Randy Babbitt

WASHINGTON (AP) — The resignation of the nation’s top aviation official places the Federal Aviation Administration under the leadership of Deputy Administrator Michael Huerta, a well-regarded manager who nonetheless lack’s his...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Randy Babbitt says he will resign as head of the Federal Aviation Administration following his arrest over the weekend on charges of drunken driving. Babbitt said in a statement Tuesday that he didn't want to allow anything to "cast a...

Nearly three years after investigators first heard what they believed were yawns by the crew of a commuter plane that fell from a winter night's sky near Buffalo, the Obama administration is ready to issue a new regulation aimed at ensuring more rest...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Randy Babbitt says he will resign as head of the Federal Aviation Administration following his arrest over the weekend on charges of drunken driving. Babbitt said in a statement Tuesday that he didn't want to allow anything to "cast a...

An Illinois Department of Transportation official who has represented the agency at events about safe driving remains on the job following his arrest last month for allegedly driving drunk. Carmen W. Iacullo, 58, was arrested Nov. 20 in west suburban...

WASHINGTON -- Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt resigned Tuesday, three days after he was arrested on a drunk driving charge near his suburban Washington home. In a brief statement released to the media, Babbitt said he had submitted his...

The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a $1.1 million fine against an aviation repair facility after the company allegedly made improper repairs as part of fuselage inspections on Southwest Airlines jets. Aviation Technical Services Inc. of...

SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority received a $2 million grant Tuesday from the Federal Aviation Administration to install aircraft power systems at 10 new gates at Lindbergh Field's Terminal 2, which is being expanded. The low-...

Almost 4,000 Federal Aviation Administration workers are facing furloughs after Congress adjourned Friday without passing a measure to reauthorize the agency's funding, according to the Transportation Department. A $2.5 billion program providing grants...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- While Washington avoided defaulting on its debts Tuesday, both the Senate and House recessed until September without putting 4,000 people back to work. A partial Federal Aviation Administration shutdown in effect since July 22, has...