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    Planes are not the only things flying over Los Angeles International Airport these days. A person wearing a jetpack has been spotted flying the friendly skies twice in two months.
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    Person Flying With Jetpack Spotted Near Los Angeles International Airport, Again

    Oct 15, 2020
    This is the second jetpack sighting in six weeks. It's unclear whether the two sightings are related. The FBI and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    The Federal Aviation Administration's emergency air worthiness directive orders inspections of older Boeing 737 Classic and Next Generation planes that have been in storage because of reduced demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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    FAA Orders Thousands Of Boeing 737s To Undergo Emergency Inspections

    Jul 24, 2020
    The agency says older 737 Classic and Next Generation planes that have been in storage because of the COVID-19 pandemic might have developed engine valve problems that could lead to engine failure.
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    A Boeing 737 MAX 9 sits at the front of the assembly line at the company's airplane production facility in Renton, Wash., in February 2017.
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    Regulators Issue Another Safety Fix For Boeing's Troubled 737 Max Plane

    Feb 25, 2020
    The Federal Aviation Administration issued an airworthiness directive for the jetliner that stems from a faulty component that could make the aircraft vulnerable to lightening strikes.
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    Boeing 737 Max aircraft operated by Southwest Airlines crowd the tarmac of the airport in Victorville, Calif., after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded the planes last year.
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    Report Defends 'Thorough Work' Done Certifying Boeing 737 Max — But Suggests Changes

    Jan 16, 2020
    Amid difficult questions about the steps taken by Boeing and regulators, the review commissioned by the Department of Transportation largely validated the process that put the jetliner in the air.
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    Business
    A Boeing 737 Max airplane being built for Norwegian Air International taxis for a test flight, at Renton Municipal Airport in Renton, Wash.
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    Spirit AeroSystems, A Major Supplier Of Boeing's 737 Max Jets, Lays Off 2,800 Staff

    Jan 10, 2020
    The company builds parts including wing components, engine pylons and the entire fuselage for Boeing's troubled 737 Max jets. The planes have been grounded worldwide in the wake of two fatal crashes.
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    A Boeing worker walks near a 737 Max jet on Monday in Renton, Wash. Boeing said it will suspend production of the troubled jetliner in January.
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    Boeing Will Suspend Production Of 737 Max Jetliners In January

    Dec 16, 2019
    The company said it is waiting for federal regulators to certify fixes for software blamed for two catastrophic plane crashes that killed 346 people.
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    Shots - Health News
    Nearly 30 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, planes still lag behind many buses and trains. Regulations prohibit passengers from sitting in their own wheelchairs on commercial flights.
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    Wheelchairs On Planes: Why Can't Passengers Use Their Own Onboard?

    Dec 10, 2019
    Many buses and vans can safely accommodate and restrain a passenger's wheelchair, but airline passengers are required to transfer to the plane's standard seat. A grassroots group hopes to change that.
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    Family members hold photos of victims killed on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air Flight 610 on Tuesday.
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    What To Know As Boeing Executives Testify Before Congress

    Oct 30, 2019
    In the wake of two deadly 737 Max plane crashes, Boeing officials are now facing lawmakers on Capitol Hill. "We know we made mistakes and got some things wrong," said Boeing chief Dennis Muilenburg.
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    FAA Investigating Cash Drop At Las Vegas Lights Game

    Oct 07, 2019

    A cash drop during halftime of the Las Vegas Lights soccer team’s September 7 home game is now the center of a Federal Aviation Administration investigation to determine whether the pilot endangered people. 

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    A MacBook laptop computer shown in 2016.
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    U.S. Air Regulators Ban MacBook Pros With Recalled Batteries From Flights

    Aug 13, 2019
    In June, Apple recalled MacBook Pro laptops sold between September 2015 and February 2017 due to batteries that posed a fire risk.
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    Business
    Southwest Airlines is among the companies that grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft because of a software failure that caused fatal crashes of Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines planes. The FAA said Wednesday it has found a new flaw in the plane that needs to b
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    FAA Finds New Problem With 737 Max Jets, Delaying Their Return To Flight

    Jun 26, 2019
    Southwest, American and United Airlines have already pulled the aircraft from their schedules through Labor Day weekend. Two of the planes crashed within five months, killing hundreds of people.
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    New FAA Airport Grants For Reno, Winnemucca, Minden, Fallon

    Jun 19, 2019

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded federal grants for a number of airports in northern Nevada, including $14.6 million for runway reconstruction and lighting improvements at Reno-Tahoe International Airport.

