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Regional airport towers to stay open
Federal aviation regulators will keep 149 contractor-staffed airport towers open at least through Sept. 30 after Congress authorized budget transfers to stave off planned closings. The move affects several Illinois airports whose towers were set to...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Ray LaHood, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Congress, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Rangers 4, Astros 2
ReutersThe Sports Xchange By MoiseKapenda Bower, The Sports Xchange Rangers 4, Astros 2 HOUSTON -- The Texas Rangers slugged three home runs, two from left fielders, and rode a dominating bullpen performance to a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros on...Tags: Trevor Crowe, Alexi Ogando, Elvis Andrus, Nelson Cruz, Texas Rangers
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Rangers hit three homers in 4-2 win
ReutersThe Sports Xchange By MoiseKapenda Bower, The Sports Xchange Rangers hit three homers in 4-2 win HOUSTON - Typically loquacious to the point of casual humor, Texas manager Ron Washington didn't have much to expound upon Friday night, not after his...Tags: Trevor Crowe, Alexi Ogando, Lance Berkman, Elvis Andrus, Minor League Baseball
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Md. airport towers appear safe from federal cuts
Five air traffic control towers in Maryland that had been scheduled to shut down in June as a result of federal budget cuts are now expected to remain open, lawmakers said Wednesday — easing fears that the closures could back up flights at BWI...
Tags: Politics, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Benjamin L. Cardin, Career and Workplace, Air Transportation Industry
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Obama quietly signs bill easing air travel delays
ReutersBy Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - Without comment or fanfare, President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed legislation sparing U.S. air travel from the effects of across-the-board spending cuts that had caused delays and stirred public ire....Tags: Politics, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC, Trips and Vacations, U.S. Congress
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Eight flights canceled in April
Eight flights were canceled, and seven of the scheduled 120 SkyWest flights between Aberdeen and the Twin Cities departed more than 15 minutes late in April. SkyWest serves Aberdeen with two round-trip flights a day to Minneapolis. Last year in April,...Tags: SkyWest Incorporated
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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: Boeing Co., National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration, Medical Procedures and Tests
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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: Boeing Co., National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration, Medical Procedures and Tests
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A presidential bystander
WASHINGTON -- It's never a good sign for a president when he feels compelled to assure the public he still has a pulse. This is the unenviable position President Obama was in Tuesday morning when he held a news conference in the White House briefing...
Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Politics, Healthcare Laws, Republican Party, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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Sequestration: 149 air traffic control towers are spared -- for now
The 149 air traffic control towers that were scheduled to close this summer because of federal sequestration will remain open until at least September, government officials said Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration said legislation approved by...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Budget Control Act of 2011, 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, Federal Aviation Administration, Budget Control Act of 2011, Transportation Security Administration, Air Transportation Industry
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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: Unemployment, Spirit Airlines, Layoffs and Downsizing, Federal Aviation Administration, Budget Control Act of 2011
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