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A Frontier Airlines jet caught fire after the pilots smelled smoke in the cockpit, and regulators are investigating

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A Frontier Airlines Airbus A320-251N jet taxis at the single runway San Diego International Airport after arriving from Phoenix on January 13, 2024 in San Diego, California.
The Frontier Airlines jet (not pictured) landed safely in Las Vegas with no one injured.

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The FAA cleared United Airlines after a major review into a slew of incidents, including a plane losing a tire as it took off

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A United Airlines plane in the sky.
A United Airlines Boeing 777 lost a tire during takeoff in March.

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Former FAA contractor indicted over claims that he worked as a secret agent for Iran, DOJ says

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The FAA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The FAA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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Hundreds of Boeing 787 jets are to be inspected after an incident where a plane suddenly dropped and injured 50 people

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LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with the 2023 Pan American Games livery is landing at Barcelona airport, in Barcelona, Spain, on June 6, 2024.
A Latam Airlines Boeing 787 suddenly dropped 400 feet during a March incident.

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A self-declared 'free citizen' flying an unlicensed plane almost caused a midair crash, feds say

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A Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee
The plane was facing in the direction of incoming air traffic at the time of the incident, feds say. Photo used for illustration purposes only

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A Southwest jet was just 150 feet above the ocean before being told to pull up, reports say

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A Southwest Airlines flight
The Southwest Airlines plane (not pictured) had been due to land in Tampa.

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United and American Airlines are warning pilots they could struggle to communicate due to massive IT outage

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A United Airlines plane in the sky.
A United Airlines Boeing 777.

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Boeing just scored a big win for the 737 Max, but its order delay problem seems to be getting worse

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A Boeing 737 Max is displayed during the Farnborough Airshow, in Farnborough, on July 18, 2022
A Boeing 737 Max.

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Elon Musk is cloaking his jet travels again

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Elon Musk private jets

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A Southwest flight dropped to just 525 feet above an Oklahoma town, prompting an altitude warning and FAA investigation

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Southwest Airlines plane on the runway at Love Field in Dallas, TX
A Southwest Airlines plane on the runway at Dallas Love Field.

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