WASHINGTON - Government inspections to uncover serious maintenance problems that could cause airline crashes are often delayed for years or focus on less critical problems, a government watchdog says.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating American Airlines for possible maintenance procedure violations after a local mechanics union complained to the agency. The Transport Workers Union ...

The Federal Aviation Administration's system-wide outage that led to mass flight delays and cancellations on Wednesday was the result of the actions of personnel who the agency said had "failed to ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration has failed to resolve persistent issues with SkyWest Airlines’ maintenance practices that its inspectors worried could contribute to an ...

The FAA is also taking a close look at TWA's maintenance procedures after the carrier had five emergency landings due to engine-related problems July 11-18. This content requires a subscription to one ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday published its final list of required design changes to the Boeing 737 MAX, as well as changes to operation and maintenance procedures and to ...