Close call at Nashville airport came after planes were directed to same runway, probe shows

Investigators say that air traffic controllers cleared one plane to take off after telling pilots of another plane to cross the same runway in Nashville last month ... Read More

Southwest and Alaska Airlines planes nearly collide on Nashville airport runway, spurring FAA investigation

The close call triggered ... including installing technology at all commercial airports to detect movement of planes and vehicles on the ground. The NTSB also called on the FAA to require pilots ... Read More

Near-Collision Between Southwest and Alaska Airlines Planes Prompts FAA, NTSB Probe

The incident occurred on Thursday morning, becoming the latest in a series of close calls involving passenger planes. According to the FAA, the crew of Alaska Airlines Flight 369 “discontinued their ... Read More

NTSB slams FAA, Boeing on possible rudder failure. Here’s how the faulty parts ended up on planes

NTSB tests after the February incident showed the component that failed was the "rollout guidance actuator," which has a servo motor that moves the rudder. It's made by Collins Aerospace, a unit of ... Read More

FAA looks to address runway safety after Delta planes collide, 2 other planes nearly hit each other in Nashville

Aviation expert Ed Booth told News4JAX this demonstrates the FAA ... better procedures, better staffing, better distribution of resources. And then another prong of this approach is technology. Read More

Plane Train issue causes ‘pandemonium’ at ATL airport

A mechanical issue with the train that shuttles passengers between concourses caused bottlenecks and confusion at ATL airport Monday. Read More

Flying is safer than it may seem. Here's what experts and data say

That’s how one passenger described to NBC News an incident on an Alaska Airlines flight that was forced to make an emergency landing in January after a door plug fell off the fuselage — leaving a hole ... Read More

2 Delta planes collide on tarmac at Atlanta airport, FAA says

Officials are investigating after a Delta plane ... news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY ... Read More

Musk Calls for FAA Chief to Resign

Musk has been critical of the FAA and has vowed legal action after the air-safety agency said ... during two SpaceX launches last year. “He needs to resign,“ Musk wrote on his social media ... Read More

Boeing strike could exacerbate global jetliner shortage, experts say

The U.S. planemaker's West Coast workers went on strike at midnight on Friday after overwhelmingly rejecting ... global head of consultancy at Cirium Ascend. Some say high air fares - although ... Read More

Trouble seeing far away? Why experts say you should take this more seriously.

While many may consider it a minor inconvenience ... Outdoor time is not just the parents’ responsibility, experts say. Schools and day cares should be making sure students get enough time ... Read More

Soviet-style rifle used in Trump assassination attempt, experts online say

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe on Sunday after the Secret Service ... Text with the USA TODAY elections team. Firearms experts pointed out some of the features in ... Read More