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FILE - Passengers wait in a security line at Denver International Airport on Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert, File)

Passengers flee smoking jet on emergency slide after apparent landing gear problem at Denver airport

By Mingson Lau and Jeff Martin - Associated Press

FILE - An American Airlines jetliner that caught fire after landing the previous day at Denver International Airport sits near a hangar at the airport, March 14, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Passengers flee smoking jet on emergency slide after apparent landing gear problem at Denver airport

Associated Press

Southwest Airlines jetliner takes off from Denver International Airport, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Southwest Airlines flight headed to Las Vegas takes dramatic plunge in response to nearby aircraft

Associated Press

New Jersey State Police direct traffic near Cross Keys Airport in Gloucester County, N.J., after a skydiving aircraft went off the end of a runway and crashed into the woods Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (Kaiden J. Yu/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Skydivers injured after plane goes off of runway in New Jersey

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy speaks during a news conference to provide a status update on Newark Liberty International Airport at the Department of Transportation in Washington, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

FAA teams up with Georgia college to supercharge air traffic control

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

National Transportation Safety Board chairman Jennifer Homendy speaks during a meeting about Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

NTSB chair says systemic failures led to door plug flying off Boeing 737 Max plane midflight

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

Bryan Bedford, President Donald Trump's nominee to run the Federal Aviation Administration, testifies at the Senate Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump’s FAA administrator pick questioned about safety and pilot training standards at hearing

By Leah Askarinam and Josh Funk - Associated Press

A drone carries a mortar shell as soldiers take part in the U.S.-led Immediate Response 25 military exercise in Petrochori, Greece, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) ** FILE **

Trump orders federal government to help bulk up U.S. drone industry

By Jeff Mordock and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Tanks and other military vehicles are transported via railroad to Washington, D.C. for an upcoming parade for the Army's 250th anniversary, Monday, June 2, 2025, at Fort Cavazos near Killeen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Flights at Reagan National to be stopped for Army parade, fireworks show

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy speaks during a news conference to provide a status update on Newark Liberty International Airport at the Department of Transportation in Washington, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Newark airport runway project wraps up early, so when will flight limits ease?

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

SpaceX's mega rocket Starship lifts off for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) ** FILE **

FAA approves SpaceX’s next Starship launch

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

A display shows the status of flights at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

FAA extends flight limits at Newark airport into June because of controller shortage and tech issues

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday Jan. 25, 2019, file photo is the air traffic control tower at LaGuardia Airport in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Passenger jet had to abort takeoff to avoid runway collision at New York’s LaGuardia Airport

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

A United Airlines jetliner prepares to push off from a gate at Denver International Airport Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Air traffic controllers in Denver scrambled to use backup communications during an outage

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

Fog covers planes and control towers at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ** FILE **

Air traffic controllers briefly lose radar access again at Newark airport

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

Spencer Goidel, an Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist with the Internal Revenue Service who was notified his job would be eliminated as part of the government's efficiency cuts, stands for a portrait outside his home in Boca Raton, Fla., April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin)

Disabled workers have faced prejudice. Now they face DOGE firings

By Kenya Hunter and Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

The air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is pictured, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

Feds probing Reagan National go-around flights due to Army helicopter

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

This 2024 photo provided by the International Aerobatic Club of Oshkosh, Wis., shows Rob Holland. (Lorrie Penner/International Aerobatic Club of Oshkosh, Wis. via AP)

Stunt, aerobatics pilot Rob Holland dies in crash at Virginia’s Langley Air Force Base

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A drone hovers in airspace outside the safety perimeter surrounding St. Louis Lambert International Airport as an airliner approaches for a landing on March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Drones pose increasing risk to airliners near major U.S. airports

By Aaron Kessler and Michael Biesecker - Associated Press

A United Airlines jetliner taxis at Denver International Airport in Denver on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) **FILE**

United Airlines flight forced to return to Denver after a rabbit got sucked into plane engine

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times