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Drone Lobbyists Buzzing Capitol Hill

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 05.28.2012

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WASHINGTON -- It may be years before unmanned aircraft are common in the sky, but lobbyists for the industry that develops and manufactures the drones...

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DHS Seeks To 'Accelerate' Use Of Drones By Police

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Government Surveillance, Video, Police Drones, Drone Licensing, Faa, Homeland Security, Uavs, Surveillance, Border Security, Dhs, Drones, Predator Drones, Privacy, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Department of Homeland Security has launched a program to "facilitate and accelerate the adoption" of small, unmanned drones by poli...

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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

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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FAA Whistleblowers Continue To Point Out Safety Problems

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 05.08.2012

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WASHINGTON — In an unusual public rebuke, a government watchdog charged Tuesday that airline safety regulators have lagged in responding to urge...

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2 Dead In Small Suburban Plane Crash

AP | Posted 05.04.2012

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CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. -- Police in the Chicago suburb of Crystal Lake say two men have died in a small plane crash. Crystal Lake Deputy Police Chief Gen...

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Do Close UFO Encounters Pose A Safety Hazard For Airplanes?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lee Speigel | Posted 04.17.2012

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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Smile! Jets Will Photograph Nation's Capital

Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Virginia, Nasa, Video, T-38, District of Columbia, DC Flights, Faa, T-38 Photographing, DC Photograph Flights, DC Surveillance Flights, T-38 Flights, DC Photograph, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Two T-38 jets will be flying over the nation's capital on Thursday morning as part of NASA training and image-capturing mission to photo...

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Small Plane Crashes Into Florida Supermarket, Injuring 5

AP | MIKE SCHNEIDER | Posted 04.03.2012

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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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In 10 Years, Will You Hop A Flight To Space?

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Virgin Galactic, Nasa, Xcor-Aerospace, Faa, Space, George Nield, Blue Origin, Office of Commercial Space Transportation, Space Tourism, Slidepollajax, Xcor, Travel News

Buckle up. Within a decade, the FAA is predicting that space tourism will become a billion-dollar industry, according to a Reuters report. "Base...

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Airline Passengers May Get A Break On Electronics

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 05.19.2012

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WASHINGTON — The government is taking a tentative step toward making it easier for airlines to allow passengers to use personal electronic devic...

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FAA Will Rethink Personal Electronics Usage On Planes

The New York Times | NICK BILTON | Posted 03.19.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO — On Monday morning I’m going to drive to the airport, check in for my flight to New York, then head to the airport bookstore for a ...

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FAA: High Air Fares To Remain For Rest Of Decade

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 05.08.2012

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WASHINGTON — Air fares are likely to stay high throughout this decade, as passenger travel grows but airline capacity shrinks, according to a go...

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Hello Drones, Goodbye Privacy

Eugene K. Chow | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Government Surveillance, Surveillance, Unmanned Drones, Unmanned-Aerial-Vehicles, Privacy, Domestic Drone Surveillance, Domestic Drone Use, Faa, Politics News

A future where unmanned surveillance drones zip through the skies keeping tabs on civilians is no longer relegated to dystopic novels.

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

AP | Posted 04.20.2012

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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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A Brewing Battle Over Warrantless Wiretapping

Jameel Jaffer | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Nsa, Warrantless Wiretapping, Spying, Faa, Fisa, Fisa Amendments Act, George W. Bush, Politics News

The courts have a role to play in ensuring that government surveillance complies with the Constitution. We'll find out on Tuesday whether the Obama administration is finally willing to let the courts play that role.

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Why Does a Routine FAA Spending Bill Include Harsh Anti-union Language?

Thom Hartmann | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Capitol Hill, Labor Unions, Transportation, Transportation Workers, Faa, Republicans, Politics News

Republicans basically said if Democrats didn't agree to it then they'll shut down the FAA again -- just like they did last year.

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Senate Passes FAA Bill With Anti-Union Measure

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 02.06.2012

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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

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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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10 Facts You Need To Know About Gadgets On Airplanes

| Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Airplane Cellphone, Electronics Planes, Ipad Cockpit, Video, Cellphones Planes, Faa, Gadgets Planes, Portable Electronics Planes, Ipad Pilot, Cellphone Airplane, Technology News

By Larry Greenemeier (Click here for original article.) As the recent flurry of articles about why portable electronic devices are restricted du...

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FAA's New Rules To Prevent Tired Airline Pilots

AP | By JOAN LOWY | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Global Pulse, Sleeping Pilots, Video, Faa, Faa-Fatigue, Faa Sleeping Pilots, FAA Shutdown, Travel News

WASHINGTON -- The government told passenger airlines Wednesday they'll have to do more to ensure pilots aren't too tired to fly, nearly three years af...

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FAA Chief Replaced After Arrest

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 02.06.2012

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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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