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Ray LaHood says the FAA is in the "business of doing a top to bottom review" and they will let them finish their job. The FAA grounded all of Boeing's 787 Dreamliners to investigate their lithium batteries.
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The investigation into the Boeing 787 has widened to include not just its batteries and electronics, but also the Federal Aviation Administration's certification process. Chronically understaffed, the agency often relies on manufacturers themselves to assist in the testing of new planes.
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The new, high-tech planes have suffered a series of problems in recent days — from fuel leaks to a fire. Investigators are going to focus on the 787s' electrical systems and manufacturing processes, according to news reports. The planes won't be grounded. Boeing and the FAA say they're safe.
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Passengers can currently use devices such as Kindles, iPads and Nooks while in flight, but not during takeoffs and landings. The FAA says it is studying the matter, but the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and a U.S. senator say it's time to act.
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The Federal Aviation Administration expects the skies to be even safer when it introduces a new air traffic control system upgrade at the end of the decade. But some researchers figured out how to create fake airplane signals, basically spoofing the new system. The FAA says it could quickly spot such "ghost planes."
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A judge threw out charges saying Jerome "Randy" Babbitt had pulled over by police without reason.
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After on-again and off-again proclamations, the director of the Fort Collins Loveland Airport says repairs to its runway are complete.The project’s $7…
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Boeing's Dreamliner — a new kind of more efficient airplane — is three years late and billions over budget. But it will finally make its first commercial flight in September.
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After cancelling runway repair plans last week, the director for the Fort Collins-Loveland Airport says construction will go forward as originally…