Lori Aratani

Washington, D.C., United States

Planes, trains, scooters, automobiles, eVTOLs -- I write stories about how people get around (and sometimes don't) for The Washington Post.

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Flights to be halted at D.C.’s National Airport during Army’s birthday bash

1 day ago | washingtonpost.com | Lori Aratani |Ian Duncan |Olivia George |Emma Uber

Flights to be halted at D.C.’s National Airport during Army’s birthday bash (washingtonpost.com) Flights to be halted at D.C.’s National Airport during Army’s birthday bash By Lori Aratani; Ian Duncan; Olivia George; Emma Uber 2025060519001400 Reagan National Airport is expected to halt takeoffs and landings for several hours on June 14 to accommodate military flyovers and other events on the National Mall that are part of the U.S. Army's 250th birthday celebration, with aviation officials...
DOJ confirms it will not prosecute Boeing for role in deadly 737 Max crashes

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Lori Aratani

DOJ confirms it will not prosecute Boeing for role in deadly 737 Max crashes (washingtonpost.com) DOJ confirms it will not prosecute Boeing for role in deadly 737 Max crashes By Lori Aratani 2025052320333300 The Justice Department said Friday it has reached an "agreement in principle" with Boeing to dismiss a criminal case against the company in connection with its role in two fatal 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people.
Mexican ship sought help moments before it struck Brooklyn Bridge

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Lori Aratani

Mexican ship sought help moments before it struck Brooklyn Bridge (washingtonpost.com) Mexican ship sought help moments before it struck Brooklyn Bridge By Lori Aratani 2025051922123700 A Mexican naval ship called for assistance from tugboats in New York just moments before it crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, signaling the crew may have known the ship was veering off course after leaving a Manhattan dock, federal investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday. Two...
DOJ plans to drop Boeing prosecution in 737 crashes, family lawyers say

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Lori Aratani

DOJ plans to drop Boeing prosecution in 737 crashes, family lawyers say (washingtonpost.com) DOJ plans to drop Boeing prosecution in 737 crashes, family lawyers say By Lori Aratani 2025051616455200 Boeing would avoid prosecution for two 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people under a tentative deal the government presented Friday to family members of the victims, lawyers for the relatives said.
Beleaguered Boeing wins massive deal to sell jets to Qatar airline

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Lori Aratani |Amy Wang

Beleaguered Boeing wins massive deal to sell jets to Qatar airline (washingtonpost.com) Beleaguered Boeing wins massive deal to sell jets to Qatar airline By Lori Aratani; Amy B Wang 2025051419523700 Qatar awarded a contract for up to 210 new wide-body civilian airliners to Boeing on Wednesday, a blockbuster deal for the beleaguered aerospace company that was inked in a Doha ceremony where President Donald Trump hailed it as evidence of his abilities to promote U.S. economic interests...
Trump accelerates upgrades of air traffic control systems amid FAA departures

4 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Ian Duncan |Lori Aratani |Hannah Natanson |Daniel Gilbert

Trump accelerates upgrades of air traffic control systems amid FAA departures (washingtonpost.com) Trump accelerates upgrades of air traffic control systems amid FAA departures By Ian Duncan; Lori Aratani; Hannah Natanson; Daniel Gilbert 2025050813231700 President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to spend billions in the latest bid to fix America's outdated and understaffed air traffic control system, but his team will have to launch the plan under a Federal Aviation Administration...
Trump Administration Abruptly Removes Vice Chair Of The NTSB

1 month ago | southfloridareporter.com | Lori Aratani |Ian Duncan

The Trump administration Tuesday abruptly removed Alvin Brown from his role as vice chair of the National Transportation Safety Board. Three sources with knowledge of the situation who were not authorized to speak publicly confirmed that Brown, the only Black member on the five-person board, had been removed. However, the reason for his dismissal is unclear. Brown did not respond to requests for comment.
Trump administration abruptly removes the vice chair of the NTSB

1 month ago | adn.com | Lori Aratani |Ian Duncan

The Trump administration Tuesday abruptly removed Alvin Brown from his role as vice chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, a move that comes at a time when the independent agency is involved in several high-profile investigations, including of the fatal collision between two aircraft near Reagan National Airport that killed 67 people.
FAA suspends the work of an independent panel reviewing air traffic control

1 month ago | adn.com | Lori Aratani

The Federal Aviation Administration halted the work of an outside panel of experts scrutinizing its management of air traffic control, a previously unreported move made just weeks after a fatal airliner crash near Washington raised questions about the agency’s abilities to keep the skies safe. The panel had been tasked late last year by then-FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker to study ways to reduce conflicts of interest in the FAA’s oversight of air traffic control operations.
FAA suspends work of independent panel reviewing air traffic control

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Lori Aratani

FAA suspends work of independent panel reviewing air traffic control (washingtonpost.com) FAA suspends work of independent panel reviewing air traffic control By Lori Aratani 2025050617000900 The Federal Aviation Administration halted the work of an outside panel of experts scrutinizing its management of air traffic control, a previously unreported move made just weeks after a fatal airliner crash near Washington raised questions about the agency's abilities to keep the skies safe. The panel...