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FAA To Staff 72 Airport Control Towers At Night

Seventy-two airport towers and other air traffic control facilities that were slated to close at night due to budget cuts will get to stay open, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday.

2013/05/08

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Obama: Flight Delay Fix a ‘Band-Aid’

President Barack Obama says the congressional fix for widespread flight delays is an irresponsible way to govern, but he’s prepared to sign the legislation that lawmakers fast-tracked.

2013/04/27

Arriving passengers wait for a ride outside Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angles International Airport (LAX) on April 22, 2013 in Los Angeles, Calif. (credit: David McNew/Getty Images)

House Approves Measure To End Furloughs Of Air Traffic Controllers

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

2013/04/26

FAA Keeps Planes On Ground Due To Lack Of Air Traffic Controllers

Flight delays piled up across the country Monday as thousands of air traffic controllers began taking unpaid days off because of federal budget cuts, providing the most visible impact yet of Congress and the White House’s failure to agree on a long-term deficit-reduction plan.

2013/04/23

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Furloughs Begin For Nearly 15,000 Air Traffic Controllers

Commercial airline flights moved smoothly throughout most of the country on Sunday, the first day air traffic controllers were subject to furloughs resulting from government spending cuts, though some delays appeared in the late evening in and around New York.

2013/04/22

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FAA Approves Resumption Of Boeing 787 Flights

Federal officials intend to lift the order grounding the beleaguered 787 Dreamliner after accepting Boeing’s revamped battery system even though the root cause of battery failures that led to a fire on one plane and smoke on another remains unknown.

2013/04/19

Nearly 200 runners have been hurt and three were killed in two explosions near the Boston Marathon finish line. (credit: WBZ-TV)

FAA Orders No-Fly Zone Over Boston Explosion Site

The Federal Aviation Administration is warning pilots that it has created a no-fly zone over the site of two explosions at the annual Boston marathon.

2013/04/15

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Drone Industry Worries About Privacy Backlash

It’s a good bet that in the not-so-distant future aerial drones will be part of Americans’ everyday lives, performing countless useful functions.

2013/03/29

An air traffic controller works the tower at the Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport in Salisbury, Md., on March 21, 2013. (credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

FAA To Close 149 Air Traffic Control Towers

The Federal Aviation Administration says it will close 149 air traffic control towers at small airports around the country because of federal budget cuts.

2013/03/22

Boeing displays an "improved" 787 battery and its titanium-made case during a press conference in Tokyo on March 15, 2013. (credit: TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)

Boeing Shows Political Clout With Congress Silent On Dreamliner Problems

As Boeing, its airline customers and federal safety regulators struggled over the past two months to solve problems with the new 787 Dreamliner’s fire-plagued batteries, one player has been strangely silent: Congress.

2013/03/19