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FAA to staff 72 airport control towers at night

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seventy-two airport towers and other air traffic control facilities that were slated to close at night due to budget cuts will get to stay open, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday. The […]

2013/05/08

Busier airports, full planes expected on Thanksgiving

NEW YORK (AP) – Travelers can expect airports to be busier and planes to be fuller than ever this Thanksgiving. And flights will be costlier. That’s the outlook from the main trade group representing U.S. […]

2012/11/07

Government replaces body scanners at some airports

CHICAGO (AP) – The federal government is quietly removing full-body X-ray scanners from seven major airports and replacing them with a different type of machine that produces a cartoon-like outline instead of the naked images […]

2012/10/25

Fighters intercept plane in restricted LA airspace

(AP) – The North American Aerospace Defense Command says two F-16 fighter jets intercepted a small plane that violated restricted airspace in the vicinity of northeast Los Angeles. A statement issued by the command did […]

2012/05/11

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