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The Federal Aviation Administration's announcement late Wednesday comes nearly a year after the engine's manufacturer recommended the additional inspections, and a month after European regulators ordered their airlines to do the work.
More >>The Federal Aviation Administration's announcement late Wednesday comes nearly a year after the engine's manufacturer recommended the additional inspections, and a month after European regulators ordered their airlines to do the work.
More >>The pilots of the flight with 149 people aboard took it into a rapid descent Tuesday and made an emergency landing, as oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling and passengers said their prayers and braced for impact.
More >>The pilots of the flight with 149 people aboard took it into a rapid descent Tuesday and made an emergency landing, as oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling and passengers said their prayers and braced for impact.
More >>A Southwest Airlines plane has made an emergency landing at Philadelphia's airport, and video from the scene appears to show a damaged engine.
More >>A Southwest Airlines plane has made an emergency landing at Philadelphia's airport, and video from the scene appears to show a damaged engine.
More >>Allegiant Air is under fire following a "60 Minutes" investigation that is raising significant safety concerns.
More >>Allegiant Air is under fire following a "60 Minutes" investigation that is raising significant safety concerns.
More >>Algeria's state news agency says that a military plane has crashed near the military base of Boufarik in Algeria.
More >>Algeria's state news agency says that a military plane has crashed near the military base of Boufarik in Algeria.
More >>The Clinch County Sheriff's Office is responding to a plane crash four miles north of Homerville.
More >>The Clinch County Sheriff's Office is responding to a plane crash four miles north of Homerville.
More >>The last thing any air passenger wants is something distracting the pilot during a flight, but laser strikes are happening at our local airports.
More >>The last thing any air passenger wants is something distracting the pilot during a flight, but laser strikes are happening at our local airports.
More >>The man was arrested and faces charges in connection to the incident.
More >>The man was arrested and faces charges in connection to the incident.
More >>Passengers on board a flight from San Francisco to Honolulu got quite a scare Tuesday when an engine covering apparently came off mid-flight.
More >>Passengers on board a flight from San Francisco to Honolulu got quite a scare Tuesday when an engine covering apparently came off mid-flight.
More >>On the morning of January 2, Barbour was boarding a flight from Jackson to Washington. He told the Associated Press he forgot he was carrying the gun, which he had put in his briefcase after an assistant removed it from his car days earlier.
More >>On the morning of January 2, Barbour was boarding a flight from Jackson to Washington. He told the Associated Press he forgot he was carrying the gun, which he had put in his briefcase after an assistant removed it from his car days earlier.
More >>United Airlines said in a statement they told the woman three times before she came to the airport that the peacock would not be allowed on the flight.
More >>United Airlines said in a statement they told the woman three times before she came to the airport that the peacock would not be allowed on the flight.
More >>A gate agent removed Carrol Amrich from the flight just minutes before it took off and told her ticket had been cancelled.
More >>A gate agent removed Carrol Amrich from the flight just minutes before it took off and told her ticket had been cancelled.
More >>Slidell police have arrested a man after he was driving erratically and doing "donuts" on the Slidell airport runway.
More >>Slidell police have arrested a man after he was driving erratically and doing "donuts" on the Slidell airport runway.
More >>A Hawaii mother who was forced to hold her 2-year-old son in her lap after United Airlines sold his seat to a standby passenger is now suing the airline.
More >>A Hawaii mother who was forced to hold her 2-year-old son in her lap after United Airlines sold his seat to a standby passenger is now suing the airline.
More >>Queny Rios, her boyfriend, and their daughter were on Hawaiian Airlines flight 177 from Kona to Honolulu Wednesday.
More >>Queny Rios, her boyfriend, and their daughter were on Hawaiian Airlines flight 177 from Kona to Honolulu Wednesday.
More >>The National Transportation Safety Board released the probable cause Tuesday in the deadly 2015 mid-air collision between an F-16 and a Cessna 150 over Moncks Corner, citing the approach controller's warning to the jet pilot.
More >>The National Transportation Safety Board released the probable cause Tuesday in the deadly 2015 mid-air collision between an F-16 and a Cessna 150 over Moncks Corner, citing the approach controller's warning to the jet pilot.
More >>A Hawaii teacher says she was forced to hold her 27-month old son on her lap for three and a half hours, after United Airlines gave the toddler's seat to a standby passenger.
More >>A Hawaii teacher says she was forced to hold her 27-month old son on her lap for three and a half hours, after United Airlines gave the toddler's seat to a standby passenger.
