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Control towers at 149 small airports to stay open
The Federal Aviation Administration is keeping open for now the 149 control towers at small airports that were slated to close as the result of ...
American Airlines settles safety claims for $24.9M
American Airlines has agreed to pay $24.9 million to settle $162 million in potential fines that were proposed by U.S. safety regulators.
NTSB investigating Honolulu helicopter crash
The president of a helicopter company whose small copter crash-landed on a downtown Honolulu street praised the pilot Thursday, while the National ...
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 ...
FAA safety oversight of aircraft repairs faulted
The government's oversight of hundreds of domestic and overseas repair stations that service U.S. airliners is ineffective and doesn't target the ...
2nd body found after S. Calif. midair collision
A second body was found Tuesday at a rugged site in the Santa Monica Mountains where a small plane crashed and burned after a midair collision with ...
Officials say threatened FAA towers to remain open
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has assured lawmakers the Obama administration will prevent the closure of 149 small airport towers as well as end ...
FAA: Air traffic system soon at full operation
The Federal Aviation Administration said that the U.S. air traffic system will resume normal operations by Sunday evening after lawmakers rushed a ...
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 ...
Controllers to return; flight delays sway Congress
Furloughed air traffic controllers will soon be heading back to work, ending a week of coast-to-coast flight delays that left thousands of travelers ...
FACT CHECK: Did FAA have to furlough controllers?
With disgruntled passengers complaining about airline flight delays, Republican lawmakers and the airline industry pounced on the Obama administration
Japan allows airlines set to resume 787 flights
Japan's transport minister said Friday the government will allow Japanese airlines to resume flying grounded Boeing 787s once they complete ...
Senate passes bill to ease FAA furloughs
With flight delays mounting, the Senate approved hurry-up legislation Thursday night to end air traffic controller furloughs blamed for ...
After 1Q loss, United sees operations improving
United Airlines says it's on the way to fixing the reliability problems that have driven away travelers. Now it needs to reliably make money.
FAA order formally lifts Boeing 787 grounding
Federal regulators are telling airlines they can fly Boeing's 787 Dreamliners again as soon as they replace its problematic lithium ion batteries with ...
White House says it's open to fix on FAA furloughs
Under growing pressure, the Obama administration signaled Wednesday it might accept legislation eliminating Federal Aviation Administration furloughs ...
White House 'open' to flexibility in FAA cuts
The White House now says it's willing to consider legislation that would give the administration the budget-cutting flexibility to avoid furloughs of ...
Airline service improves but delays still possible
A day after flight delays plagued much of the nation, air travel was smoother Tuesday, but the government warned passengers that the situation could ...
Lawmakers urge delay in control tower furloughs
As airport delays spread across the country, members of Congress on Tuesday urged the administration to postpone the furloughing of air traffic ...
FAA followed Boeing's lead on 787 battery testing
Federal regulators let Boeing help write the safety conditions for the problematic battery system in its beleaguered 787 "Dreamliner," prescribe how ...
Gov't warns of more flight delays as blame flies
A day after flight delays plagued much of the U.S., air travel is smoother Tuesday. But the government is warning passengers that the situation can ...
Flight delays pile up amid FAA budget cuts
Flight delays piled up across the country Monday as thousands of air traffic controllers began taking unpaid days off because of federal budget cuts, ...
FAA furloughs kick in, some flight delays appear
Commercial airline flights started backing up and delayed some travelers Monday, a day after air traffic controllers started going on furlough because ...
FAA approves resumption of Boeing 787 flights
Boeing's beleaguered 787 could be flying again within a week after federal officials approved a fix for its batteries, even though the root cause of ...