Federal Aviation Administration
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FAA furloughs and political football
CommentWilliams interview April 23, 2013
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FAA to accept bids for drone test sites
CommentGielow interview February 18, 2013
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FAA clears Santa Claus for annual Christmas flight
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The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Thursday that Santa Claus’ reindeer-powered sleigh, Santa One, is now cleared for its annual Christmas flight around the globe.
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FAA to get $63 billion through 2015
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An agreement on a bill to provide operating authority for the Federal Aviation Administration over the next four years and to boost the agency's air traffic modernization effort has finally been reached.
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Deal reached to avoid FAA shutdown
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Senate Majority leader Harry Reid announced the agreement on the Senate floor Thursday evening.
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FAA could be shut down by Senate procedural snarl
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A single Republican senator's objections plus a procedural snarl could force another partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration at the end of this week.
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Deal reached to avert FAA, highway program shutdown
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A key Republican lawmaker says House and Senate leaders have reached a deal that averts a looming shutdown of federal highway and aviation programs.
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Report: Air traffic control mistakes increased 81 percent in three years
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A new report shows an alarming uptick in mistakes made by air traffic controllers, up 81 percent over the past three years.
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Danger in the air: Automation dulls pilot skill
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Pilots' "automation addiction" has eroded their flying skills to the point that they sometimes don't know how to recover from stalls and other mid-flight problems, say pilots and safety officials.
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FAA shutdown: Deal reached
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Senator Harry Reid told the Associated Press that an agreement has been reached to reopen the FAA after a prolonged shutdown, sending more than 4,000 workers back to their offices.
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Obama urges Congress to end partial FAA shutdown
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President Obama is telling Congress to settle a dispute and end a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration before lawmakers leave Washington for the August recess.
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FAA shutdown continues as Senate plan falls apart
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Republicans blocked a bipartisan Senate plan to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration. That could leave thousands of employees without a paycheck until September.
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FAA: Airport safety inspectors work without pay while Congress wrangles
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The FAA administrator says airport safety inspectors nationwide are working without pay and shouldering their own travel expenses themselves, as the agency's budget crisis enters a second week.
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