Federal Aviation Administration

Udall: Bill Will Restore Common Sense To FAA

Congress has easily approved legislation ending furloughs of air traffic controllers that have delayed hundreds of flights daily.

2013/04/26

A Frontier Airlines plane at Denver International Airport (credit: CBS)

Frontier Warns Of Longer Flight Delays This Summer

The airlines, including one of Denver’s largest carriers — Frontier — are warning of longer flight delays this summer. They say having fewer air controllers will take a toll on traffic.

2013/04/24

Denver International Airport (credit: CBS)

Mainly Weather, Not Furloughs Forces Some Delays At DIA

Some air traffic controllers at Denver International Airport are being furloughed because of federal budget cuts, but no significant flight delays have been reported as a result.

2013/04/22

FBI Investigating Laser-Into-Cockpit Incident Near Grand Junction

The FBI is investigating reports that someone aimed a laser pointer from the ground into the cockpit of a Frontier Airlines plane.

2013/04/07

An image from the crash (credit: Douglas County Sheriff's Office)

Coroner’s Officials ID Man Killed In Plane Crash

Coroner’s officials say a pilot who died when his single-engine plane crashed in a Colorado cow pasture was from suburban Denver.

2013/04/02

1 Dead In Plane Crash South Of Denver

One person is confirmed dead in a single-engine plane crash south of Denver.

2013/03/31

Front Range Airport Traffic Control Tower Spared

The air traffic control tower at Front Range Airport outside Denver has been spared.

2013/03/22

Shake On A Plane? Dance Craze Brings FAA Inquiry

The latest craze to sweep the Internet is bringing college students the wrong kind of attention — from the Federal Aviation Administration.

2013/02/28

Buffalo Bill’s Great-Grandsons Die In Plane Crash

Authorities have recovered the bodies of a businessman and two of “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s great-grandsons from the wreckage of a small plane that crashed into a central Florida marsh.

2013/02/17

Dish-Less ‘Radar’ Technology Deployed In Colorado

The Federal Aviation Administration is deploying dish-less plane tracking technology on the Western Slope to help pilots navigate through bad weather.

2012/12/03