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All US airplanes must be re-registered with the FAA

The FAA has a big problem. Their aircaft registration data is very flawed and incomplete. Now, all US airplanes must be re-registered in order to ...
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Bird strike forces JetBlue Airways flight to abort

JetBlue Airways Flight 571 from Westchester County Airport (HPN) in New York to Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) in Florida, struck two...
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Why you need to turn off your cell phone on the airplane

After the "Words with Friends" incident between Alec Baldwin and a flight attendant many people have asked what the big deal is leaving a...
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FAA encourages laser vs. aircraft incident reporting by public and pilots

As the number of dangerous laser incidents around the country continues to rise, the FAA has rolled out a new website to make it easier for pilots...
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FAA issues NOTAM for UARS space debris

  • UARS
  • September 23, 2011
As the UARS satellite slowly approaches it's final reentry point, the FAA decided to take an early warning stance and issue a notice to airmen ...
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Flight control failure might have caused the Reno airplane crash

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) pointed out today that it is much too early to determine the cause of the terrible airplane crash...
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FAA to get funding through December 2011

  • FAA
  • September 12, 2011
The USHouse ofRepresentativeswill vote this week on a bill to fund the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)through the end of 2011. The bill would...
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Unique presidential flight restrictions to challenge pilots over next three days

On Monday, President Barack Obama kicked off a multi-state, three day bus tour of the mid-west section of the country to interact with people about...
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FAA deal: Workers to return to work

  • FAA
  • August 4, 2011
Congress is agreeing to a temporary settlementwhich will allow 4,000 aviation workers and tens of thousands of construction workers to return to...
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European Code of Conduct: Update

  • code of conduct for outer space activities
  • August 4, 2011
Note: the author attended the meeting of the FAA Space Transportation Operations Working Group on August 4th via teleconference. The working group&...
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