Declining seat space for passengers on commercial airplanes, coupled with the growing prevalence of larger passengers in the U.S., has provoked concerns in recent years over the lack of regulations ...

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — A group of South Texas environmentalists is pressuring the FAA to release data on the potential risks to local border communities and wildlife if SpaceX’s Starship ...

A National Academies committee will conduct a peer review of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report “Effects of Airplane Cabin Interiors on Egress I: Assessment of Anthropometrics, Seat ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Wilmington International Airport’s (ILM) first public workshop since launching its Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 150 Noise Compatibility Study is set for today.

The FAA’s bottom-line conclusion from a series of evacuation trials that found current seat sizes are sufficient to ensure most of the U.S. population will not be impeded during an evacuation is not ...

FAA is conducting a three-year study to highlight the long-term cost to airlines of maintenance personnel fatigue. This research is intended to help build a cost-benefit analysis showing potential ...

The Federal Aviation Administration is urging airlines take steps to encourage passengers to leave personal items behind when evacuating aircraft during emergencies, a move following a rash of such ...

It will take more work and additional research before the FAA can draw any meaningful conclusions from a study it commissioned on the size and pitch of seats on U.S. commercial flights and potential ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Federal Aviation Administration rejected a request by three Chicago-area congressmen to conduct a new environmental impact study of the new runway configuration at O'Hare Airport.

Shhhh! The Federal Aviation Administration is going to conduct a new airport noise survey, but it is all very hush-hush. Described as the “most comprehensive … single noise survey ever undertaken in ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There may be some possible relief for people who say airport noise near O'Hare is making their lives miserable. The FAA said Thursday it is fast-tracking a study on the issue. The ...