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GPB evening headlines for February 17, 2025

Flags are lowered to half-staff in remembrance of the Georgia native killed in the airplane/helicopter collision in Washington D.C. last month.

The FAA trains new air traffic controllers in Georgia. 

A federal jury in Columbus has ordered Ford to pay $2.5 billion in punitive damages in a lawsuit over a fatal truck rollover.

February 17, 2025
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  • GPB Newsroom
Capt. Rebecca Lobach smiles in the cockpit of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, Feb. 28, 2024. <br>

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Third Black Hawk crew member involved in deadly crash near DC airport identified

The Army released the identity of the third crew member aboard the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the deadly airport crash near DCA as Capt. Rebecca Lobach, an aviation officer and past ROTC cadet.

February 01, 2025
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By:
  • Tom Bowman
Federal Aviation Administration administrator Mike Whitaker speaks at a news conference at FAA headquarters in May 2024. When Whitaker took over in 2023, the agency had not had a Senate-confirmed leader in more than 18 months.

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  • National

FAA chief Mike Whitaker announces that he will step down in January

Mike Whitaker says he will step down as head of the Federal Aviation Administration on Jan. 20. It's not unusual for FAA administrators to resign at the change of administration, though some have stayed longer.

December 12, 2024
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  • Joel Rose
Air traffic controllers watch for traffic from the control tower at the Tucson International Airport on Sept. 23, 2016 in Tucson, Ariz.

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  • National

FAA and union agree to give air traffic control workers more rest between shifts

The agreement, which will give controllers 10 hours off between shifts and 12 hours off before and after a midnight shift, comes after close calls between planes that were following orders from controllers.

July 25, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles.

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Futuristic electric flying vehicles about to become reality in Georgia

Flying cars might seem like something out of the distant future. But Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), as the technology is known, is about to land at a general aviation airport near you.

May 13, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
The FAA says it's investigating Boeing after some required inspections of the 787 Dreamliner were not performed as required. Dreamliners are shown under production at Boeing's manufacturing facility in North Charleston, S.C.

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FAA is investigating Boeing for apparent missed inspections on 787 Dreamliner

The FAA says Boeing informed the agency in April that required inspections to confirm that the wings were properly bonded to the carbon fiber fuselage on certain 787 jets were not completed.

May 06, 2024
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  • Russell Lewis
Two United Airlines Boeing 737s are parked at the gate at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on July 7, 2022.

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  • National

United Airlines says federal regulators will increase oversight of the company

The move follows a series of recent issues at the airline, including a piece of the outer fuselage falling off one jet, an engine fire and a plane losing a tire during takeoff.

March 23, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
In this image made from video, a fire engine, firefighters and other officials are seen inside police tape on scene of a small plane crash in Clearwater, Florida, Feb. 1, 2024.

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Several die after a small plane crashes into a Florida mobile home, officials say

Authorities received emergency calls at the same time about a structure fire and an aircraft that went off radar three miles from a Florida airport. It is still unknown how many fatalities there were.

February 02, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
A United Airlines Boeing 737-900ER arrives at Los Angeles International Airport in 2019.

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  • National

The FAA says airlines should check the door plugs on another model of Boeing plane

The Federal Aviation Administration is recommending that airlines visually inspect the door plugs of Boeing 737-900ER jets after some airlines reported unspecified issues with the bolts.

January 22, 2024
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  • Joel Rose
Then-President Barack Obama walks down the stairs of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at the company's production facility in Everett, Wash., in 2012.

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  • National

'Cozy' relationship between Boeing and the U.S. draws scrutiny amid 737 Max 9 mess

The latest safety lapse at Boeing renews concerns about the company's influence in Washington and whether federal regulators have delegated too much of their oversight authority to its employees.

January 19, 2024
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  • Joel Rose
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  • National

A hot air balloon accident in Arizona leaves 4 people dead and 1 critically injured

Authorities said they do not know the cause of the hot air balloon accident at the time. The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.

January 15, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
The door plug area of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, seen with the paneling removed, awaits inspection Wednesday at the airline's facilities at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash.

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  • National

The FAA is tightening oversight of Boeing and will audit production of the 737 Max 9

Regulators say they're increasing control of Boeing production after a panel blew off a 737 Max 9 jet, and will re-examine whether the company can be trusted to assess the safety of its own planes.

January 12, 2024
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  • Joel Rose
This photo shows the gaping hole where the panel used to plug an area reserved for an exit door on a Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner blew out Jan. 5, shortly after the flight took off from Portland, Ore., forcing the plane to return to Portland International Airport.

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  • National

2 major airlines find loose bolts, other problems on grounded Boeing jets

About 170 planes were grounded after the "door plug" on a Boeing 737 Max 9 blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight. United and Alaska are the two big U.S. carriers that fly Boeing jets with door plugs.

January 08, 2024
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  • Joel Rose
Michael Whitaker of Vermont testifies during his nomination to be administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, Oct. 4, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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  • National

Senate votes 98-0 to confirm Biden's nominee to run the FAA

The approval of Michael Whitaker, former deputy FAA administrator, ends a span of nearly 19 months in which the agency was without a Senate-confirmed chief.

October 25, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Billy Nolen, testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing to examine the implementation of the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act, on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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  • Politics

The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration says he will leave

The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration will leave the agency this summer, putting pressure on the White House to quickly find a replacement.

April 24, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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