Air Carrier Roundtable Readout

WASHINGTON — Representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration, airline industry and labor organizations met Monday to share safety best practices and discuss how to make the world’s busiest air transportation system even safer. “Commercial airline travel remains the safest form of transportation in world history,” said Acting FAA Administrator Chris Rocheleau. “But the last three months drove home that we need to do more, we need to be better, and we need to do it together.”

FAA Statements on Newark Liberty International Airport

Statement The FAA issued an interim order reducing the flight arrival and departure rate at Newark Liberty International Airport. Under the interim order issued Tuesday, the maximum hourly rate will be:

FAA Gears Up for Busy Summer Travel

WASHINGTON, DC – The FAA is gearing up for our busiest summer in the last 15 years!   Memorial Day Forecast  We anticipate we’ll see record high travel this Memorial Day weekend, with a peak this Thursday of nearly 54,000 flights. Keep an eye on fly.faa.gov to monitor the status of all airports across the National Airspace System, and make sure to visit our PackSafe page for information on what you can and can’t take on a plane 

FAA Issues Interim Order Reducing the Flight Arrival and Departure Rate at Newark Liberty International Airport

The new limits take effect on May 20. The FAA discussed the plan with airlines during last week’s delay-reduction meeting.