Federal Aviation Administration

US: Harlem Shake on flight lands students in trouble The latest craze to sweep the Internet is bringing college students the wrong kind of attention - from the Federal Aviation Administration. During a flight from Colorado Springs to San Diego, a group of students started the Harlem Shake, a dance to a song of the same name. ...  
09:33 AM, Mar 01, 2013

India grounds Air India's Dreamliners after US decision India on Thursday grounded all six of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft operated by state-owned carrier Air India. The Indian aviation regulator said the decision was made after the US Federal Aviation Administration and Japan also grounded their Dreamliner aircraft. ...  
09:14 AM, Jan 17, 2013

FAA calls Dreamliner safe, but will review Boeing 787 The US government has stepped in to assure the public that Boeing's new 787 "Dreamliner" is safe to fly, even as it launched a comprehensive review to find out what caused a fire, a fuel leak and other worrisome incidents this week. "I believe this plane is safe, and I would have absolutely no reservations about boarding one of these planes and taking a flight," Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood declared...  
02:40 PM, Jan 12, 2013

Laser incidents worry US aviation officials Washington: US officials are worried about a steady increase of people pointing lasers at aircraft cockpits. They say the intense light can distract and temporarily blind pilots and has caused some to relinquish control of planes and helicopters to their co-pilots or abort landings. Over the past six years, the Federal Aviation Administration has recorded a steady increase in reports from across the country of people pointing lasers at aircraft...  
05:25 PM, Dec 09, 2010

US airport staff let kid direct air traffic, inquiry underway The incident came to light after revelation by local media. ...  
08:59 AM, Mar 04, 2010

Mystery fireball streaks across Texas sky US Federal Aviation says that it may be debris from two satellites that crashed. ...  
06:34 PM, Feb 16, 2009

US agency issues space tourism rules The rules mandate training and medical fitness evaluations for crew members and preflight testing among others. ...  
11:35 AM, Dec 16, 2006