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    Nevada Airports Get Millions In FAA Grants

    Jun 10, 2019

    Ten airports in Nevada will divvy up grants of more than $21 million from the Federal Aviation Administration to pay for construction and capacity improvements.

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    Business
    The Wing company, a Google spinoff, has won federal approval to operate its drone delivery system as an airline in the U.S.
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    FAA Certifies Google's Wing Drone Delivery Company To Operate As An Airline

    Apr 23, 2019
    Wing's drones are made to deliver a wide range of items — including coffee, chocolate and burritos — from local merchants to their customers.
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    Business
    At a Senate hearing March 27, Daniel Elwell, acting director of the Federal Aviation Administration, said airline pilots had enough training to handle Boeing's flight control software. But some pilots disagree.
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    Pilots Split Over FAA Chief's Claims On Boeing 737 Max Training

    Apr 03, 2019
    The top official at the FAA says airline pilots had enough training to handle Boeing's flight control software linked to two deadly crashes. His statement has divided pilots in the U.S. and overseas.
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    Southwest Airlines was among the airlines affected by a contractor's computer outage Monday, forcing hundreds of flights to be delayed.
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    Computer Problems Blamed For Flight Delays That Hit U.S. Airlines

    Apr 01, 2019
    The FAA says the issue that affected Southwest, Delta and other carriers has been resolved. But with hundreds of flights affected, the delays could linger.
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    Business
    The Boeing 737 factory in Renton, Wash. Investigators looking into the reason for two recent crashes have focused on software that was installed on the 737 Max.
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    FAA Head Will Face Grilling From Senators Over His Agency's Ties To Boeing

    Mar 27, 2019
    The aviation subcommittee has called a hearing to focus on the FAA's response to crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia involving the 737 Max, which was subsequently grounded around the world.
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    Africa
    Mourners grieve next to empty caskets at a mass funeral at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Sunday.
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    'Clear' Similarities Between Ethiopian And Indonesian Plane Crashes, Official Says

    Mar 17, 2019
    The announcement follows a mass funeral for the victims of last Sunday's Ethiopian Airlines plane crash. Relatives say they were offered soil from the site of the crash.
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    Helicopter Makes Precautionary Landing In Las Vegas Flood Basin

    Feb 20, 2019

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say a helicopter headed to North Las Vegas Airport made an emergency landing in a flood retention basin after the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit.

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    Drone Tests To Rise In Nevada Skies Under Pilot FAA Program

    Jan 22, 2019

     

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — The skies around Nevada's largest cities are about to see more drones, after federal agencies picked the state for testing remote-controlled aircraft in urban airspace.

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    Air Traffic Controller Found Incapacitated No Longer Employed By FAA

    Nov 13, 2018

    An air traffic controller who went silent while on duty at McCarran International Airport is no longer employed by the Federal Aviation Administration.

    The air traffic controller went silent during an overnight shift at the air traffic tower and she was later found incapacitated. 

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    FAA Move Could Affect Timeline For Raiders' Las Vegas Stadium

    Aug 17, 2017

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a notice requesting comments on the Oakland Raiders' proposed stadium in Las Vegas, a move with a deadline that could affect the project's ambitious construction timeline.

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    FAA To Probe Small Jet Crash Near Nevada Airport

    Jul 24, 2017

    The Federal Aviation Administration is sending investigators to the scene of the crash of a single-engine vintage military jet in the desert near a suburban Las Vegas-area airport.

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    Aerospace Company Approved To Fly Drones On Las Vegas Strip

    May 04, 2017

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada firm has become the first company in the nation approved to fly drones over the Las Vegas Strip.

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    How Noisy Is Your Neighborhood? Now There's A Map For That

    Mar 23, 2017
    For the first time, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released a handy map tracing the noise produced by airports and interstate highways in locations across the U.S.

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