The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the largest transportation agency of the U.S. government and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the country as well as over surrounding international waters. Its powers include air traffic control,certification of personnel and aircraft,setting standards for airports,and protection of U.S. assets during the launch or re-entry of commercial space vehicles. Powers over neighboring international waters were delegated to the FAA by authority of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Southwest Airlines Co.,typically referred to as Southwest,is an airline based in the United States and the world's largest low-cost carrier. It is headquartered in Dallas,Texas,and has scheduled service to 121 destinations in the United States and 10 additional countries. As of 2018,Southwest carried more domestic passengers than any other United States airline.
MBS International Airport,located in Freeland,Michigan,is a commercial and general aviation airport serving the nearby cities of Midland,Bay City,and Saginaw. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021,in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.
Ketchikan International Airport is a state-owned,public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) west of the central business district of Ketchikan,a city in Ketchikan Gateway Borough in Alaska,U.S. state that has no direct road access to the outside world or to the airport. The airport is located on Gravina Island,just west of Ketchikan on the other side of the Tongass Narrows. Passengers must take a seven-minute ferry ride across the water to get to the airport from the town.
Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport is a state-owned,public-use airport located west of the central business district of Sitka,a city and borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.
Renton Municipal Airport is a public use airport located in Renton,a city in King County,Washington,United States. The airport was renamed Clayton Scott Field in 2005 to celebrate the 100th birthday of Clayton Scott. The airport's northern boundary is Lake Washington and the Will Rogers–Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base. Renton Airport has a floating dock and a launching ramp for conversion from wheeled landings to water takeoffs and landings.
The Boeing 737 MAX is the fourth generation of the Boeing 737,a narrow-body airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA),a division of American company Boeing. It succeeds the Boeing 737 Next Generation (NG) and competes with the Airbus A320neo family. The new series was announced on August 30,2011. It took its maiden flight on January 29,2016 and was certified by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in March 2017. The first delivery was a MAX 8 in May 2017 to Malindo Air,with which it commenced service on May 22,2017.
Christopher A. Hart is an American lawyer,government official,and pilot. He served as the 13th chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. He served as Acting NTSB Chairman beginning April 26,2014,and in June 2014 was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as Chairman of the NTSB. He was confirmed to serve as Chairman on February 5,2015. Robert Sumwalt succeeded him as chairman in August 2017.
FlyersRights.orgis a United States based not-for-profit organization that advocates for the rights and interests of airline passengers. It maintains a staffed office in Washington,D.C. for advocacy before all three branches of the US Federal Government. It operates a toll-free telephone Hotline,an email helpline for individual air travelers and a website with a 'Know Your Rights' online guide. It issues research and policy papers,conducts surveys,sponsors online petitions,maintains an active website and social media presence,provides expert advice on aviation consumer issues to public policy makers and opinion leaders and engages in public education activities.
This is a list of aviation-related events in 2018.
Daniel Kevin Elwell served in the Trump Administration as Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),and as the Acting Administrator of the FAA in addition to running the Next Generation Air Transportation System.
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Ethiopia to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi,Kenya. On 10 March 2019,the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft which operated the flight crashed near the town of Bishoftu six minutes after takeoff,killing all 157 people aboard.
The Boeing 737 MAX passenger airliner was grounded worldwide between March 2019 and December 2020 –longer in many jurisdictions –after 346 people died in two crashes:Lion Air Flight 610 on October 29,2018 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on March 10,2019. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) resisted grounding the aircraft until March 13,2019,when it received evidence of accident similarities. By then,51 other regulators had already grounded the plane,and by March 18,2019,all 387 aircraft in service were grounded.
The Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) is a flight stabilizing feature developed by Boeing that became notorious for its role in two fatal accidents of the 737 MAX,which killed all 346 passengers and crew among both flights. Systems similar to the Boeing 737 MCAS were previously included on the Boeing 707 and Boeing KC-46,a 767 variant.
The Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) program was established by FAA Order 8100.15. The ODA,in conjunction with the FAA,grants airworthiness designee authority to organizations or companies. The regulations addressing the ODA program are found in Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations part 183,subpart D,sections 183.41 through 813.67.
The two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes in October 2018 and March 2019 which were similar in nature –both aircraft were newly delivered and crashed shortly after takeoff –and the subsequent groundings of the global 737 MAX fleet drew mixed reactions from multiple organizations. Boeing expressed its sympathy to the relatives of the Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash victims,while simultaneously defending the aircraft against any faults and suggesting the pilots had insufficient training,until rebutted by evidence. After the 737 MAX fleet was globally grounded,starting in China with the Civil Aviation Administration of China the day after the second crash,Boeing provided several outdated return-to-service timelines,the earliest of which was "in the coming weeks" after the second crash. On October 11,2019,David L. Calhoun replaced Dennis Muilenburg as chairman of Boeing,then succeeded Muilenburg's role as chief executive officer in January 2020.
The Boeing 737 MAX was initially certified in 2017 by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Global regulators grounded the plane in 2019 following fatal crashes of Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. Both crashes were linked to the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS),a new automatic flight control feature. Investigations in both crashes determined that Boeing and the FAA favored cost-saving solutions,but ultimately produced a flawed design of the MCAS instead. The FAA's Organization Designation Authorization program,allowing manufacturers to act on its behalf,was also questioned for weakening its oversight of Boeing.
Delta Air Lines Flight 1581 was a scheduled flight from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport. On January 7,1992,the Boeing 737-200 operating this flight lost its right engine on takeoff. The pilots were able to land the plane safely back at the airport.
Billy Nolen is an American government official who has served as acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) since April 1,2022.
