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The FAA is creating a new air traffic system that officials say will be as revolutionary for civil aviation as was the advent of radar decades ago. But the program is at a crossroads.
HEADLINE: New air traffic control system at crossroads
CAPTION: The FAA is creating a new air traffic system that officials say will be as revolutionary for civil aviation as was the advent of radar decades ago. But the program is at a...
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USA: SWISSAIR PRESIDENT JEFFREY KATZ PRESS CONFERENCE
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CEO and President of Swissair, Jeffrey Katz, says the Swissair MD-11 which crashed off the Canadian coast had a clean bill of health.
He says the plane had recently undergone maintenance inspections and was completely...
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Aviation safety expert comments after FAA extends ban on US flights into Ben Gurion
The Federal Aviation Administration extended its ban on US airline flights to Tel Aviv on Wednesday while assessing the danger of rocket attacks.
Former National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Vice Chairman Robert Francis told the...
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USA: NEW INITIATIVE ON WIRING SYSTEMS AFTER RECENT AIRCRAFT CRASHES
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It emerged on Thursday that a type of thermal and sound insulation that played a role in fires on at least four other jetliners was used on Swissair Flight 111.
Although approved by the U-S Federal Aviation Administration...
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Weaponized Drones Are Likely Coming To The U.S.
The Federal Aviation Administration says it's receiving more than 100 reports of drone sightings each month.
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A device to prevent airplane fuel tanks from exploding must be installed on certain passenger jets and cargo planes, federal officials said Wednesday, 12 years after such an explosion destroyed TWA Flight 800.
HEADLINE: FAA orders new devices to prevent crashes like TWA 800
CAPTION: A device to prevent airplane fuel tanks from exploding must be installed on certain passenger jets and cargo planes, federal officials said Wednesday, 12 years...
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A former chief trial lawyer for the Federal Aviation Administration and a licensed commercial pilot says having only one person in the control tower at Washington's Reagan airport was a lapse, but passengers were not in danger.
HEADLINE: First Person: Unmanned tower needed 2 people
CAPTION: A former chief trial lawyer for the Federal Aviation Administration and a licensed commercial pilot says having only one person in the control tower at Washington's Reagan...
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+4:3 FAA loses track of 119,000 aircraft
Fairfield, New Jersey - 8 Dec, 2010
1. Plane taking off from Essex County Airport
Miami, Florida - 8 Dec, 2010
2. Private plane taxiing at Opa Locka airport
Washington DC - 8 Dec, 2010
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Doug Carr, National...
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USA: FAA TEST COMPUTER SYSTEMS AHEAD OF Y2K
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The Federal Aviation Administration turned the clocks ahead to January 1, 2000 on Sunday in a crucial test of its computer systems.
The agency was testing how the air traffic control systems will function at the start of...
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Lost in the debate over the debt limit increase, is another Congressional battle that has shut down parts of the Federal Aviation Administration.
HEADLINE: Congressional inaction cripples aviation agency
CAPTION: Lost in the debate over the debt limit increase, is another Congressional battle that has shut down parts of the Federal Aviation Administration. (July 26)
("The FAA...
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Acting head of FAA: No software glitches seen
Federal Aviation Administration Acting Administrator Daniel Elwell says information collected from flight data recorders shows no software malfunctions that forced down the nose of Boeing 737 Max jets in the U.S.
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Expert: NJ airport drone illegal, enforcement tough
Flight arrivals at Newark Airport were briefly suspended Tuesday evening after a drone was spotted over another nearby airport, officials said, in the latest incident of the unmanned aircraft affecting commercial air travel.
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Trump issues order to ground Boeing 737 Max planes
President Donald Trump says the U.S. is issuing an emergency order grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft in the wake of a crash of an Ethiopian Airliner that killed 157 people.
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Trump issues order to ground Boeing 737 Max planes
President Donald Trump says the U.S. is issuing an emergency order grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft in the wake of a crash of an Ethiopian Airliner that killed 157 people.
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Some Airlines Cancel, Change Flights Due To U.S./Iran Tensions
The travel changes follow Iran's counterstrike against the U.S. for an airstrike that killed Major-General Qasem Soleimani.
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United Airlines Pulls Boeing 737 Max From Its Schedule Until June 2020
The move comes in wake of news that Boeing will be halting production of the 737 Max in January.
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Boeing says Commercial 787 flights to restart in weeks
Tokyo - 15 March 2013
1. Wide of Boeing news conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ray Conner, Executive Vice President, Boeing:
"We are going to be dependent upon, as we move through the certification process to determine when we actually...
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Airline pilots and federal officials launched a campaign to warn about the dangers of people pointing lasers into cockpits, also known as 'plasing'. They're promising prosecution for those who are caught and a reward for those who turn them in. (Feb. 11)
Airline pilots and federal officials launched a campaign Monday to warn about the dangers of people pointing lasers into cockpits. They're promising prosecution for those who are caught, and a reward for those who turn them in.
While the...
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Lawmakers grill FAA on oversight after crashes
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration was grilled by lawmakers Wednesday after the two deadly crashes of Boeing's new 737 Max planes raised questions of whether the FAA has gone too far in letting companies regulate themselves.
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Lawmakers grill FAA on oversight after crashes
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration was grilled by lawmakers Wednesday after the two deadly crashes of Boeing's new 737 Max planes raised questions of whether the FAA has gone too far in letting companies regulate themselves.
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Acting head of FAA: No software glitches seen
FAA Acting Administrator Daniel Elwell says information collected from flight data recorders shows no software malfunctions that forced down the nose of Boeing 737 Max jets in the U.S.
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Expert: NJ airport drone illegal, enforcement tough
Flight arrivals at Newark Airport were briefly suspended Tuesday evening after a drone was spotted over another nearby airport, officials said, in the latest incident of the unmanned aircraft affecting commercial air travel.
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United Airlines Extends Boeing 737 MAX Flight Cancellations
The cancellations will reportedly now extend through Dec. 19.
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LA officials provide update on Kobe Bryant crash
The sheriff of Los Angeles County on Sunday made an appeal for people to stay away from the site where basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and seven other people were killed in a helicopter crash earlier in the day.