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2 dead in small plane crash near Auburn

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:44:13 -0400

AUBURN, California - Two people are dead after their small plane crashed near Auburn Municipal Airport late Saturday, authorities said.

FAA OKs expansion of East Wenatchee airport

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:58:56 -0400

EAST WENATCHEE, Washington - The Federal Aviation Administration has approved a $30 million project to lengthen the runway at Pangborn Memorial Airport in East Wenatchee.

Concerns remain for fate of Conn. airport towers

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:19:16 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - Despite the Federal Aviation Administration's decision to keep open 149 control towers at small airports, including six facilities in Connecticut, concerns are being raised about what will happen to the towers once the federal fiscal year ends.

Durbin: 5 Ill. airport towers get closure reprieve

Mon, 13 May 2013 04:09:24 -0400

MURPHYSBORO, Illinois - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says control towers at five small airports in his home state of Illinois are among the 149 nationwide that the Federal Aviation Administration is keeping open for now.

Fargo air traffic tower to remain open 24 hours

Sat, 11 May 2013 21:23:15 -0400

FARGO, North Dakota - The only 24-7 air traffic control tower in the Dakotas will stay open through the night, after North Dakota's congressional delegation pleaded with the Federal Aviation Administration to keep the Fargo facility open at all times.

5 Kan. control towers to stay open

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:26:38 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - Control towers at five airfields in Kansas will stay open now that the Federal Aviation Administration has cancelled plans to close 149 similar towers across the country.

Control towers at 149 small airports to stay open

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:52:12 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration will keep open for now the 149 control towers at small airports that were slated to close as the result of governmentwide automatic spending cuts imposed by Congress, the Transportation Department said Friday.

2 die in small-plane crash in Hill Country

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:52:59 -0400

FREDERICKSBURG, Texas - Authorities say a small plane has crashed less than a mile from the runway of a Texas Hill Country airport, killing both people aboard.

American Airlines settles safety claims for $24.9M

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:40:14 -0400

DALLAS - American Airlines has agreed to pay $24.9 million to settle $162 million in potential fines that were proposed by U.S. safety regulators.

Wis. lawmaker unveils legislation to limit drones

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:43:56 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - Law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin cannot use drones unless they have a search warrant or a legitimate reason, according to a new bill announced Thursday by a bipartisan group of lawmakers.

Air Force decision on airspace expected in March

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:38:00 -0400

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - An Air Force decision on its plan to more than triple the airspace that can be used in training exercises for Dakotas-based B-1 and B-52 bombers is expected in March, Air Force chief of staff Gen. Mark Welsh said Wednesday.

Midway control tower spared overnight closure

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:11:33 -0400

CHICAGO - A U.S. congressman says the air traffic control tower at Chicago's Midway International Airport no longer faces possible overnight closure under federal budget cuts.

Mississippi submits proposal for drone test site

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:19:38 -0400

JACKSON, Mississippi - Mississippi is bidding for one of six sites nationwide to test unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones.

Ohio-Indiana drone aircraft test site promoted

Mon, 06 May 2013 17:06:10 -0400

FORT WAYNE, Indiana - All 11 members of the Indiana congressional delegation have co-signed a letter to federal officials supporting an Ohio-Indiana bid for one of six drone aircraft test sites.

FAA safety oversight of aircraft repairs faulted

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:51:38 -0400

WASHINGTON - The government's oversight of hundreds of domestic and overseas repair stations that service U.S. airliners is ineffective and doesn't target the factors most likely to present safety risks, the Department of Transportation's inspector general said Monday.

FAA safety oversight of aircraft repairs faulted

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:38:24 -0400

Wind shear detector proposed for library grounds

Sat, 04 May 2013 10:22:10 -0400

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - The Federal Aviation Administration wants to install a wind shear detector near Baton Rouge Airport and airport officials say the Scotlandville Branch Library is the perfect location.

Murdock: Obama puts U.S. at risk to slam GOP

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:21:27 -0400

NEW YORK - By DEROY MURDOCK

FAA puts restrictions on national park jets

Thu, 02 May 2013 08:49:50 -0400

ESTES PARK, Colorado - The Federal Aviation Administration is putting the brakes on jet noise for passenger planes passing over Rocky Mountain National Park.

2nd body found after S. Calif. midair collision

Wed, 01 May 2013 02:20:12 -0400

CALABASAS, California - 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 another small plane that managed to make a belly landing on a golf course, authorities said.

Officials say threatened FAA towers to remain open

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:44:42 -0400

WASHINGTON - Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has assured lawmakers the Obama administration will prevent the closure of 149 small airport towers as well as end furloughs of air traffic controllers nationwide as a result of legislation passed by Congress, according to officials involved in negotiations on the bill.

Officials say threatened FAA towers to remain open

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:19:25 -0400

1 dead after 2 small planes collide near LA

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:56:52 -0400

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, California - Two small airplanes collided in midair over the Southern California mountains Monday, sending one crashing into a rocky ridge and killing its pilot while the second was able to maneuver a belly-flop landing on a nearby golf course, officials said.

FAA investigates crash landing at Owatonna airport

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:24:24 -0400

OWATONNA, Minnesota - Federal investigators will try to determine what caused a small plane to make a crash landing at the Owatonna airport.

SC wants to be drone testing site

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:11:11 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - South Carolina is one of about three dozen states that want to become a testing site for using unmanned drones for domestically.