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FAA Proposes $14,500 Civil Penalty Against Passenger for Allegedly Interfering with Flight Attendants

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $14,500 civil penalty against an airline passenger for allegedly interfering with flight attendants who instructed him to wear a face mask and stop consuming alcohol he had brought on board the

FAA Proposes $115,500 Civil Penalty Against Fenix Air Charter of South Carolina

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $115,500 civil penalty against Fenix Air Charter, of Spartanburg, S.C., for allegedly conducting charter flights in an aircraft that did not comply with airworthiness regulations. The FAA

FAA Extends Comment Period for Noise Research and Survey

FAA extends comment period to April 14, 2021, for the Neighborhood Environmental Survey and noise research portfolio.

Restricted Airspace

Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA) The Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area (DC SFRA) is roughly a circular area with a 30 nautical mile (about 33 statute miles) radius around Washington, D.C., and surrounds the Flight-Restricted Zone (FRZ). The Leesburg Executive Airport is

Aviation Voluntary Reporting Programs

Aviation safety today is about looking ahead. The aviation community has moved away from the “forensic” approach of making safety improvements based solely on accident investigations to a proactive strategy that incorporates a mix of actual flight data, data from other government agencies, and

FAA, Choctaw Nation Team Up to Advance UAS

Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma will partner on emerging aerospace technologies.

Laser Strikes Increase Even with Fewer Planes Flying

Reported strikes reached nearly 7,000 in 2020 & are the highest since 2016 despite lower air traffic operations.

Lasers

The FAA is continuing its awareness campaign and working with law enforcement to reduce laser strikes throughout the country. Pointing lasers at aircraft creates a serious safety risk to pilots and may damage their vision. Pointing a laser at an aircraft is a federal offense. The FAA works closely

FAA Selects Five Host Airports to Test and Evaluate Unmanned Aircraft Detection and Mitigation Systems

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today selected five host airports to evaluate technologies and systems that could detect and mitigate potential safety risks posed by unmanned aircraft. The effort is part of the agency’s Airport Unmanned Aircraft Systems Detection and Mitigation Research

Fly Safe: Expanding Your Horizons

This month's FlySafe topic looks at the safety benefits of expanding your aeronautical horizons.

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