Federal Aviation Administration

The FAA's Toothless Response To My Portable Electronic Deviance

Grant Cardone | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Aviation, Faa, Federal Aviation Administration, Bird Strikes, Air Travel, JFK Airport, Electronic-Devices, Ipad, Video, Travel News
Grant Cardone

Let's face it, the FAA is toothless. They claim to have conducted a full investigation but never once did they call or contact me to discuss the incident or fully ascertain the facts.

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The Empire Strikes Back: Attack of the Drones

John W. Whitehead | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Federal Aviation Administration, Fourth Amendment, General Atomics, Drones, Privacy, Shadowhawk, Technology News
John W. Whitehead

We will find ourselves operating under a new paradigm marked by round-the-clock surveillance and with little hope of real privacy, short of living in a cave far removed from the reach of modern technology. Caves, by the way, are rather scarce.

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Birds Force JetBlue Flight To Make Emergency Landing

AP | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Federal Aviation Administration, White Plains-New York, Westchester County, Jetblue, West Palm Beach-Florida, Ny News, New York New, New York News

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A JetBlue aircraft bound for West Palm Beach, Fla., made an emergency landing at a suburban New York airport shortly after hitti...

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Lee Speigel

Do Close UFO Encounters Pose A Safety Hazard For Airplanes?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lee Speigel | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Narcap, Nasa, Seoul Ufo, Faa, Federal Aviation Administration, Ufo, Mufon, Uap, Flying Saucers, UFO News, Mutual Ufo Network, Video, National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous Phenomena, David Mcdonald, Unexplained Phenomena, John Callahan, Richard Haines, South Korea Ufo, Frederick Fox, Weird News News

There's been a buzz in the air this week -- literally -- about a video allegedly showing a UFO flying near a passenger plane over Seoul, South Korea. ...

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Official Makes Rules For Gov't Conferences, Proceeds To Have Lavish Conference

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Social Security Administration, Stephen Leeds, General Services Administration, Video, Freddie Mac, Gsa, Inspector General Brian D. Miller, Public Buildings Service, Martha Johnson, President Obama, Federal Aviation Administration, Fannie Mae, Washington Post, Robert a Peck, Conference, Business News

An extravagant conference sponsored by U.S. taxpayers is costing some government officials their jobs. General Services Administration chief Marth...

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Small Plane Crashes Into Florida Supermarket, Injuring 5

AP | MIKE SCHNEIDER | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Publix, Gerardo Morales, Faa, Northgate Shopping Center, Federal Aviation Administration, Kathleen Bergen, Plane Crash, Marleny Arevalo, Florida Plane Crash, Chris Estes, Video, Publix Plane Crash, Plane Crash Deland Florida, Miami News

ORLANDO, Fla. — A man is heard yelling "Get out! Get out!" in 911 tapes released Tuesday from the crash of a small experimental plane into a Flo...

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Drones: Coming To A Sky Near You

AP | MARCUS WOHLSEN | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Iphone, Autopilot, Video, Faa, Android, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Jennifer Lynch, Federal Aviation Administration, Diy Drones, Drones, Technology News

BERKELEY, Calif. -- Sharp-eyed dog walkers along the San Francisco Bay waterfront may have spotted a strange-looking plane zipping overhead recently t...

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Lynne Peeples

Getting The Lead Out: Lead Emissions From Aviation Fuel Continue To Threaten Children's Health

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Avgas, Lead Poisoning, Lead Pollution, Aviation Fuel, Lead Paint, Learning Disabilities, Epa, Federal Aviation Administration, Leaded Gasoline, Aviation, Green News

Last Wednesday, the environmental advocacy group Friends of the Earth filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, challenging th...

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Helicopter, Plane In Mid-Air Collision Over Calif. City

AP | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Helicopter, Plane, Video, California, Faa, Federal Aviation Administration, Airplanes, Aviation Accidents, San Francisco, Transport Accidents, Bay Area, San Francisco News

RIO VISTA, Calif. — Authorities say two pilots were taken to hospitals with minor injuries after a small plane clipped a helicopter in the air o...

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Plane Intercepted For Flying Near Marine One Carried 40 Pounds Of Pot

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Brie Sachse, Faa, Marijuana, Secret Service, Federal Aviation Administration, Norad, Air Force, Barack Obama, Marine One, March Air Reserve Base, Virginia Kice, Video, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Michael Kucharek, Los Angeles News

WASHINGTON -- Two Air Force F-16 fighters intercepted a privately owned Cessna airplane that entered the same Los Angeles airspace as Marine One on Th...

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Michael McAuliff

Senate Passes FAA Bill With Anti-Union Measure

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Senate Faa Vote, Faa Senate, Faa National Mediation Board, Video, National Mediation Board, Faa, Senate Faa Bill, Congress Faa, Faa Senate Bill, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports, Faa Congress, Congress Federal Aviation Administration, FAA Shutdown, Senate Faa, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Senate passed a Federal Aviation Administration bill on Monday that includes an anti-union measure bitterly opposed by labor groups....

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FAA Shutdown Averted Again

AP | By JOAN LOWY | Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: House of Representatives, Video, Congress, Faa, Federal Aviation Administration Bill, Federal Aviation Administration Shutdown, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA Extension, Faa Bill, FAA Shutdown, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The House has approved a temporary extension of Federal Aviation Administration programs, avoiding a shutdown of the agency as lawmakers...

