FAA Administrator Babbitt Resigns After Drunk Driving Arrest
In a statement published by the FAA late Tuesday afternoon, the agency's Administrator Randy Babbitt announced his resignation. Babbitt had been arrested for drunk driving over the weekend.
Gustave vs. the Wright Brothers: Who Was Really First?
For years, the Wright brothers’ first flight has been heatedly debated, with some historians claiming that Gustave Whitehead was actually the first. Here's what we know.
Turns Out Hawker Beechcraft Won’t Be Sold to China
Bankrupt business jet builder Hawker Beechcraft said Thursday that negotiations to sell its operations to a Chinese firm have collapsed.
FAA Forced to Furlough 4,000 Workers Saturday as Congress Fails to Pass Funding Bill
The US Federal Aviation Administration will furlough nearly 4,000 workers as of midnight Friday night/Saturday morning as a reauthorization bill expires without a needed extension from Congress.
Body Recovered from Submerged Air France Flight 447 Wreckage
Search teams were able to recover the body of one of the 228 victims that died during Air France flight 447, which crashed in the Atlantic Ocean in 2009 during a scheduled flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, French authorities...