Business
The Federal Aviation Administration allowed understaffing at the air traffic control tower at National Airport here at the time an Eastern Airlines jetliner nearly collided with a helicopter, a key congressman charged Friday.
Oct. 26, 1985
World & Nation
A U.S. commission on aviation security and terrorism appointed after the Flight 103 disaster said that airport security has improved in Europe.
Feb. 17, 1990
The chairman of a congressional subcommittee concerned with airline safety complained today that conditions for air traffic controllers have deteriorated because the Federal Aviation Administration has failed to hire and adequately train workers.
Oct. 1, 1985
House Democrats gave a cool reception Thursday to a proposal to break up Amtrak, voicing concerns about routes in their states and the impact of free-market competition in passenger train service.
Feb. 15, 2002
A near accident at Washington National Airport last month when several air traffic controllers were playing golf will be examined at a hearing on controller staffing problems, aides to Rep.
Oct. 25, 1985
A House panel on Thursday opened an investigation into aircraft collisions, amid questions of why it has taken 30 years and the loss of scores of lives to develop a collision-avoidance system for commercial airplanes.
Sept. 26, 1986
Greenspace
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May 19, 2010
Galaxy Airlines, operator of a chartered plane that crashed in Reno last January, killing 70 people, received regulatory approval from two federal agencies despite “abundant warning signs” that its owner “had serious financial and technical problems,” the chairman of a House subcommittee said Tuesday.
July 10, 1985
Politics
‘The Republicans will get you born, but you’re on your own from then on.’ REP. JAMES L.
Aug. 17, 2000
A congressional investigation has found more potential safety problems at Southwest Airlines Co., and possible lapses at other U.S. carriers are being reviewed, a senior lawmaker said Friday.
March 8, 2008