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Federal officials say unruly passengers are becoming a bit less common on airline flights, but they are still causing disruptions at twice the rate of late last year.

The FAA is investigating Virgin Galactic’s July 11 flight that carried owner Richard Branson into space.

The number incidents involving unruly airline passengers is growing, and so are the fines imposed by federal safety officials

The nation’s top aviation regulator is asking local officials to consider filing criminal charges more often against people who act up during airline flights

The Federal Aviation Administration said it acted after receiving reports of newly installed switches failing.

Authorities say one man is dead and another injured after their small plane crashed in New Hampshire. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident, which occurred in Charlestown around 6:20 p.m. Saturday, the FAA said. The two men were the plane’s only occupants. Local police say one of the men died at...

The FAA proposed civil penalties totaling $119,000 against nine passengers for violations of federal regulations, the agency said, which ranged from drinking alcohol FAA against regulations to fighting with flight attendants over facemask policies.

Five people have died after a hot air balloon crashed into a power line in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Saturday morning.

The United States is downgrading Mexico’s aviation-safety rating

As airlines continue to see a dramatic increase in unruly and dangerous passenger behavior on commercial flights, federal officials are responding with heftier fines aimed at deterring disruptive conduct.

An inbound SkyWest flight from Portland, Oregon, was on final approach, preparing to land a little after 10:30 when the pilot was waved off by air traffic controllers because another aircraft, a Delta flight headed to Detroit, was on the runway.

Relatives of people who died in one of the Boeing 737 Max crashes are renewing their push to replace top regulators who approved the plane.

Federal auditors are issuing fresh criticism of the government agency that approved the Boeing 737 Max.

A small plane crashed off the runway at an airfield in North Hampton, New Hampshire, and the two people on board weren’t hurt, authorities said Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane landed around after 9:30 a.m. and flipped over at Hampton Airfield. The plane was a single-engine Vans RV-6. The FAA said the Transportation Safety Board has...

Boeing is calling for all airlines to ground their 777 model airplanes equipped with the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, the type of engine that blew apart after takeoff from Denver this weekend.

Boeing has recommended that airlines ground all of 777s with the type of engine that suffered a catastrophic failure over Denver this weekend

Three people were hospitalized when a small plane crashed in Leicester, Massachusetts, Tuesday evening.

A Massachusetts company has been granted approval to operate commercial drone flights without a person directing the machine and keeping it in sight. It’s the first time that the Federal Aviation Administration has allowed fully automated commercial drone flights. American Robotics Inc. touted the advantage of its machines as being able to operate continuously without “expensive human labor.” The...

Federal safety officials said Wednesday they are stepping up enforcement against unruly airline passengers after confrontations on flights to and from Washington, D.C., around the time of the riot at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.

The Federal Aviation Administration announced new rules on Monday that will allow small drones to be flown over people and at night.