/tags/federal-aviation-administration Federal Aviation Administration en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 22:24:26 GMT /transportation/2024-12-11/austin-tx-airport-abia-aus-christmas-new-years-travel-delays Controller staffing, already worryingly low last year, has dipped even further, leading to travel delays and fears of near-misses or worse. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 22:24:26 GMT /transportation/2024-12-11/austin-tx-airport-abia-aus-christmas-new-years-travel-delays Nathan Bernier /transportation/2024-06-13/austin-texas-airport-near-miss-faa-ntsb-runway-safety-tech The FAA system provides a visual representation of where planes are located on the runways and taxiways. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 20:42:21 GMT /transportation/2024-06-13/austin-texas-airport-near-miss-faa-ntsb-runway-safety-tech Nathan Bernier /transportation/2023-01-11/nationwide-faa-system-outage-delays-flights-at-austins-airport The ground stop was lifted just before 8 a.m., but people trying to fly out of the airport are facing delays, cancelations and rebookings as airlines struggle to resume normal operations. Wed, 11 Jan 2023 13:18:40 GMT /transportation/2023-01-11/nationwide-faa-system-outage-delays-flights-at-austins-airport Haya Panjwani, Nathan Bernier /energy-environment/2021-09-27/spacex-prepares-to-launch-largest-rocket-ever-despite-ongoing-faa-review If permitted by federal regulators, it will lift off from a beach-side facility at the southern tip of Texas. But residents and researchers have criticized the permitting process, saying the company has flouted rules at the expense of the environment and the community. Mon, 27 Sep 2021 21:04:47 GMT /energy-environment/2021-09-27/spacex-prepares-to-launch-largest-rocket-ever-despite-ongoing-faa-review Dominic Anthony Walsh /texas/2013-03-27/georgetown-wants-options-for-keeping-airport-tower-open The Georgetown City Council voted unanimously last night to direct airport staff to come up with possible options for keeping the airport tower open. It’s� Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:20:00 GMT /texas/2013-03-27/georgetown-wants-options-for-keeping-airport-tower-open Laura Rice /politics/2013-03-22/faa-announces-tower-closures-coming-in-april The FAA has trimmed the number of towers it plans to close as it shrinks its budget in response to sequestration. Officials spared 40 airport towers it had previously planned to shutter. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:16:00 GMT /politics/2013-03-22/faa-announces-tower-closures-coming-in-april Wright Bryan /austin/2013-02-28/sequester-cuts-at-abia-will-be-minimal The automatic federal budget cuts known as the sequester are scheduled to go into effect tomorrow.It would mean a change at Austin-Bergstrom International� Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:12:03 GMT /austin/2013-02-28/sequester-cuts-at-abia-will-be-minimal Trey Shaar /austin/2011-07-26/faa-shutdown-jeopardizes-funding-for-abia-projects Texas airports are feeling the effect of a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration. Funding for the agency expired on Friday because of� Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:54:16 GMT /austin/2011-07-26/faa-shutdown-jeopardizes-funding-for-abia-projects Nathan Bernier