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Southwest Investigating Close Call At Midway Airport

AP | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Midway Airport, Air Safety, Close Call Midway Runway, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Airlines, Chicago Airports, Midway Close Call, Southwest Plane Midway Airport, Southwest Close Call, Southwest Investigating Close Call, Chicago News

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines says it's cooperating with federal officials investigating a close call on a runway in Chicago last month. A Southw...

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FAA Chief Replaced After Arrest

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Video, Randy Babbitt, Babbitt, Faa, Randy Babbitt Resigns, Federal Aviation Administration, Babbitt Resigns, Airline Industry, Airlines, Michael Huerta, Ray Lahood, Department of Transportation, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The sudden resignation of its chief leaves the Federal Aviation Administration in the hands of Deputy Administrator Michael Huerta,...

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Leader To Step Down After Drunken Driving Arrest

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 02.05.2012

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WASHINGTON — FAA administrator Randy Babbitt resigned Tuesday as head of the Federal Aviation Administration following his arrest over the weeke...

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FAA Chief Arrested

AP | JOAN LOWY and MATTHEW BARAKAT | Posted 02.04.2012

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WASHINGTON — FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt was placed on a leave of absence Monday as Department of Transportation officials decide how to han...

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Unidentified Hunk Of Metal Crashes Through Warehouse Roof

AP | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Federal Aviation Administration, Weird, Plymouth-Massachusetts, Metal Hunk Crashes Through Roof, Video, Weird Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Weird News News

PLYMOUTH, Mass. -- The owners of a furniture warehouse in Plymouth, Mass., want to know the origin of a chunk of metal that plunged through the roof. ...

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WATCH: Wind Storm Knocks Out Power For Thousands

AP | NOAKI SCHWARTZ | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Power Outages, Ian Gregor, Video, Southern California, Los Angeles International Airport, Federal Aviation Administration, Santa Ana Winds, Nancy Castles, Whitaker Peak, National Weather Service, Los Angeles News

PASADENA, Calif. — The most powerful winds to tear across California in years kept 9-year-old Dalen Guyton up late into the night. Then, around ...

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Cancer-Causing Airport Scanners? Enough Is Enough

John W. Whitehead | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Rapiscan, X-Ray, Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation Security Administration, Whole-Body-Scanners, Millimeter-Wave, Backscatter X-Rays in Airports, X-Ray Scanners Radiation, X-Ray Radiation and Health, Airport Security, Airport Security and Radiation, Backscatter X-Rays and Radiation, Health News, X-Ray Scanners, Healthy Living News
John W. Whitehead

Remember those whole-body, X-ray scanners the government installed in airports across the country and kept insisting were so safe? It turns out that they're not so safe, after all.

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Key Senator Says Another FAA Shutdown Possible

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Jay Rockefeller, Video, Faa, Rockefeller, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Travel, Airlines, Delta Airlines, FAA Shutdown, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Another shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration is possible because lawmakers haven't resolved a labor issue that's holding...

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David Lohr

Drone Pilot Worried Rezwan Ferdaus' Arrest Could Hamper Missing Person Searches

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: RP SearchServices, Video, Drone Terror Plot, Crime News, Crime, Homeland Security, Federal Aviation Administration, Rezwan Ferdaus, Missing Persons, Drones, Rezwan Ferdaus Terror Plot, Drone Planes, Gene Robinson, Crime News

Federal authorities claim to have thwarted a homegrown terrorist attack last week with the arrest of Rezwan Ferdaus. But did they? His alleged met...

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Reno Air Race Has Raised Alarm In Past

AP | MARTIN GRIFFITH and SCOTT SONNER | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Reno Air Race Past, Video, Ian Gregor, Reno Air Show, Jimmy Leeward, Faa, National Championship Air Races, Reno Air Race Crash, Reno Air Show Crash, Federal Aviation Administration, Reno Air Race, Reno Air Show Past, Home News

RENO, Nev. — It's like an Indianapolis 500 in the sky. Thrill-seeking pilots zoom by at speeds up to 500 mph as spectators "ooh" and "aah" at t...

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House And Senate Leaders Reach Deal To Avert FAA Shutdown

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Congress, Faa Shutdown Averted, Faa, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Aviation Administration Shutdown, John Mica, Federal Aviation Administration Shutdown Averted, FAA Shutdown, Politics News

WASHINGTON — House and Senate leaders have reached a deal that averts a looming shutdown of federal highway and aviation programs, a key GOP law...

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New Orleans Airport Plans Slated For Environmental Scrutiny

Susan Buchanan | Posted 11.04.2011

Read More: Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Residential Real Estate, Louisiana Dept. Of Environmental Quality, Health, Sound Insulation, Diesel Fuel, Federal Aviation Administration, Zoning Laws, World Health Organization, Air Pollution, Noise, Green News
Susan Buchanan

Plans to rebuild or expand Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, unveiled in mid-August by Mayor Mitch Landrieu, could mean more noise for the City of Kenner--where officials have long been attuned to the sound issue.

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Dave Jamieson

Zero Progress On FAA Funding As Another Potential Shutdown Looms

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: House of Representatives, Video, Senate, Congress, Faa, Federal Aviation Administration, John Mica, Harry Reid, FAA Shutdown, Ray Lahood, Department of Transportation, Frank Lobiondo, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- With the authorization for Federal Aviation Administration funding set to expire in two weeks, House and Senate leadership don't appear ...

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