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A United Airlines flight from Denver to Honolulu experienced engine failure shortly after takeoff from Denver International Airport Saturday, according to multiple videos of the incident.

CBS News revealed on Tuesday audio of a message broadcast through radio frequencies used by pilots and air traffic control professionals in the United States warning of an attack on the U.S. Capitol, allegedly to avenge Iranian terrorist Qasem Soleimani.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has designated the airspace above Nashville, Tennessee, as “National Defense Airspace” following a mysterious explosion that occurred downtown on Christmas morning.

A new report published by the Senate Commerce Committee alleges that Boeing  “inappropriately influenced” FAA test pilots during flight simulations. The interference allegedly took place when test pilots attempted to interact with the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS), the same function that led to two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) said: “Our findings are troubling. The report details a number of significant examples of lapses in aviation safety oversight and failed leadership in the FAA. It is clear that the agency requires consistent oversight to ensure their work to protect the flying public is executed fully and correctly.”

American Airlines announced over the weekend that it will charter five flights on the infamous Boeing 737 Max carrying only its own employees as part of a trial program. The FAA approved the fleet for a return to the airways in November following a 20-month hiatus that occurred after two fatal crashes that occurred in 2018 and 2019.

Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly argued this week that software bugs in Boeing’s 737 Max fleet were “easily” fixed by engineers. The software problems led to two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019, each of which claimed the lives of all passengers and crew on board.

Airlines will reportedly allow their passengers scheduled to fly on a Boeing 737 Max aircraft to reschedule their flight at no cost. The FAA announced this week that the 737 Max fleet is permitted to return to the airways after a 20-month hiatus that was prompted by two fatal crashes due to multiple safety deficiencies.

The FAA may soon be issuing its stamp of approval on the Boeing 737 Max fleet, which has undergone intensive safety overhauls after it was involved in two crashes that claimed the lives of 346 people. The fleet was grounded by aviation authorities in countries around the globe shortly thereafter.

Federal law enforcement agencies are ramping up the level of protection being offered to Joe Biden as the former vice president inches toward the electoral margin required to clinch victory.

Aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus announced this week that they are conducting tests to determine how the Chinese virus behaves on airplanes in flight. Their efforts, along with work by the FAA and CDC, are concentrated on ensuring safe flights as the public returns to the skies.

Actor Harrison Ford is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for making an error while operating an aircraft this week in California, according to a report from TMZ. 

Kobe Bryant’s wife, Vanessa, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the helicopter company her husband hired, claiming that their aircraft never should have been flying that morning.

Southwest Airlines flew more than 17 million passengers on planes with unconfirmed maintenance records over a roughly two year period, according to draft government report reviewed by the Wall Street Journal.

Aircraft giant Boeing has secured $12 billion in loans from various financial institutions as part of its long-term plan to recover from the 737 Max crisis.

Boeing has halted production on the troubled 737 Max fleet. Internal issues including software problems and questionable safety features with the 737 Max led to two crashes that took the lives of all passengers and crew on board.

Aircraft giant Boeing is now seeking $10 billion in loans in the aftermath of the 737 Max crisis. The flawed 737 Max fleet suffered two fatal crashes that claimed the lives of all passengers and crew on board before being grounded by the FAA and other global air traffic authorities.

Recently published emails between employees at Boeing revealed that the company dissuaded Lion Air from training pilots that would fly the 737 Max aircraft in Boeing’s simulators. Lion Air Flight 610, which was a 737 Max, crashed in October 2018, killing all passengers on board.

Recently leaked internal emails suggest that Boeing may have attempted to manipulate regulators that were scrutinizing the 737 Max Fleet. One employee even went as far as to say that the 737 Max was “designed by clowns.”

ATLANTA (AP) — A small plane en route to a college football playoff game crashed into a post office parking lot in Louisiana shortly after takeoff Saturday, killing five people, including a well-known sports reporter who was the daughter-in-law of one of the team’s coaches.

Boeing announced this week that it is considering cutting back on the production of the 737 Max airplane. The announcement comes amidst internal concerns that the FAA not ready to approve the 737 Max fleet for commercial flights.

A former Boeing manager told reporters this week that he warned the company about potential issues with the 737 Max fleet prior to the two fatal crashes that claimed the lives of all passengers on board.

Indonesian crash investigators stated in a recently published report that a series of failures by Boeing led to the fatal Lion Air Flight 610, one of two Boeing 737 Max aircraft to crash in a short period of time.

Shares of Boeing are getting hammered following revelations that the company may have misled regulators.

Inside information from a Boeing whistleblower suggests that the aircraft manufacturer ignored an internal report that demanded safety upgrades for the 737 Max fleet.

President Donald Trump may be considering moving homeless people in Los Angeles to an unnamed Federal Aviation Adminstration (FAA) facility, according to a report Wednesday by the Washington Post

The European Aviation Safety Agency announced this week that it will not defer to the FAA’s ruling on the safety of Boeing’s troubled 737 Max fleet.

Reports suggest that airlines are leasing 30-year-old planes to replace the grounded Boeing 737 Max fleet. One industry expert compared older plants to “gold dust,” due to their increase in value.

One man hopes he is part of the Green New Deal’s plan to ditch fossil-fueled aircraft and is seeking FFA approval for his electric plane.

Author, journalist, and filmmaker Mike Cernovich told Breitbart News Daily on Tuesday that the establishment media only has an interest in the Jeffrey Epstein court battles in order to attack President Donald Trump.

Former President Bill Clinton distanced himself on Monday from Jeffrey Epstein, a billionaire financier and former donor who was indicted for child sex trafficking over the weekend.

A fire caused by a portable battery pack forced a Virgin Atlantic flight to make an emergency landing Thursday after flames began emanating from a passenger seat. The flight, which was en route to London Heathrow from New York’s JFK

The FAA announced on Wednesday that it has discovered a new flight risk for the Boeing 737 MAX fleet, which was involved in two fatal crashes over the past year and remains grounded.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency order on Thursday night banning some U.S.-based air carriers from flying through Iranian airspace, including parts of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. Several international carriers quickly announced precautions of their own.

American-registered aircraft were barred from entering Iranian-administered airspace in the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman on Friday, just 24-hours after the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) downed a U.S. military surveillance drone.

A United Airlines passenger jet skidded off a runway shortly after landing at 1 p.m. at Newark Liberty International Airport on Saturday, officials said.

The FAA is investigating religious discrimination claims at two U.S. airports that banned Chick-fil-A franchises because of the CEO’s faith.