More >>The man who was shot at a Boost Mobile store in Memphis has died, according to Memphis Police Department.
More >>The man who was shot at a Boost Mobile store in Memphis has died, according to Memphis Police Department.
More >>United Airlines has apologized after a heated exchange between a would-be passenger and a customer service agent was recorded Saturday morning at the Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans.
More >>United Airlines has apologized after a heated exchange between a would-be passenger and a customer service agent was recorded Saturday morning at the Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans.
More >>A Southern California family says they were kicked off an overbooked Delta Air Lines flight from Maui to Los Angeles and were even threatened with arrest because they refused to give up a seat occupied by their 2-year-old son.
More >>A Southern California family says they were kicked off an overbooked Delta Air Lines flight from Maui to Los Angeles and were even threatened with arrest because they refused to give up a seat occupied by their 2-year-old son.
More >>Alaska Air flight 892 returned to Honolulu after departing the Honolulu International Airport, Wednesday evening. DOT officials say an odor in the cabin sickened four flight crew members. Upon arrival in Honolulu, the four crew members requested to be transported to the hospital for evaluation. One passenger told Hawaii News Now the plane was in the air for about an hour before being turned around. The passenger also said other passengers appeared to show signs of being sicken...
More >>Alaska Air flight 892 returned to Honolulu after departing the Honolulu International Airport, Wednesday evening. DOT officials say an odor in the cabin sickened four flight crew members. Upon arrival in Honolulu, the four crew members requested to be transported to the hospital for evaluation. One passenger told Hawaii News Now the plane was in the air for about an hour before being turned around. The passenger also said other passengers appeared to show signs of being sicken...
More >>A security guard at Honolulu International Airport fatally shot a family's dog on Tuesday evening, after the pet apparently got loose in an open area.
More >>A security guard at Honolulu International Airport fatally shot a family's dog on Tuesday evening, after the pet apparently got loose in an open area.
More >>A Jackson, Tennessee family has been identified as the victims of a plane crash in central Alabama on Saturday. The University School of Jackson named the victims as two of their students, 14-year-old Jillian and 16-year-old Jacob, and their parents Joseph and Jennifer Crenshaw.
More >>A Jackson, Tennessee family has been identified as the victims of a plane crash in central Alabama on Saturday. The University School of Jackson named the victims as two of their students, 14-year-old Jillian and 16-year-old Jacob, and their parents Joseph and Jennifer Crenshaw.
More >>A flight bound for Mississippi from Charlotte declared an emergency after it collided with a deer while trying to take off Wednesday.
More >>A flight bound for Mississippi from Charlotte declared an emergency after it collided with a deer while trying to take off Wednesday.
More >>Reports from the Federal Aviation Administration showed incidents involving lasers strikes on planes have increased in the past few years and a few of them happened in Region 8.
More >>Reports from the Federal Aviation Administration showed incidents involving lasers strikes on planes have increased in the past few years and a few of them happened in Region 8.
More >>A seat with possible human remains has been recovered in the search for a missing plane in Lake Erie, officials said during a press conference Friday night.
More >>A seat with possible human remains has been recovered in the search for a missing plane in Lake Erie, officials said during a press conference Friday night.
More >>A plane heading for Orlando made an emergency stop in Charleston, with one more person flying on-board than when the plane took off.
More >>A plane heading for Orlando made an emergency stop in Charleston, with one more person flying on-board than when the plane took off.
More >>Police say they have arrested a man in connection with laser strikes on light aircraft flying into and out of both Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and Deer Valley Regional Airport. The suspect is Lam Tran, 57, and police say he "made statements admitting his involvement in the strikes."
More >>Police say they have arrested a man in connection with laser strikes on light aircraft flying into and out of both Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and Deer Valley Regional Airport. The suspect is Lam Tran, 57, and police say he "made statements admitting his involvement in the strikes."
More >>Firefighters spent three hours working to control a fire at the Spirit of St. Louis Airport overnight.
More >>Firefighters spent three hours working to control a fire at the Spirit of St. Louis Airport overnight.
More >>New airline regulations the Obama administration announced are designed to improve air travel for millions of Americans.
More >>New airline regulations the Obama administration announced are designed to improve air travel for millions of Americans.
More >>A small plane headed to Oxford, Mississippi crashed in Tuscaloosa County, killing six people, according to Northport Fire Chief Bart Marshal.
