/tags/federal-aviation-administration-faa Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:46:25 GMT /news/2024-11-25/two-people-killed-one-seriously-injured-after-plane-crashes-west-of-fort-collins The NTSB and FAA are investigating a small plane crash in Larimer County. The local sheriff's office says the plane is from the local civil air patrol. Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:46:25 GMT /news/2024-11-25/two-people-killed-one-seriously-injured-after-plane-crashes-west-of-fort-collins /news/2024-07-08/boulder-chamber-opposes-airport-closure-proposal Boulder residents in November might vote on a controversial proposal to decommission Boulder Municipal Airport and use the land for housing. Mon, 08 Jul 2024 20:54:35 GMT /news/2024-07-08/boulder-chamber-opposes-airport-closure-proposal Lucas High, BizWest /news/2023-08-04/northern-colorado-group-lobbies-congress-to-speed-up-transition-to-unleaded-aviation-fuel A community group in Northern Colorado is raising concerns about a bill advancing in Congress that would require general aviation airports to keep selling leaded fuel indefinitely. Fri, 04 Aug 2023 12:05:00 GMT /news/2023-08-04/northern-colorado-group-lobbies-congress-to-speed-up-transition-to-unleaded-aviation-fuel Scott Franz /news/2023-03-27/bidens-pick-to-lead-faa-withdraws-amid-shaky-senate-support Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg confirmed the withdrawal of Denver International Airport CEO Phillip Washington in a tweet Saturday night. The setback for the administration comes after Washington appeared to lack enough support in the closely divided Senate. Mon, 27 Mar 2023 17:47:38 GMT /news/2023-03-27/bidens-pick-to-lead-faa-withdraws-amid-shaky-senate-support Associated Press /regional-news/2022-02-28/faa-rule-poses-threat-to-hot-air-balloon-tourism-in-new-mexico Now flying over the majority of the city requires a special transmitter. To avoid this air space, companies have canceled flights when the wind may blow the them into restricted air space or they're launching outside the city. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 18:41:38 GMT /regional-news/2022-02-28/faa-rule-poses-threat-to-hot-air-balloon-tourism-in-new-mexico Emma Gibson /news/2021-07-25/documents-indicate-how-little-officials-knew-about-mysterious-drones-last-year A report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, or UAPs, released last month by national intelligence officials didn’t say anything about last year's drone sightings in Colorado. So KUNC asked whether anyone ever solved the mystery about what the objects were and, if they were drones, who was flying them. The short answer: no. Sun, 25 Jul 2021 18:00:48 GMT /news/2021-07-25/documents-indicate-how-little-officials-knew-about-mysterious-drones-last-year Michael de Yoanna /2019-07-31/drone-infrastructure-flying-through-critical-urban-testing These days, drones are everywhere--from the ones you can buy at your local Costco to news drones giving birds' eye views of sporting events. Soon, you... Wed, 31 Jul 2019 23:37:52 GMT /2019-07-31/drone-infrastructure-flying-through-critical-urban-testing Noah Glick /npr-news/2019-04-01/computer-problems-blamed-for-flight-delays-that-hit-u-s-airlines The FAA says the issue that affected Southwest, Delta and other carriers has been resolved. But with hundreds of flights affected, the delays could linger. Mon, 01 Apr 2019 15:34:31 GMT /npr-news/2019-04-01/computer-problems-blamed-for-flight-delays-that-hit-u-s-airlines Bill Chappell /npr-news/2019-03-13/faa-grounds-boeing-737-max-planes-in-u-s-pending-investigation The announcement Wednesday afternoon follows decisions by many other countries to ground the planes in the wake of Sunday's deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight. Wed, 13 Mar 2019 16:43:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-03-13/faa-grounds-boeing-737-max-planes-in-u-s-pending-investigation Bill Chappell, Laurel Wamsley /npr-news/2019-01-25/shutdowns-toll-reached-the-skies-as-staff-shortages-caused-delays-at-laguardia On the 35th day of the government shutdown, the FAA said it was experiencing "a slight increase in sick leave" at two of its facilities, leading to significant delays at certain airports. Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:25:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-01-25/shutdowns-toll-reached-the-skies-as-staff-shortages-caused-delays-at-laguardia Laurel Wamsley