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During in-flight emergencies, sometimes airlines’ medical kits fall short

U.S. airlines have response plans for passengers who run into health issues in flight, but planes carry limited and sometimes incomplete medical supplies that can put travelers at risk.

Fortune

Drone inspections: Utilities use unmanned aircraft to find problems

For decades, inspecting power lines for defects was a largely manual task — a chore for workers on the ground and crews in helicopters.

Tribune News Service

Delta is investigating a pilot for making anti-Pete Buttigieg comments

A pilot in Atlanta blamed the transportation secretary for planes getting grounded in Florida

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Private human spaceflight's future hangs on looming regulation

A moratorium on regulating private spaceflight for the safety of participants is set to expire this year.

Axios

Flight delays reported nationwide after ‘issues’ at Miami air traffic control center

Flight delays were reported across the U.S. on Monday after “issues” at an air traffic control center in Miami.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: The FAA should use real-life conditions for its evacuation standards

Imagine you’re crammed into your middle seat — behind a crying baby, of course — and a wave of turbulence rocks the plane. Then another. Then that singular, ominous “ding” as the flight crew kindly urges — demands, really — that passengers return to their seat and buckle up. They’re…

Chicago Tribune

What the Southwest Meltdown Means for Airline Policy

Re-regulating the airline industry won’t help prevent massive service disruptions in the future.

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Criminals using drones to drop drugs onto prison grounds

DALLAS — Shortly before midnight on May 4, 2022, a drone buzzed over a Fort Worth federal prison, carrying a package.

Tribune News Service

Passenger laptop fire forces plane evacuation at JFK Airport

Emergency responders evacuated a JetBlue flight at JFK International Airport in New York City as a result of a small fire in a passenger’s laptop on Saturday evening

The Independent UK

Private jet travel isn’t so private after all. Some upset owners have had enough

Owning a private plane just isn’t what it used to be.

Los Angeles Times

Congress clears FAA to certify Boeing 737 Max 7, Max 10 unchanged

Congressional leaders reached agreement early Tuesday morning on an end-of-year government spending bill that includes an amendment to give Boeing the clearance it needs to get its 737 Max 7 and Max 10 jets certified without further changes.

Tribune News Service

United Airlines places huge order for Boeing 787 Dreamliners

The Chicago-based airline announced it is ordering 100 fuel-efficient 787s, with options for 100 more, as it seeks to add more long-haul international flights

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Boeing's last 747 to roll out of Washington state factory

After more than half a century, the last Boeing 747 has rolled out of a Washington state factory

The Independent UK

The "flying taxis" of the future are lifting off

Electric air taxi testing is underway, and service could start in the next few years

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The Independent UK

Boeing's last 747 to roll out of Washington state factory

After more than half a century, Boeing is rolling its last 747 out of a Washington state factory

Tribune News Service

Cantwell pushes to clear Boeing's final 737 Max models, with conditions

In what could be good news for Boeing, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington on Tuesday circulated draft legislation that would clear the way for the final two Boeing 737 Max models to enter service without changes to the Renton-assembled aircraft.

Tribune News Service

Tech review: Ruko drone is easy to fly and makes beautiful videos

I’m a huge fan of helicopters.

Tribune News Service

NTSB urges new safety rules for Alaskan flightseeing tours following fatal crashes

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The National Transportation Safety Board is calling for new federal regulations to safeguard Ketchikan flightseeing tours following years of deadly crashes, several of them involving cruise ship passengers and bad weather.

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Graves plans aggressive oversight as transportation panel chairman

The presumptive chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee aims to keep a skeptical eye on the Biden administration’s implementation of the bipartisan infrastructure law after the 118th Congress convenes in January.

Roll Call

Graves plans aggressive oversight as transportation panel chairman - Roll Call

Rep. Sam Graves, Transportation and Infrastructure’s presumptive next chairman, aims to keep his eye on the bipartisan Infrastructure law.

The Independent UK

Plane caught in power lines after crash, 2 occupants unhurt

A small plane carrying two people has gotten stuck in live power lines in Maryland, causing widespread power outages in the surrounding county as officials try to extricate the aircraft

Tribune News Service

Meteorologist, pilot killed as news helicopter crashes next to Charlotte highway

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A pilot and meteorologist with the WBTV news station in Charlotte died in a helicopter crash Tuesday in Charlotte, off Interstate 77 South.

Tribune News Service

Aviation enthusiasts grieve lost lives at Dallas airshow, wait for investigation

DALLAS — Saturday’s fatal crash of two vintage World War II planes that resulted in the deaths of six people sent shockwaves of grief throughout the aviation community. As the airshow season wrapped up the same weekend, how future shows will proceed in light of the tragedy is unknown.

Reason

From Space Regulator to Astronaut: Q&A With George Nield

He spent his government career thinking about space. Then he got to fly.

Chicago Sun-Times

Flight attendants are fed up with unruly passengers, and we don’t blame them

Rude, abusive behavior by airline passengers began to soar when the pandemic hit. Maybe it’s time for tougher penalties.

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