More >>A small plane headed to Oxford, Mississippi crashed in Tuscaloosa County, killing six people, according to Northport Fire Chief Bart Marshal.
More >>American Flight 1936 took off from Washington’s Reagan National Airport just after 9:30 a.m. according to FlightAware.
More >>American Flight 1936 took off from Washington’s Reagan National Airport just after 9:30 a.m. according to FlightAware.
More >>JetBlue is considering flights to Europe for the first time ever.
More >>JetBlue is considering flights to Europe for the first time ever.
More >>New details are emerging about the victims killed in a skydiving plane crash near Port Allen Airport on Monday.
More >>The five people killed in Monday's Skydive Kauai plane crash included two brothers, a pilot who had recently moved to the islands, and a skydiving instructor who leaves behind a twin sister.
More >>Everyday pilots across the country face a danger the FBI says could crash a plane. And, it's happening in New Orleans too. FOX 8 Investigates "Flying Blind."
More >>Everyday pilots across the country face a danger the FBI says could crash a plane. And, it's happening in New Orleans too. FOX 8 Investigates "Flying Blind."
More >>It comes in the form of a burst of blinding light from below. For pilots, laser strikes are more than a distraction. They’re dangerous, and even blinding.
More >>It comes in the form of a burst of blinding light from below. For pilots, laser strikes are more than a distraction. They’re dangerous, and even blinding.
More >>The solar plane is making an around-the-world flight, and is trying to get to New York City.
More >>The solar plane is making an around-the-world flight, and is trying to get to New York City.
More >>Reckless pranksters call it fun. The FBI calls it a felony. But that hasn't stopped people from shining laser pointers into the sky, blinding pilots right in their cockpits. Chief Consumer Investigator Andy Wise digs into a dangerous prank on a record pace to hurt or kill someone.
More >>Reckless pranksters call it fun. The FBI calls it a felony. But that hasn't stopped people from shining laser pointers into the sky, blinding pilots right in their cockpits. Chief Consumer Investigator Andy Wise digs into a dangerous prank on a record pace to hurt or kill someone.
More >>A strike could be on the horizon for Hawaiian Airlines as pilot leaders are fed up with management's pace on a new contract while the company is making record profits.
More >>A strike could be on the horizon for Hawaiian Airlines as pilot leaders are fed up with management's pace on a new contract while the company is making record profits.
More >>The pilot of a small plane was forced to make an emergency landing when the plane's front landing gear failed.
More >>The pilot of a small plane was forced to make an emergency landing when the plane's front landing gear failed.
More >>Airplane experts are trying to determine whether a piece of airplane debris a South African teen found came from a missing Malaysia airplane.
More >>Airplane experts are trying to determine whether a piece of airplane debris a South African teen found came from a missing Malaysia airplane.
More >>The pilot of a tour helicopter that crashed into waters just off the Arizona Memorial visitors last Thursday said he felt a vibration and heard a grinding noise before the chopper went down, according to a preliminary report released Wednesday.
More >>The pilot of a tour helicopter that crashed into waters just off the Arizona Memorial visitors last Thursday said he felt a vibration and heard a grinding noise before the chopper went down, according to a preliminary report released Wednesday.
More >>A mechanical engineer with the National Transportation Safety Board released new details as they continue their investigation into what caused the fatal plane crash Saturday.
More >>A mechanical engineer with the National Transportation Safety Board released new details as they continue their investigation into what caused the fatal plane crash Saturday.
More >>Marilyn Hopper said she knew 29-year-old Travis Reinking was troubled. She just didn't know to what extent.
More >>Marilyn Hopper said she knew 29-year-old Travis Reinking was troubled. She just didn't know to what extent.
More >>Kimberly Mironovas' body was found around 2 a.m. Sunday. Police said her son and another teen strangled her.
More >>Kimberly Mironovas' body was found around 2 a.m. Sunday. Police said her son and another teen strangled her.
More >>The homes range from mansions to low-income housing and were reportedly all purchased under the names of shell companies, concealing Hannity's ownership.
More >>The homes range from mansions to low-income housing and were reportedly all purchased under the names of shell companies, concealing Hannity's ownership.
More >>A new study shows when to expect the cheapest airfare.
More >>A new study shows when to expect the cheapest airfare.
More >>Police in Modesto, CA, are searching for a motive in the shooting deaths of two children apparently carried out by their mother before she killed herself.
More >>Police in Modesto, CA, are searching for a motive in the shooting deaths of two children apparently carried out by their mother before she killed herself.
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