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A United Airlines jetliner taxis at Denver International Airport in Denver on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) **FILE**

Flight from Pittsburgh to Houston diverted to Nashville over passenger disturbance

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A Delta Airlines plane lands at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Delta flight aborts takeoff in Alabama amid smoke from plane’s engine

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Masslie Arias, of DoorDash, prepares to load a delivery package on a hovering drone Thursday, July 31, 2025, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Delivery drones may soon take off in the U.S. Here’s why

By Dee-Ann Durbin - Associated Press

National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy, on monitor left, swears-in the witnesses from left: Dan Cooper, Sikorsky Aircraft, Lance Gant, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Army CW4 Kylene Lewis, Steve Braddom, U.S. Army, and Scott Rosengren, U.S. Army, during the NTSB fact-finding hearing on the DCA midair collision accident, at the National Transportation and Safety Board boardroom, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy presides over the NTSB fact-finding hearing on the DCA midair collision accident, at the National Transportation and Safety Board boardroom, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Day 2 of federal investigation into fatal midair crash of Army chopper, commercial plane opens

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy presides over the NTSB fact-finding hearing on the DCA midair collision accident, at the National Transportation and Safety Board boardroom, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Worries over military chopper routes, FAA staffing levels emerge as factors in midair crash inquiry

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

Gwen Duggins, second from right, whose daughter Kiah Duggins perished on American Airlines flight 5342 in a collision with a U.S. military helicopter, wipes the tears from her eyes while listening to the audio of the flight radio transmissions during the NTSB fact-finding hearing on the DCA midair collision accident, at the National Transportation and Safety Board boardroom, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

NTSB finds Army chopper in fatal midair crash with plane was above altitude limit

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

FILE - Salvage crews work on recovering wreckage near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

NTSB opens hearings on deadly Washington collision between a helicopter and passenger plane

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

FILE - Passengers wait in a security line at Denver International Airport on Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert, File)

Passengers flee smoking jet on emergency slide after apparent landing gear problem at Denver airport

By Mingson Lau and Jeff Martin - Associated Press

FILE - An American Airlines jetliner that caught fire after landing the previous day at Denver International Airport sits near a hangar at the airport, March 14, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Passengers flee smoking jet on emergency slide after apparent landing gear problem at Denver airport

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Southwest Airlines jetliner takes off from Denver International Airport, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Southwest Airlines flight headed to Las Vegas takes dramatic plunge in response to nearby aircraft

Associated Press

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy speaks during a news conference to provide a status update on Newark Liberty International Airport at the Department of Transportation in Washington, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

FAA teams up with Georgia college to supercharge air traffic control

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

New Jersey State Police direct traffic near Cross Keys Airport in Gloucester County, N.J., after a skydiving aircraft went off the end of a runway and crashed into the woods Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (Kaiden J. Yu/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Skydivers injured after plane goes off of runway in New Jersey

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

National Transportation Safety Board chairman Jennifer Homendy speaks during a meeting about Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

NTSB chair says systemic failures led to door plug flying off Boeing 737 Max plane midflight

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

Bryan Bedford, President Donald Trump's nominee to run the Federal Aviation Administration, testifies at the Senate Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump’s FAA administrator pick questioned about safety and pilot training standards at hearing

By Leah Askarinam and Josh Funk - Associated Press

A drone carries a mortar shell as soldiers take part in the U.S.-led Immediate Response 25 military exercise in Petrochori, Greece, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) ** FILE **

Trump orders federal government to help bulk up U.S. drone industry

By Jeff Mordock and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Tanks and other military vehicles are transported via railroad to Washington, D.C. for an upcoming parade for the Army's 250th anniversary, Monday, June 2, 2025, at Fort Cavazos near Killeen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Flights at Reagan National to be stopped for Army parade, fireworks show

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy speaks during a news conference to provide a status update on Newark Liberty International Airport at the Department of Transportation in Washington, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Newark airport runway project wraps up early, so when will flight limits ease?

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

SpaceX's mega rocket Starship lifts off for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) ** FILE **

FAA approves SpaceX’s next Starship launch

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

A display shows the status of flights at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

FAA extends flight limits at Newark airport into June because of controller shortage and tech issues

By Josh Funk - Associated Press