July 19, 2023 — There has been a recent discussion about a bill heading for a vote in congress that would raise the mandatory retirement age for pilots from age 65 to 67 which could be the key to the air travel nightmares people have been experiencing.
June 6, 2023 — NTSB Instigators are on the ground in Virginia, now collecting evidence from the Cessna plane crash Sunday. Officials have confirmed all four victims have died. FOX 5’s Stephanie Ramirez reports from Downtown D.C. with the latest.
January 11, 2023 — Air traffic control operations are returning to normal across the United States after thousands of flights were canceled or delayed by a malfunction in the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration system that left pilots, airlines and airports without crucial safety information for hours. White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara has this report.
January 11, 2023 — WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration says air traffic operations are gradually resuming across the U.S. after a critical overnight system outage. The agency had ordered all domestic departures to pause until 9 a.m. Eastern Wednesday morning, causing a nationwide ripple effect of flight delays and cancellations.
December 16, 2022 — If you’ve flown in recent years, you may have noticed that sometimes your window seat doesn’t really have a window next to it—at least not an entire window. But it wasn’t always that way. Here’s why airplane seats don’t line up with windows anymore.
August 22, 2022 — Cpt. Richard J. Levy speaks about his experiences as a pilot and provides insights regarding the aviation industry on Morning TALK Live with J. Stan McCauley.
January 18, 2022 — Verizon and AT&T have agreed to delay the rollout of 5G deployment near some airports. This comes after airline executives had warned of “catastrophic disruption” to travel, beginning Wednesday.
November 25, 2021 — On October 23, 2020, Lt. Rhiannon Ross and US Coast Guard Ensign Morgan Garrett lost their lives in a Navy training exercise in Magnolia Springs Subdivision. One year later, Cpt. Richard J. Levy, an aviation expert and a retired pilot with 41 years of experience under his belt, provides a possible explanation on what may have caused the crash.
September 15, 2021 — Spirit Airlines Flight 334 suffered mechanical issues that led to the pilots aborting takeoff. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident. Retired pilot Cpt. Richard J. Levy offers an insight on how the pilots addressed and managed the situation.