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The FAA has concerns over a fire-related safety check United dropped in 2018.

The entire airline industry is in trouble if changes aren't made, according to United CEO Scott Kirby.

WASHINGTON — As Congress sets its sights on aviation policies and oversight of the White House’s implementation of infrastructure and energy transition investments, President Joe Biden could echo Democrats’ demands for airline passenger protections, dig into aviation safety and lean on key infrastructure law projects as part of his State…

FedEx carrier and commercial aircraft were given clearance to use same runway

President Joe Biden could echo Democrats’ demands for airline passenger protections as part of his State of the Union address.

Just before a FedEx cargo airplane was due to land, an air traffic controller cleared the Southwest flight to depart from the same runway. The FAA and the NTSB are investigating the incident.

A FedEx Corp. widebody jet flew over the top of a Southwest Airlines Co. plane early Saturday in Texas after an air-traffic controller cleared the passenger plane to take off from the same runway that the cargo aircraft was preparing to land on, aviation authorities said.

U.S. defense and military officials said Saturday that the balloon entered the U.S. air defense zone north of the Aleutian Islands on Jan. 28 and moved largely over land across Alaska and then into Canadian airspace in the Northwest Territories on Monday.

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The airline will either clean up its act or go out of business. Meanwhile, the government plods along.

Boeing bids farewell to an icon on Tuesday: It’s delivering its final 747 jumbo jet.