Few lawmakers and reporters even seemed aware that thousands of other federal watchdogs spent six weeks on their couches.

The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed mandating inspections of horizontal stabiliser components on all ...

The FAA has ordered immediate inspections of all McDonnell-Douglas MD-11s before further flight, mandating a voluntary grounding already in place based on Boeing recommendations while more is learned ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency directive on Saturday to the owners and operators of Boeing’s McDonnell Douglas, or MD-11, and MD-11F cargo airplanes for inspection after ...

The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday ordered emergency inspections of jet engines like the one that ruptured during a recent Southwest Airlines flight, leaving one passenger dead. "Fan blade ...

FAA is proposing increased inspection requirements for Meggitt combustion heaters found on thousands of Piper and Cessna airplanes after a heater malfunction was discovered following a fatal crash.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Saturday, Nov. 8, issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) requiring aircraft inspections for MD-11 cargo planes following the fatal crash in ...

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