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Homeland Security Spent $464M on Planes It Barely Uses
Homeland Security Spent
$464M on Planes It Barely Uses
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Aug 13, 2026 1:25 PM CDT

Homeland Security Spent $464M on Planes It Barely Uses

Democrats question a no-bid deal on an idle fleet DHS said it needed urgently

(Newser) - Nearly half a billion dollars bought the Department of Homeland Security 10 used planes it mostly hasn't flown. That's the core finding of a New York Times investigation into a $464 million, no-bid contract for deportation aircraft that have instead sat idle for months at a Louisiana airport...

Bird Strike Results in Flames, U-Turn of Jet

All 181 aboard American Airlines flight are safe after emergency return to airport

(Newser) - A routine takeoff out of Myrtle Beach turned alarming Monday when an American Airlines jet struck birds, causing flames to burst from one of its engines. The Boeing 737, operating as Flight 1760 to Charlotte with 181 people aboard, issued a "mayday" shortly after departure, according to air traffic control...

FAA Orders Crack Inspections of 737 Max Jets

They've been spotted on older 737 models whose design is similar to the Max

(Newser) - The Boeing 737 Max is back under the FAA's microscope. The agency has ordered inspections of 471 Max jets—specific versions of the 737-8, 737-9, and 737-8200 models—after cracks were found in a structural part on older 737 planes. No such cracks have been discovered on the Max...

FAA Finally Certifies Boeing's Smallest 737 Max

737 Max 7 was unveiled almost a decade ago

(Newser) - Boeing's smallest 737 Max is finally getting the green light. Nearly 10 years after the plane was first rolled out, the Federal Aviation Administration has certified the 737 Max 7, clearing the way for airlines to eventually put the jet into service, CNBC reports. The FAA says the signoff follows...

Ryanair Passenger Nearly Pulled Through Broken Window

Man reportedly left hanging outside after window dislodges mid-flight

(Newser) - Passengers on a Ryanair flight from Greece to Germany say one man ended up with his head and shoulders outside a broken window after a loud bang mid-flight. The Boeing 737 had just departed Thessaloniki for Memmingen on Friday when witnesses reported a sudden noise, cabin depressurization, falling oxygen masks,...

Crews Find Wreckage of Missing Cargo Plane

But search continues for 5 missing crew, main fuselage of plane off Pakistan's coast

(Newser) - Civilian and navy searchers off Pakistan's coast Wednesday located and recovered wreckage of a cargo plane that disappeared while approaching the southern port of Karachi while the search continues for five missing crew members, reports Reuters . The aircraft operated by the private carrier K2 Airways had departed from Sharjah...

Search on for Boeing 737 That Vanished in Flight

5 crew onboard the Pakistan-registered cargo plane

(Newser) - A Pakistan-registered Boeing 737 cargo plane with five crew members on board vanished from radar Tuesday night after the pilots reported a navigation problem while heading from the UAE to Karachi, aviation officials said. Local air traffic control began assisting the plane at 9:18pm, but three minutes later, radar...

Expert Says There Was a Fight for Control Before China Crash

Former NTSB investigator says flight data points to cockpit struggle in deadly crash

(Newser) - In the chaotic final seconds of China Eastern Flight 5735, at least two people appear to have been fighting over the Boeing 737's controls, aviation experts say. Newly released US safety data, drawn from the jet's flight data recorder, indicates the plane's engines were intentionally shut down...

United Flight Reports Possible Drone Strike in San Diego

No damage was found after plane landed safely

(Newser) - A United jet coming into San Diego on Wednesday triggered an unsettling alert: the crew reported they may have hit a drone on approach, then landed without incident and later found no damage. United says Flight 1980, a Boeing 737 from San Francisco carrying 48 passengers and six crew, "...

Another Near Miss Took Place in the Sky Tuesday

A military helicopter crossed in front of a United jet

(Newser) - There was a second unnerving near miss in US skies this week, this one over Southern California, ABC News reports. A United Airlines Boeing 737 with 168 people on board was on final approach to John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana on Tuesday night when an Army National Guard Black...

