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FAA Press Releases

If you are interested in searching for press releases prior to 2025, please visit our News Archive.

April 21, 2025
Modernized NOTAM Service Underway
April 14, 2025
The FAA has issued an emergency order grounding New York Helicopter Charter, Inc., which operated the Bell 206 helicopter that crashed Thursday in the Hudson River.
April 11, 2025

The FAA will conduct drone-detection testing in Cape May, New Jersey, between April 14-25. 

The FAA’s Center of Excellence for UAS Research (ASSURE) will conduct the testing. The Delaware River Bay Authority Police and other local first responders will also participate. 

April 9, 2025

WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has signed an agreement with Vaughn College in New York to become the next school for the Enhanced Air Traffic – Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) program.  

This is the fifth school the FAA has authorized to provide the same thorough curriculum and advanced training technology offered at the agency’s Air Traffic Controller Academy in Oklahoma City, and the first in the Northeast. 

April 1, 2025
A go‐around is a crucial safety procedure in which an arriving aircraft aborts its landing procedure and returns to the landing queue.
March 28, 2025

WASHINGTON – As required by the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-63), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) implemented Section 803 Data Privacy, that allows private aircraft owners to request to keep certain ownership information, like their name and address, private and not publicly available on FAA websites. 

March 26, 2025
Pilots made nearly 13K reports in 2024; the most in California, Texas, and Florida.
March 21, 2025
“We are bringing in the best and brightest across America to help keep our skies secure”
March 20, 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $65,000 civil penalty against Maine Instrument Flight of Augusta, Maine, for allegedly violating the drug and alcohol testing regulations.
March 20, 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $72,324 civil penalty against MK Rockwell Investments.