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FCC moves toward opening airwaves for in-flight Internet
The Federal Communications Commission took a step toward improving Web access for air travelers, voting to write rules to open frequencies for an air-to-ground Internet service proposed by Qualcomm Inc. In a 4-0 vote Thursday, the FCC advanced the...
Tags: Marketing, AMR Corp., Transportation Industry, Politics, Qualcomm Inc.
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FCC considers plan to boost Wi-Fi speed in-flight
ReutersThe Federal Communications Commission on Thursday started deliberations on a proposal that would offer a new type of in-flight broadband service promising U.S. fliers higher Wi-Fi speeds and better connections. The proposal, which has been pushed for...Tags: Federal Communications Commission, Elections, Politics, Barack Obama, Qualcomm Inc.
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Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment
WEILAND-SENATE RUN Weiland to seek Democratic nomination for Sen seat (Information in the following story is from: Argus Leader, http://www.argusleader.com) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A former staffer for former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle has...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Highway Transportation, Trials, Bill Clinton, Prisons
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Hollywood-based Heico to buy aircraft parts maker to expand its product line
South Florida's fast-growing Heico Corp., which produces certified parts for planes, is planning to buy another aviation parts maker and boost its sales toward $1 billion per year. The Hollywood-based company said it will acquire Reinhold Industries, a...Tags: Heico Corporation, New Products, Missile Systems, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Companies and Corporations
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Air Force decision on airspace expected in March
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - An Air Force decision on its plan to more than triple the airspace that can be used in training exercises for Dakotas-based B-1 and B-52 bombers is expected in March. But Air Force chief of staff Gen. Mark Welsh says the Federal...
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United to start flying revamped Dreamliners May 20
Tribune reporterUnited Airlines has moved up the date for resuming flights with its Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which were grounded for 100 days by federal regulators because of overheating problems with onboard batteries. The first resumed flight is now scheduled for...Tags: O'Hare International Airport, United Air Lines, Air Transportation Industry, Boeing Co.
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U.S. NTSB orders scans of Boeing 787 battery as flights resume
ReutersBy Alwyn Scott NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) - The lithium-ion batteries used in Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner are getting x-ray scans to help investigators determine what caused them to overheat and in one case catch fire. The scans, scheduled to start this...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Transportation Industry, Air Transportation Delays, General Contracting, National Transportation Safety Board
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Boeing 787 battery x-rays ordered as flights resume
ReutersThe batteries that resulted in Boeing 787 Dreamliners months-long grounding across the globe have been ordered to undergo X-rays to aid investigators in finding out what caused them to overheat and catch fire. The National Transportation Safety Board,...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Medical Procedures and Tests, Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Industry, Air Transportation Delays
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Helicopter carrying biologists makes emergency landing in Everglades
A helicopter carrying three biologists from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was forced to make a hard landing in the Everglades on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. No one was reported injured in the emergency landing, said...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Endangered Species, Air and Space Accidents, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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FAA to keep control towers at midsize airports open at night
Budget cuts won't force the closure of air traffic control towers during overnight shifts, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday. But the federal agency said it is still uncertain whether it will be forced this summer to close towers...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace, Spirit Airlines, Air Transportation Delays, Unemployment
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Air traffic control towers to stay open overnight
Budget cuts won't force the closure of air traffic control towers during overnight shifts, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday. But the federal agency said it is still uncertain whether it will be forced this summer to close towers...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace, Air Transportation Delays, Unemployment, Air Transportation Industry
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FAA won't close air traffic control towers at small airports
The 149 air traffic control towers that were slated to close this summer because of the federal sequestration will remain open until at least September, federal officials said Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration said legislation approved by...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Air Transportation Delays, Air Transportation Industry, Budget Control Act of 2011, Transportation Security Administration
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