Peter Robison and Margaret Newkirk, Bloomberg
Even defenders of the special relationship note that the FAA's inspection team is under-staffed and underfunded. Let's start there.
2 days ago
Todd Shields, Bloomberg
Some may criticize the Trump Administration for picking an FAA administrator with an airline background. But the nominee has a deep knowledge of the industry, and should just prove a worthy choice.
6 days ago
Peter Robison and Alan Levin, Bloomberg
Evidence has emerged that institutional failures at the FAA helped create the Boeing 737 Max fiasco. It turns out that allowing the company to approve its own aircraft designs has led to deadly consequences.
1 week ago
Nizar Manek and Rita Devlin Marier , Bloomberg
The cause of the Ethiopian Boeing 737 Max 8 crash will likely take time to determine but preliminary indications are that the parallels with the Lion Air crash are more than casual. The cozy relationship between Boeing and the FAA may come back to bite both of them.
1 week ago
Elaine Ou, Bloomberg
This column makes a valid point. Historically, the FAA has acted based on evidence and data. This time, the agency may have allowed public opinion to influence its decision.
1 week ago
Alan Levin, Bloomberg
A screw-like device found in the wreckage of the Boeing 737 Max that crashed last Sunday in Ethiopia persuades U.S. regulators to reverse course and ground the Boeing 737 Max.
1 week ago
Madhu Unnikrishnan, Skift
The worldwide grounding of the Boeing 737 Max fleet “out of an abundance of caution” is a break with the FAA’s traditional data-driven approach to accident investigations. Could this mean an end to the way safety decisions have been made?
2 weeks ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
The Federal Aviation Administration finally bowed to pressure. The United States followed the world and grounded all Boeing Max jets, including the larger models flown by United Airlines.
2 weeks ago
Alan Levin, Bloomberg
We know many travelers are skittish about the Boeing 737 Max. But for the FAA, the easy thing to do would be to ground the airplane. Let's give the agency some credit for examining the facts and making its own decision about the jet's airworthiness.
2 weeks ago
Mary Schlangenstein and Alan Levin, Bloomberg
Southwest doesn't have a lot of experience with ugly labor disputes. Historically, it has had better relations with represented employees than other U.S. carriers. But this is getting nasty, and the airline needs to solve it. Letting the dispute drag on will be bad for business.
2 weeks ago
Alan Levin, Bloomberg
The worse things get for the U.S. economy, the more pressure there will be to end the U.S. government's partial shutdown.
2 months ago
Ryan Beene, Mary Schlangenstein and Alan Levin, Bloomberg
It's nice to see the Federal Aviation Administration admit it needs to get safety inspectors back on the job. But how about the entire government getting back to work?
2 months ago