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The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday the grants are among $677 million in airport infrastructure grants the Federal Aviation Administration is awarding nationally. Four of the Indiana airports are receiving funds to rehabilitate runways.
A brash young entrepreneur has started operating a sky taxi in Los Angeles in a bid to create an Uber-like flight-hailing service - even though the firm hasn't quite cleared all the federal regulatory hurdles.
Two Madison common council members will bring a proposed ordinance to the table involving drones. The ordinance would allow citations to be issued to those using drones illegally.
Last August, the final rule overhauling the Part 23 airworthiness standards for general aviation airplanes officially went into effect. Now, the Federal Aviation Administration has issued 63 means of compliance for Part 23 that will foster faster installation of innovative, safety-enhancing technologies into small airplanes, while reducing costs for the aviation industry.
A federal judge breathed new life into a lawsuit over the Federal Aviation Administration's race-based hiring practices for air traffic controllers. The D.C. federal judge's ruling not only allows plaintiff Andrew Brigida's suit to move forward, but reignites the controversy over what critics call the Obama administration's decision to put "diversity over safety" at FAA.
A small plane carrying four people crashed off the coast of New York's Long Island on Saturday, officials said. Two bodies had been recovered from the crash scene about a mile and a half south of East Hampton as of late Saturday evening.
The Tusikpak Lake Fire was burning through tundra grass about 16 miles east of Point Hope on Monday, June 4, 2018. It was estimated at 2,000 acres as of Monday afternoon.
A prominent builder for celebrities' homes was identified by authorities Sunday as being one of four people on board a small plane that crashed off the coast of Long Island, killing two and leaving two missing and presumed dead. East Hampton Town Police identified the people as 70-year-old builder Bernard Krupinski, 70-year-old Bonnie Krupinski, 22-year-old William Maerov and 47-year-old Jon Dollard.
A hail storm shattered an American Airlines plane's windshield and caused damage to its nose on Sunday, forcing the plane to divert to El Paso, Texas. The plane landed safely despite the damage, according to the Federal Aviation Administration .
The U.S. Congress is considering legislation to lift requirements for airports to use firefighting foams containing fluorochemicals. Substances such as perfluoroalkyls persist in the environment and are increasingly found in drinking water supplies across the U.S., especially near airports, military bases, and other facilities that manufacture or use these compounds.
Members of the New York State park police look near the scene of a plane crash in the ocean off Indian Wells Beach in Amagansett, N.Y., Saturday, June 2, 2018. Authorities say a small plane with four people on board has crashed off the coast of New York's Long Island.
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Clarksville Regional Airport's primary runway is closed until further notice to complete an extensive $12.9 million reconstruction project. The project will rebuild and upgrade the primary runway and its markings, lighting and signage, as well as increase existing taxiway clearances.
The plane was a single-engine Luscombe 8A, according to Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation Administration. Lunsford said initial reports are that two people on board suffered minor injuries.It is unclear at this point what led to the crash and it remains under investigation.
Jane Garvey is likely to have a busy few years overseeing CEO Oscar Munoz, with a number of big decisions on the horizon. United Continental Holdings Inc.'s board named former Federal Aviation Administration boss Jane Garvey to be chairman, as the carrier works to improve operations and close a profit gap with rivals.
Boom! Supersonic flights just got one step closer to becoming a reality again, thanks to news that U.S. regulations about them are coming up for review with an intent to loosen them. The Federal Aviation Administration is crafting a regulation "to accommodate noise certification of new supersonic aircraft," the agency said in a post on a White House website .
A private jet travelling from Austin, Texas, crashed off the end of the runway of the Honduran capital's international airport and broke in half Tuesday, but the crew and passengers were rescued and reportedly out of danger. Video images posted online showed what appeared to be area residents pulling people out of the damaged fuselage of the white Gulfstream jet, while others sprayed it with hand-held fire extinguishers.