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Union Leader Says Staffing Shortage, FAA Led To Near Miss

Ground Warning System Not Fully Active

Manpower shortages and budget-cuts are to blame for Sunday's very close call on the runway at Chicago's O'Hare Airport... at least, that's how the National Air Traffic Controllers Association sees it.

NTSB Fears Rules Don't Apply To Aging Planes

Exemptions May Let Fatigued Planes Slip Through

The NTSB wants to know... what good is a rule if you don't apply it? Case in point: aging aircraft like that Grumman G-73T Mallard... the one that crashed off Government Cut in Miami last December, killing all 20 people on board.

NTSB Joins Investigation Into Palmdale Outage

The NTSB has now been called in to investigate that power outage at the Los Angeles ARTCC in Palmdale, CA last week.

Controllers Unhappy With FAA Changes

Say Longer Shifts, Shorter Breaks Mean Poor Safety

Controllers are grumbling about the Palmdale outage... about staffing at O'Hare... and, in some cases, they're grumbling about their new schedules.

Pilot Error Blamed In Armavia A320 Accident

Russian investigators say it was pilot error that caused the crash of an Armavia Airlines Airbus A320 back in May... killing all 113 people on board the plane.

All Safe After AA 777 Makes Engine-Out Landing

Plane Bound For London

An American Airlines Boeing 777 on a flight from New York to London was forced to turn back Tuesday night... after the pilot lost an engine and declared an emergency.