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Federal Aviation Administration

Arcs in the news about Federal Aviation Administration from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 275 stories · 1,522 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 21, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet Aug 6.

All arcs1 named arc in 2026

Year: changes this list, the board and the stories below.

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every arc in 2026 at its own dates · opens on month
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Boeing's 737 MAX reckoning: the door plug blowout and the crash case

5 of 103 stories this year · gone quiet

Jury orders Boeing to pay $49.5 million to family of 737 MAX crash victim · 6 articles, May 14FAA will allow Boeing to resume certifying its planes are airworthy after years of safety efforts · 21 articles, Jul 17FAA flags possible issue affecting seats on hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX jets · 53 articles, Jul 28FAA certifies Boeing 737 MAX-7 to fly after years of delays · 58 articles, Aug 3FAA orders crack inspections for hundreds of Boeing 737 Max jets · 69 articles, Aug 6

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

2023125 articles20242537 articles20253546 articles20262366 articles

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Sep 28, 20263227

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else63 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories that name Federal Aviation Administration

  1. Sep 28– 29FAA is delaying Boeing's 737 Max 10 certification over a software glitch3 articles · 3 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 28– 29Watch live: Duffy gives remarks on air traffic control modernization4 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. Sep 25Duckworth slams Trump's "foolhardy plan" to make triumphal arch a military complex2 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  4. Sep 23– 24FAA blames error messages for switch to backup fiber line before outage2 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  5. Sep 22– 23Airports resume operations after massive disruptions in Northeast24 articles · 15 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 3 right
  6. Sep 21Duffy: A ‘human’ will always be in charge of AI air traffic program3 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  7. Sep 21– 23Helicopter crew battling Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park killed in crash55 articles · 41 independent sources
    5 left, 13 center, 5 right
  8. Sep 21– 22Flights are disrupted across US Northeast because of technical problems at a key air traffic center47 articles · 22 independent sources
    3 left, 8 center, 1 right
  9. Sep 21– 22FAA equipment outage triggers ground stops at Philadelphia, New York-area airports49 articles · 33 independent sources
    7 left, 13 center, 6 right
  10. Sep 20– 22FAA rolls out air traffic AI tool in Washington region17 articles · 13 independent sources
    5 left, 5 center, 2 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 21– 22Thousands of US flights snarled before FAA resolves telecom problem5 articles · 3 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  2. Aug 27Game on — FAA boosts hiring with unconventional ads | Las Vegas Review-Journal1 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right
  3. Jun 29JetBlue flight reports striking drone on approach to JFK Airport: FAA1 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
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