Author: David Koenig
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The top US aviation regulator says oversight of Boeing ‘is not delivering safe aircraft’
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The new chief of the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that his agency is midway through a review of manufacturing at Boeing, but he already knows that changes must be made in how the government oversees the aircraft manufacturer
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Southwest: Normal flight operations to resume Friday
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DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines said it expects to return to normal operations Friday after slashing about two-thirds of its schedule in recent days, including canceling more than 2,350 flights Thursday. Airline executives told employees that crew scheduling this week— a major cause of the meltdown — has been fixed. Southwest is struggling to recover…
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Gas prices close in on $5 a gallon in U.S., hit record in U.K.
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Here’s a time when it’s good to be below average. GasBuddy, a service that helps drivers find deals on gas, said the national average for a gallon of gas surpassed $5 Thursday for the first time ever. AAA pegged the nationwide average for regular at just a hair below at $4.97 a gallon, $1.90 more…
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On the road again: Travelers emerge in time for Thanksgiving
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DALLAS • Determined to reclaim Thanksgiving traditions that were put on pause last year by the pandemic, millions of Americans will be loading up their cars or piling onto planes to gather again with friends and family. The number of air travelers this week is expected to approach or even exceed pre-pandemic levels, and auto…
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FAA chief tests changes to Boeing’s grounded 737 Max
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SEATTLE • The head of the Federal Aviation Administration began a test flight of Boeing’s revamped 737 Max jetliner on Wednesday as his agency considers whether to allow the plane to return to flight after two deadly crashes. FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson, a pilot who flew for the military and Delta Air Lines, was expected…
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Ukrainian jet crash kills 176, sets off mourning in Canada
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TEHRAN, IRAN • The crash of a Ukrainian jetliner that killed 176 people in Iran touched off mourning Wednesday in Ukraine and Canada — where many of the victims were from or were headed — and raised a host of questions about what went wrong. But U.S. intelligence officials said there was no immediate evidence…
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One-two punch of storms threatens Thanksgiving travel in U.S.
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DENVER • Heavy snow and wind shut down highways Tuesday in Colorado and Wyoming, closed schools in Nebraska, and forced more than 1,000 travelers to sleep overnight in Denver’s airport after hundreds of flights were canceled just as Thanksgiving travel moved into high gear. The storm was heading to South Dakota, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and…
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Ross Perot, Texas billionaire and third-party presidential candidate dies
DALLAS — H. Ross Perot, the colorful, self-made Texas billionaire who rose from a childhood of Depression-era poverty and twice ran for president as a third-party candidate, has died. He was 89. Perot, whose 19% of the vote in 1992 stands among the best showings by an independent candidate in the past century, died early…
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TSA screener sick-outs hit 10 percent over holiday weekend
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WASHINGTON • The percentage of TSA airport screeners missing work has hit 10 percent as the partial government shutdown stretches into its fifth week. The Transportation Security Administration said Monday that Sunday’s absence rate compared to 3.1 percent on the comparable Sunday a year ago. The workers who screen passengers and their bags face missing…
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What air travelers should know about the government shutdown
DALLAS — The partial government shutdown is starting to affect air travel. Over the weekend, some airports had long lines at checkpoints, apparently caused by a rising number of security officers calling in sick while they are not getting paid. Safety inspectors aren’t even on the job. A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said Monday that…