Amid growing pressure to confirm a new FAA administrator, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says it s time to clear the runway for President Joe Biden s pick Phillip Washington.
The Federal Aviation Administration halted flights Wednesday morning after a system to alert pilots to safety issues went down, just two weeks after a major Southwest Airlines meltdown.
U.S. lawmakers will review the cause of a Federal Aviation Administration computer system outage overnight on Tuesday that sparked a nationwide ground stop and delayed or canceled more than 10,000 U.S. flights.
The FAA has functioned without a Senate-confirmed administrator for nearly a full year - leading to more criticism regarding the mishandling of air travel meltdowns in recent months.