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Explainer-Why U.S. flights were grounded by a FAA system outage

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) allowed some flights to resume after an outage of the system that alerts pilots to any obstructions before take-off had earlier forced the civil aviation regulator to ground all aircraft in the United States.

Reuters

FAA system outage causes chaos with thousands of flight delays: ‘Haven’t seen a ground stop like this since 9/11’

‘Plane is 80 per cent empty as presumably many people bailed when they saw the news’

The Independent UK

US halts flights nationwide after key FAA system goes down

U.S. aviation authorities halted flights nationwide early Wednesday after the failure of a key pilot notification system operated by the Federal Aviation Administration.

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Paris flights to North America delayed as US aviation safety system crashes: Update

Paris' international airports have experienced flight delays due to a US Federal Aviation Administration system failure that has affected international flights into North America. Latest reports say air traffic to the US is slowly returning to normal.

Radio France Internationale

US flights resume after nationwide grounding

Flight departures began resuming early Wednesday across the United States after an overnight outage to a key air-traffic system prompted authorities to ground all planes nationwide.

Bangkok Post

O’Hare, Midway passengers delayed hours by FAA computer outage

Nationwide, more than 1,000 flights were canceled, and more than 6,000 were delayed by 11 a.m. Wednesday, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware.

Chicago Sun-Times

Airlines hope for return to normal Thursday after FAA outage snarls U.S. travel

The U.S. aviation sector was struggling to return to normal on Wednesday after a nationwide ground stop imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over a computer issue that forced a 90-minute halt to all U.S. departing flights.

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Flight delays in US after FAA computer outage

Flights are being delayed at multiple locations across the United States after a computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration

The Independent UK

US flights chaos: Grounding order lifted after computer outage halts take-offs across America

More than 3,700 flights were delayed and more than 640 were cancelled earlier in the day

Evening Standard

What to do if your US flights are affected as hundreds grounded in new chaos

Passengers on planes across the US have found themselves stuck on the tarmac for hours after the Federal Aviation Administration reportedly suffered a nationwide system error

Daily Mirror

FAA Has Serious Southwest Airlines Safety Concerns

A survey of Federal Aviation Administration workers has turned up some very troubling news.

The Street

International: 36 Passengers Injured After Turbulence Hits Flight To Hawaii

At least 11 people were injured when a Honolulu-bound Hawaiian Airlines flight hit turbulence about 30 minutes before landing, Hawaii News Now reported. Read on for details:

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Thanksgiving travel rush is back with some new habits

The holiday travel rush is already on, and it could spread out over more days than usual this year

The Independent UK

Thanksgiving might bring changes in holiday-travel habits

The holiday travel rush is already on, and it could spread out over more days than usual this year

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

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

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Two WWII Planes Collide at Dallas Air Show

Two World-War-II-era airplanes collided Saturday at an air show in Dallas, US authorities said, with social media footage showing the aircraft crashing into each other and hitting the ground with a fiery explosion. It was not immediately clear how many people were in the two craft, a Boeing B-17 Flying…

The Independent UK

Two aircraft collide, crash during Dallas air show

The Federal Aviation Administration says two aircraft have collided at air show in Dallas

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: NASA studying UFOs won’t prove alien life exists. They should do it anyway

NASA announced last month that its new panel to study Unidentified Aerial Phenomena — i.e. UFOs — was staffed up and ready to get working. The panel is impressive, including planetary scientists, astrophysicists, experts from the Federal Aviation Administration, data scientists and a celebrated astronaut. I have worked with a…

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Safety board urges FAA to mandate Otter seaplane inspections

The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday issued a formal and urgent safety recommendation to the Federal Aviation Administration and its Canadian counterpart that they mandate an immediate one-time inspection of a critical component on all DHC-3 Otter seaplanes.

Daily Mirror

Student killed by propeller of private plane he rented for extravagant dinner date

Georgia Southern University student Sani Aliyu was coming back from a date on Sunday night when he walked into a spinning propeller of a small plane hired to impress a woman

Chicago Sun-Times

Plane returns safely to O’Hare after striking bird while taking off

United Flight 1930, bound for Miami, struck the bird shortly after it departed from O’Hare, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The Street

Airplane Seats Keep Shrinking as FAA Delays Overdue Rules

But FlyersRights group keeps pushing for adoption of seat standards first ordered years ago.

Tribune News Service

Emergency FAA order points to one possible cause of Whidbey seaplane crash

SEATTLE — The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a warning regarding potential weaknesses in parts of the tail of Otter seaplanes, the same type of aircraft that crashed off Whidbey Island last month.

The Independent UK

American Airlines passenger hit on head by flying food trolley

The Federal Aviation Administration has described the passenger’s head injury as ‘minor’

Daily Mirror

Helicopter crashes in front garden of house after spiralling out of control

The helicopter crash was caught on a Ring doorbell and can be seen dropping out of the sky and crashing into a nearby palm tree as a car miraculously avoids the helicopter in California

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