Aviation regulatory agencies are charged with oversight of the aviation industry. Such agencies are primarily governmental or international organizations. The issue of safety is central to any such agency: Not only must the aviation industry be...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S. The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 created the group under the name...

A small plane crashed into a house as it was apparently trying to land at a nearby airport on Saturday, killing the male pilot and a woman on the ground, authorities said.Faulkner County Coroner Patrick Moore said at a news conference the woman killed was...

Two small planes collided above a bay near Tacoma on Tuesday, with one landing safely at a nearby airstrip and the other touching down softly in the water, authorities said.There were two people aboard one of the planes and one aboard the other. None was...

Airline passengers can expect more delays as airplanes crowd the skies, the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday.The agency expects an average of 1.4 million more takeoffs and landings _ the equivalent of traffic at two Dallas-Fort Worth International Airports _ every year until 2020. In...

Airline pilots will be allowed to fly until they turn 65 instead of the current mandatory retirement age of 60 under a proposal to be announced Tuesday by Federal Aviation Administrator Marion Blakey.Pilots and lobbyists working on the issue say they expect Blakey to include...