The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating employees at the Kennedy Airport air-traffic control tower for apparently allowing a school-age child to transmit directions to pilots.

NEW YORK (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration says it’s “not acceptable.“ And the union representing air traffic controllers agrees.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A government watchdog says eight of 10 safety initiatives promised after a regional airline crash last year are behind schedule or are not meeting goals.

    American Airlines is under scrutiny by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Should commercial airline pilots be allowed to nap in the cockpit during a long flight? It sounds dangerous, but it’s actually recommended. NASA studied the idea 20 years ago. They found napping during a flight is an effective and safe way to reduce pilot fatigue.

WASHINGTON (AP) - On takeoff, the pilot of Flight 1549 remarked on two things almost immediately: a breathtaking view of the Hudson River and the sickening thump of birds hitting his engines. Warnings about the birds probably would not have helped, Capt. Chesley Sullenberger told federal safety officials Tuesday as they looked for ways to prevent a recurrence that could prove deadly.

ATLANTA (AP) - A national flight attendants union wants the Federal Aviation Administration to require U.S. airlines to develop and implement passenger-screening standards because of the swine flu scare.