federal aviation administration

  • ‘Near Collisions’ of Commercial Jets Happen All the Time, Apparently

    ‘Near Collisions’ of Commercial Jets Happen All the Time, Apparently

    Easily qualifying as the worst thing I’ve read all week, a terrifying new report from the New York Times claims that “near collision” episodes involving commercial airlines are a weekly occurrence in America. The Times report draws on extensive records sourced from the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as a little-known NASA database that holds…


  • Passenger Lands Plane After Pilot Gets Sick

    Passenger Lands Plane After Pilot Gets Sick

    In a scene that’s reminiscent of the 1980 cult comedy Aeroplane!, a flight pulling into West Palm Beach this week managed to avoid certain calamity when a passenger with no flying experience took over the controls from the pilot, who was suffering a “medical emergency.”