PAT25 was flying at an altitude of 800 feet, while RPA5752, which had just departed Ronald Reagan National Airport, was already above 7,000 feet and still rising. Federal Aviation Administration ...

As one put it, “Sure, SAA will get lift-off, but can it still fly?” An obvious problem is funding. Airlines burn money — about a third of a well-run operation’s costs are fuel — and when the fleet ...