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First United Boeing 787 Dreamliner to fly in months lands safely
The first Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner to fly under the United Airlines name since a mass grounding ordered by the government earlier this year has landed at Chicago. On board the high-tech jet, which departed from Houston at 11 a.m. local time on Monday:...
Tags: Boeing Co., Air Transportation Industry, United Air Lines
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Boeing, GE say faulty part caused shutdown of 777 engines in flight
After two incidents in which engines shut down in mid-flight, Boeing Co. and General Electric Co. have warned 10 airlines of a possible mechanical problem with 777 passenger jets. The companies have traced the problem to a faulty part in the transfer...
Tags: Boeing Co., General Electric Company
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Immigration bill would restrict drone use in California
WASHINGTON – Concerned that border surveillance drones might fly over much of Southern California, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) successfully amended the proposed Senate immigration overhaul bill Tuesday to limit such flights to within three...
Tags: Cocoa Beach, Crime, Law and Justice, National Security, Dianne Feinstein, Immigration
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Solar airplane begins first leg of trip across America
A spindly solar-powered aircraft took to the skies Friday from Moffett Federal Airfield, near San Francisco, on a pioneering coast-to-coast flight that will not use one ounce of fossil fuel. The plane, called Solar Impulse HB-SIA, has an immense 208-...
Tags: Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, Swiss Confederation, Trips and Vacations, Energy Saving
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Investigators sent to Afghan air base where cargo plane crashed [Video]
A team of federal investigators and representatives from Boeing Co. are headed for Afghanistan to examine a cargo plane crash that took place Monday at U.S.-operated Bagram Air Base. The cause of the accident is unknown, but the plane’s operator,...
Tags: Boeing Co., Air Transportation Industry, Afghanistan, Transportation Industry, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Second body found in wreckage of plane after mid-air collision
A second body was found in the wreckage of a plane that crashed Monday in the Santa Monica Mountains after a mid-air collision, officials said. The discovery, confirmed Tuesday, comes a day after the first body was found by searchers. “I can now...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Back Pain, Sports, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Golf
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Investigators scour Santa Monica Mountains plane crash site
National Transportation Safety Board investigators were at the scene Tuesday of a crash resulting from a mid-air collision over the Santa Monica Mountains. The collision of two small planes sent one of the aircraft plummeting into the mountains, killing...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Sports, Transportation Industry, Golf, Air and Space Accidents
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FCC moves toward opening airwaves for in-flight Internet
The Federal Communications Commission took a step toward improving Web access for air travelers, voting to write rules to open frequencies for an air-to-ground Internet service proposed by Qualcomm Inc. In a 4-0 vote Thursday, the FCC advanced the...
Tags: Politics, Itasca, Air Transportation Industry, Qualcomm Inc., American Airlines, Inc.
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Part of wing ripped as airliners clip each other on ground at Newark
The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation into why two airplanes clipped each other on a taxiway as they readied for takeoff at Newark Liberty International Airport on Wednesday. The probe, announced Thursday in a Twitter...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Transportation Industry, National Transportation Safety Board, Embraer SA
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FAA to keep control towers at midsize airports open at night
Budget cuts won't force the closure of air traffic control towers during overnight shifts, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday. But the federal agency said it is still uncertain whether it will be forced this summer to close towers...
Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Unemployment, Budget Control Act of 2011, Air Transportation Industry, Career and Workplace
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Sequestration: 149 air traffic control towers are spared -- for now
The 149 air traffic control towers that were scheduled to close this summer because of federal sequestration will remain open until at least September, government officials said Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration said legislation approved by...
Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Air Transportation Industry, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Air traffic control towers to stay open overnight
Budget cuts won't force the closure of air traffic control towers during overnight shifts, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday. But the federal agency said it is still uncertain whether it will be forced this summer to close towers...
Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Unemployment, Budget Control Act of 2011, Air Transportation Industry, Career and Workplace
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