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FAA spokesman Allen Kenitzer said Wednesday that fieldwork in the investigation of Richard and Mayumi Heene has been completed...Authorities say the Heenes falsely reported that their 6-year-old son had flown away on Oct. 15 to drum up attention for a...
Tags: FAA, Denver, Balloon, Ballooning, Federal Aviation Administration, Law Crime, Entertainment Culture, Balloons
The FAA is wrapping up its investigation into the parents of Fort Collins' Balloon Boy Falcon Heene and may release the results in the next two weeks, an spokesman said. Investigators have completed their fieldwork and are putting the finishing touches...
Tags: FAA, Mayumi Heene, Allen Kenitzer, Fort Collins, Unidentified flying object, Heene, Federal Aviation Administration, Balloon, Ufology, Mysteries, Forteana, Human Interest, Law Crime
Naverus, a Kent-based firm that pioneered satellite-based airplane navigation technology for guiding aircraft and streamlining flight patterns around airports, has been acquired by General Electric for an undisclosed amount, the companies said Monday.
Tags: Naverus, air traffic, Anchorage, Alaska Airlines, Autopilot, Air Traffic Organization, Required Navigation Performance, Air traffic control, Next Generation Air Transportation System, Federal Aviation Administration
Fewer people are expected to fly this holiday season, but travelers shouldn't expect a full reprieve from the horrid flight delays of Thanksgivings past, especially if they need to land anywhere near New York City. Despite some recent improvements, the...
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The Federal Aviation Administration is blaming an equipment outage this week for delaying 819 flights. The agency told employees in a briefing memo Friday that air travelers experienced a total of 2,121 delays the previous day due to the equipment outage...
Tags: equipment outage, FAA, flights delays, Newark, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Federal Aviation Administration, Business Finance, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Aviation in New York City, John F. Kennedy
Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months. The Federal Aviation Administration said the problem, which lasted about four hours,...
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When two airline pilots flew past their destination last month because they were intently focused on their laptops, several lawmakers likened it to drivers trying to text behind the wheel, and they introduced bills to ban personal electronic devices from...
Tags: electronic devices, FAA, Minneapolis, Aviator, JetBlue Airways, Electronic flight bag, Air safety, Technology Internet, Low-cost airlines, Airline, Federal Aviation Administration, Disaster Accident
Flights out of South Bend today were delayed between 20 minutes and two hours, said John Schalliol, the airport's director. The Federal Aviation Administration reported the problem, which forced controllers to enter flight plans manually, was fixed about...
Tags: South Bend, John Schalliol, Airport, Flight plan, Federal Aviation Administration, Air traffic control, South Bend Regional Airport, South Bend Indiana, South Shore Line, Miami International Airport, Pittsburgh International Airport, O'Hare International Airport
In their first public comments since federal officials turned down a nine-year, multimillion-dollar application for nighttime flight restrictions, Bob Hope Airport officials on Monday said they would keep pushing for noise relief. The Federal Aviation...
Tags: FAA, airport authorities, noise relief, Bob Hope Airport, nighttime noise, Glendale, Noise regulation, Federal Aviation Administration, Airport, Noise mitigation, Noise pollution, Burbank California
11/17/2009 11:13:11 AM EST State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday seeking to continue a suit brought by local towns challenging 2006 changes to flight paths over Fairfield County that opponents and...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, flight paths, Richard Blumenthal, FAA, Stamford, Noise pollution, Federal Aviation Administration, Noise regulation, Blumenthal Schleswig-Holstein, United States courts of appeals, Law Crime