As the recent flurry of articles about why portable electronic devices are restricted during air travel makes clear, the conclusion to be drawn from the information available is a very complicated: “We just don’t know.” For this reason alone airlines err on the side of caution, asking people nicely (and sometimes not so nicely) to [...]
PITTSBURGH — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating how air traffic controllers allowed five planes to take off from a closed runway at Pittsburgh International Airport. The FAA says the aircraft departed Tuesday even though the runway had been closed that morning because of storm damage to runway lights. According to an FAA statement, a [...]
WASHINGTON — The Senate narrowly averted another shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration Thursday, passing a temporary funding bill that Democrats saw as evidence Republicans are feeling heat from the public over obstructionist tactics. Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) had threatened to block the bill after the GOP-led House added it to a larger temporary extension [...]
WASHINGTON — The House on Tuesday approved a stopgap bill intended to avoid a shutdown of federal highway and aviation programs, with Senate action expected later this week. The bill, which passed by a voice vote, temporarily extends operating authority for the Federal Aviation Administration through the end of January and federal highway and transit [...]
WASHINGTON — House and Senate leaders have reached a deal that averts a looming shutdown of federal highway and aviation programs, a key GOP lawmaker said Friday. The agreement clears the way for passage next week of a single, short-term bill that extends operating authority for the Federal Aviation Administration through the end of January [...]
Ron Paul said the Transportation Security Administration is “abusive” toward passengers and “accused of all kind of sexual activities” during Tuesday’s GOP debate, hosted by NBC News and Politico. “Look at the monstrosity we have at the airports,” Paul said. “These TSA agents are abusive. Sometimes they’re accused of all kinds of sexual activities on [...]
Ron Paul said the Transportation Security Administration is “abusive” toward passengers and “accused of all kind of sexual activities” during Tuesday’s GOP debate, hosted by NBC News and Politico. “Look at the monstrosity we have at the airports,” Paul said. “These TSA agents are abusive. Sometimes they’re accused of all kinds of sexual activities on [...]
WASHINGTON — With the authorization for Federal Aviation Administration funding set to expire in two weeks, House and Senate leadership don’t appear to be any closer to a long-term agreement than they were leading up to this summer’s embarrassing shutdown, which halted 250 aviation-related projects and put an estimated 80,000 contractors and government employees temporarily out [...]
WASHINGTON — With the authorization for Federal Aviation Administration funding set to expire in two weeks, House and Senate leadership don’t appear to be any closer to a long-term agreement than they were leading up to this summer’s embarrassing shutdown, which halted 250 aviation-related projects and put an estimated 80,000 contractors and government employees temporarily out [...]
WASHINGTON — Are airline pilots forgetting how to fly? As planes become ever more reliant on automation to navigate crowded skies, safety officials worry there will be more deadly accidents traced to pilots who have lost their hands-on instincts in the air. Hundreds of people have died over the past five years in “loss of [...]
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