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Conn. DOT commissioner to testify at rail hearing

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:06:56 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James Redeker (REHD'-eh-kur) is testifying before a U.S. Senate committee on ways to improve passenger and freight rail safety.

Picturesque Ohio village on endangered places list

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:16:31 -0400

CINCINNATI - A national preservation group on Wednesday named a picturesque Ohio village as one of the nation's most endangered historic places and is calling on state authorities to scrap a plan that village leaders and preservations say could permanently scar the area.

Firm seeks FAA OK for tall Vegas Strip thrill ride

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:05:20 -0400

LAS VEGAS - A Florida-based thrill ride developer is seeking federal approval for air space to allow a 650-foot-tall roller coaster on the Las Vegas Strip.

Everett aircraft company settles FAA penalties

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:45:38 -0400

SEATTLE - An Everett aircraft maintenance company has agreed to pay $275,000 to settle two Federal Aviation Administration penalty claims.

FAA probing ultralight crash that killed Pa. pilot

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:46:06 -0400

CLARKSBURG, Pennsylvania - Federal Aviation Administration investigators were set to visit the scene of an ultralight plane crash that killed a western Pennsylvania pilot.

Honolulu flight to SFO turns around after problem

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:34:06 -0400

HONOLULU - The Federal Aviation Administration says a United Airlines flight bound for San Francisco from Honolulu turned around because of an unspecified electrical problem.

Honolulu flight to SFO turns around after problem

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:30:37 -0400

HONOLULU - The Federal Aviation Administration says a United Airlines flight bound for San Francisco from Honolulu turned around because of an unspecified electrical problem.

Jet with President GW Bush makes emergency landing

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:50:24 -0400

DALLAS - A private jet that had former President George W. Bush on board made an emergency landing after the smell of smoke was reported in the cockpit.

FAA: Group must get new planes to guide cranes

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:32:08 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - A conservation organization that uses ultralight planes to lead endangered whooping cranes from Wisconsin to Florida for the winter has to replace its aircraft by next spring to comply with Federal Aviation Administration regulations.

OH, Ind. up efforts to win FAA test site

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:23:06 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The base of operations for Ohio's and Indiana's joint effort to win a test site for unmanned aerial systems will be based in southwest Ohio.

No injuries in Reno plane collision at air races

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:13:14 -0400

RENO, Nevada - One of two Czech-built military training jets that collided in midair while practicing for this fall's National Championship Air Races in Reno had to make a belly landing on the runway with no wheels, but neither pilot was hurt at the airport where 11 people were killed during the finals competition in 2011.

EAA agrees to pay $450,000 to FAA

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:58:21 -0400

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin - The Experimental Aircraft Association has agreed to pay the Federal Aviation Administration $450,000 for air traffic control services during the upcoming AirVenture fly-in - but under protest.

Correction: Collapsed Bridge story

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:45:32 -0400

WASHINGTON - In a story June 13 about federal transportation money, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the head of the Federal Highway Administration. He is Victor Mendez.

Airlines' on-time performance falls, US says

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:44:51 -0400

The nation's airlines struggled to stay on schedule in April, with nearly one in four flights arriving late, according to new government figures.

1 dead, 1 hurt in plane crash in east Mississippi

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:21:06 -0400

NEWTON, Mississippi - Authorities say a student pilot was killed and his instructor was injured Wednesday when their single-engine plane struck power lines as it was landing at a rural east Mississippi airport.

Helicopter makes forced landing near Morgantown

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:50:56 -0400

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia - Authorities say a pilot suffered minor cuts after his helicopter lost power and had to make a forced landing near Morgantown.

Panel OKs Foxx for US transportation secretary

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:28:37 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx sees his prospects to become the new U.S. transportation secretary improving.

No-go for Wash. to use drone to combat wildfires

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 13:07:36 -0400

SEATTLE - As the dry weather sets in and the wildfire season beckons, Washington state won't have an aerial drone to help combat the expected blazes.

Durbin meets nominee for transportation secretary

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 04:07:15 -0400

WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has met with President Barack Obama's nominee to be the nation's next transportation secretary.

Feds: Boston-to-NY bus company ran unsafe vehicles

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:04:49 -0400

BOSTON - Federal transportation regulators ordered a discount bus service between Boston and New York to shut down Thursday, saying its vehicles and drivers were a threat to public safety and that it once dispatched a bus with a large hole in the bottom.

Illinois to have voice on freight policy panel

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 06:50:28 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann Schneider has been appointed to the National Freight Advisory Committee.

EAA objects to $500,000 air traffic bill from FAA

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:30:29 -0400

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin - The chairman of the Experimental Aircraft Association said it will pay a $500,000 air traffic control fee for its annual summer convention, but he worries that other events hit with similar bills from the Federal Aviation Administration won't be able to.

FAA approves narrower flight path for Logan runway

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:00:44 -0400

BOSTON - Federal regulators say they've approved a plan to narrow a runway flight path at Logan International Airport in Boston that neighbors worry will increase airport noise.

Party bus company told to shut down after fatality

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:22:28 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - A party bus from which a Kansas woman fell to her death last month is so unsafe that it cannot be operated even without passengers, federal regulators said in an order to the bus' Olathe-based owner.

Gear collapses during Honolulu airport landing

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:55:25 -0400

HONOLULU - The Federal Aviation Administration says no one was injured when a small plane's landing gear collapsed while landing on a runway at Honolulu International Airport.