Topic: Federal Aviation Administration
Correction: BC-US--Plane Kills Beachgoer story
AP News
Correction: BC-US--Plane Kills Beachgoer storyIn stories March 16 and March 17 about a jogger hit and killed during an emergency landing by a small plane on a South Carolina beach, The Associated Press erroneously identified the type of engine on the plane. According to the Federal Aviation Administration's registration ...
FAA faulted on Southwest Airlines
Reuters US Online Report Business News
(Reuters) - A government watchdog faulted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for allowing Southwest Airlines Co to fly jets that had not undergone mandatory maintenance work, violating stipulated safety rules, the Wall Street Journal said. The Office of Special Counsel said on Thursday that the company failed to complete certain required ...
Wind farm plans stir up storm over military radar
AP News
General says turbines would blowing ill wind for military radar, calls for better planningThe U.S. military is growing increasingly concerned that proposed wind farms can disrupt or block radar designed to detect threats and protect America's skies, a problem that is stalling the alternative energy projects around the ...
US plans 300,000-dollar fine against American Airlines
AFP American Edition
US aviation authorities on Thursday sought a 300,000-dollar fine against American Airlines, alleging a maintenance violation that affected five commercial flights. The Federal Aviation Administration said it was proposing the civil penalty after American Airlines mechanics allegedly deferred maintenance on a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 plane on February 2, 2009 ...
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