Close Call at Newark Airport Spurs Probe

Alaska Airlines plane, FedEx aircraft came within 300 feet of each other while landing

(Newser) - Two jets landing on crisscrossing runways at Newark Liberty International Airport got close enough on Tuesday night to trigger a federal investigation. The New York Times and the AP report that an Alaska Airlines Flight 294 coming in from Portland, Oregon, was ordered to abort its landing around 8:15pm...

Bailiff Slaps Seizure Sticker on Ryanair Plane

Austrian officials enforce court's order over unpaid passenger compensation claim

(Newser) - The sticker on the plane said more than any angry email ever could. An Austrian bailiff accompanied by airline staff boarded a Ryanair jet in Linz on Monday and slapped a seizure notice on its cabin after the airline failed to pay around $1,020 in court-ordered compensation and legal...

Pilot of Plane That Lost Door Panel Sues Boeing for $10M

Alaska Airlines Capt. Brandon Fisher says company tried to 'paint him as the scapegoat'

(Newser) - The captain who guided an Alaska Airlines jet after a mid-air panel blowout in 2024 is taking Boeing to court for $10 million, accusing the company of trying to pin blame for the near-disaster on him. In a lawsuit filed in Oregon, attorneys for Capt. Brandon Fisher allege Boeing attempted...

After Alleged 'Dirty Sock' Smell on Plane, Man Files $40M Suit

Jonathan Harris says he's been left with lasting lung and brain damage from toxic fumes on Boeing 737

(Newser) - A routine flight home from a conference has turned into a $40 million lawsuit against Boeing, with a professor claiming toxic fumes on a Delta-operated 737 left him with brain and lung damage, per the Wall Street Journal . Jonathan Harris, then a 44-year-old lecturer at Los Angeles' Loyola Law School,...

Homeland Security Buys Its Own 737 Jets for Deportations

Contract worth nearly $140M for 6 Boeing jets comes amid record deportation push

(Newser) - The Department of Homeland Security has reportedly signed a contract worth almost $140 million to scoop up six Boeing 737 jets, marking a shift from reliance on chartered planes to establishing its own fleet for deportation operations. A Washington Post exclusive reports that the contract is funded by a large...

United Jet Crashes Into Weather Balloon

Captain suffers cuts on arm from shattered windshield, makes emergency landing

(Newser) - A United Airlines flight crashed into a weather balloon at 36,000 feet over Utah last month, a collision that forced an emergency landing and left the pilots showered in glass, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The incident occurred on Oct. 16, when United Flight 1093, a Boeing...

Boeing Must Pay $28M to Family of Dead Passenger

737 Max disaster in Ethiopia in 2019 killed all 157 aboard

(Newser) - A federal court jury has awarded over $28 million to the family of a United Nations consultant who died in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max in Ethiopia more than six years ago. The verdict was reached Wednesday on behalf of the relatives of Shikha Garg after two hours...

Boeing 737 Loses Title as World's Most Popular Jet

Airbus A320 takes the crown with 12,260 deliveries

(Newser) - The Boeing 737's reign as the world's most popular commercial jet has ended. According to aviation analytics firm Cirium, the Airbus A320 has now edged ahead in total deliveries. This shift became official when Saudi budget airline Flynas took receipt of the 12,260th A320 earlier this...

Boeing Appears to Have a New Jet in the Works

Company working on replacement for 737 Max, reports Wall Street Journal

(Newser) - Boeing is reportedly laying the groundwork for a new single-aisle jet meant to succeed its troubled 737 MAX—a move seen as a bid to recapture ground lost to Airbus over several rocky years, reports the Wall Street Journal . CEO Kelly Ortberg has not publicly detailed plans for a...

US-Boeing Deal Would Avoid Prosecution Over 737 Max

Many families of crash victims had sought a public trial

(Newser) - The Justice Department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the airplane manufacturer to avoid criminal prosecution over accusations that it misled US regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed and killed 346 people, according to court papers filed Friday. Under the "...

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