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Attorney General Merrick Garland is directing U.S. attorneys across the nation to swiftly prioritize prosecution of federal crimes that happen on commercial flights

Federal officials are proposing more than $160,000 in fines against eight airline passengers over incidents involving alcohol

A small plane fell out of the sky over Santee on Monday, barrelling into two homes and killing at least two people. The crash set off an explosion that rattled an entire neighborhood. It also alerted heroes who came running to their neighbors’ rescue.

A small plane crash near a Southern California school has caused massive damage to at least two homes in the area.

Federal officials say unruly passengers are becoming a bit less common on airline flights, but they are still causing disruptions at twice the rate of late last year.

The FAA is investigating Virgin Galactic’s July 11 flight that carried owner Richard Branson into space.

The number incidents involving unruly airline passengers is growing, and so are the fines imposed by federal safety officials

The nation’s top aviation regulator is asking local officials to consider filing criminal charges more often against people who act up during airline flights

The Federal Aviation Administration said it acted after receiving reports of newly installed switches failing.

The FAA proposed civil penalties totaling $119,000 against nine passengers for violations of federal regulations, the agency said, which ranged from drinking alcohol FAA against regulations to fighting with flight attendants over facemask policies.

As air travel returns to pre-pandemic levels, there have been as almost five times as many unruly passenger reports in 2021 than in the last five years combined. News4’s Scott MacFarlane reports.

Five people have died after a hot air balloon crashed into a power line in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Saturday morning.

The United States is downgrading Mexico’s aviation-safety rating

As airlines continue to see a dramatic increase in unruly and dangerous passenger behavior on commercial flights, federal officials are responding with heftier fines aimed at deterring disruptive conduct.

An inbound SkyWest flight from Portland, Oregon, was on final approach, preparing to land a little after 10:30 when the pilot was waved off by air traffic controllers because another aircraft, a Delta flight headed to Detroit, was on the runway.

Relatives of people who died in one of the Boeing 737 Max crashes are renewing their push to replace top regulators who approved the plane.

Federal auditors are issuing fresh criticism of the government agency that approved the Boeing 737 Max.

Boeing is calling for all airlines to ground their 777 model airplanes equipped with the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine, the type of engine that blew apart after takeoff from Denver this weekend.

Boeing has recommended that airlines ground all of 777s with the type of engine that suffered a catastrophic failure over Denver this weekend

Federal safety officials said Wednesday they are stepping up enforcement against unruly airline passengers after confrontations on flights to and from Washington, D.C., around the time of the riot at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.