evacuation

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

FILE - Travelers move through Salt Lake City International Airport on Aug. 17, 2021, in Salt Lake City. The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday, April 8, 2022, that it's seeking record civil fines against two passengers who assaulted other people on flights last summer. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Airline passengers accused of biting, spitting on flights facing hefty fines

By Peter Santo - The Washington Times

Migrants, many from Haiti, are seen at an encampment along the Del Rio International Bridge near the Rio Grande, Sept. 21, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. About 15,000 mostly Haitian refugees were camped under the bridge in the small border town. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ** FILE **

Documents show FAA ruled border drone ban illegal, then reversed the decision after DHS call

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Passenger flights land and take off at Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, Wed., Jan. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Helicopter exemption shows that we can find solutions for 5G wireless and aviation

By Aaron Pluto

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson listens to question from lawmakers during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on the implementation of aviation safety reform at the Capitol in Washington, on Nov. 3, 2021. Dickson says he has "made the very difficult decision to step down as FAA Administrator, effective March 31" (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

FAA chief announces resignation

By David Koenig - Associated Press

In this Friday, March 31, 2017, file photo, Boeing employees walk the new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner down towards the delivery ramp area at the company's facility in South Carolina after conducting its first test flight at Charleston International Airport in North Charleston, S.C. Federal safety officials aren't ready to give back authority for approving new planes to Boeing when it comes to the large 787 jet, which Boeing calls the Dreamliner, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. The plane has been plagued by production flaws for more than a year.(AP Photo/Mic Smith, File)

Regulators won’t let Boeing certify new 787 jets for flight

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A passenger wears a face mask to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus as he waits for a Delta Airlines flight at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Feb. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Airline executives warn of ‘catastrophic disruption’ ahead of 5G rollout

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

In this file photo, a member of the flight crew sits in the cockpit of the Israeli flag carrier El Al's airliner. U.S. telecoms have been forced to delay 5G rollout over aviation concerns even as European regulators have seen no concerns meriting a pause on the rollout. (Nir Elias/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Europe presses forward as U.S. aviation and telecom behemoths brawl over 5G

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Migrants have flooded the border in Del Rio, Texas, and the Border Patrol says it has nowhere to put them. (Images courtesy of Val Verde County Sheriff’s Office)

FAA bans drone flights over Texas bridge sheltering mass of migrants

By Stephen Dinan and Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 11, 2001, file photo, smoke billows from World Trade Center Tower 1 and flames explode from Tower 2 as it is struck by United Airlines Flight 175, in New York. (AP Photo/Chao Soi Cheong, File)

9/11 families: New details raise concerns about Saudi links to attacks

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

This Saturday, May 22, 2021 image provided by Virgin Galactic shows the release of VSS Unity from VMS Eve and ignition of rocket motor over Spaceport America, N.M. Virgin Galactic finally has the federal government’s approval to start launching customers into space from New Mexico. Richard Branson’s rocketship company announced the Federal Aviation Administration’s updated license on Friday, June 25. It’s the final hurdle in Virgin Galactic’s years-long effort to send paying passengers on short space hops. (Virgin Galactic via AP)

Virgin Galactic gets FAA’s OK to launch customers to space

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

FAA seeks fines against more misbehaving airline passengers

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Passenger jet lands safely in LA after bird strikes engine

Associated Press

In this March 24, 2011, file photo, a passenger jet flies past the FAA control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va. The U.S. government will pay nearly $44 million to settle an age-discrimination case filed 16 years ago on behalf of hundreds of workers who missed out on federal pensions after their jobs were outsourced. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

US will pay $44 million in age-bias case by ex-FAA workers

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020 file photo, a TSA staff wears mask as he walks past flight information screens show flight status information at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. Federal officials keep seeing cases of airline passengers getting into confrontations with flight attendants or other passengers. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday, April 27, 2021, that it is seeking fines ranging from $14,500 to $31,750 against three recent passengers.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

FAA aims to fine disruptive air passengers up to $31,750

Associated Press

Small plane crashes while landing at Sedona Airport; 2 hurt

Associated Press

1 dead in chopper crash in rural northeastern Pennsylvania

Associated Press

This photo, provided by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows damage from a World War II-era B-17 bomber plane that crashed on Oct. 2, 2019, at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn. Pilot error was the probable cause of the 2019 crash that killed seven people and wounded six others, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a report released Tuesday, April 13, 2021, that also cited inadequate maintenance as a contributing factor. (NTSB via AP, File)

NTSB: Pilot error likely caused vintage bomber’s fatal crash

By DAVE COLLINS - Associated Press