Topic - Federal Aviation Administration

• Inside Politics

  Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said Tuesday he does not think Israel has made a decision to launch a military strike on Iran to thwart its nuclear ambitions.

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  Drones over U.S. get OK by Congress

  Look! Up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It's ... a drone, and it's watching you. That's what privacy advocates fear from a bill Congress passed this week to make it easier for the government to fly unmanned spy planes in U.S. airspace.

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  Congress approves long-term FAA funding bill

  After more than four years of delays and almost two-dozen stopgap extensions, Congress on Monday approved a long-term Federal Aviation Administration funding bill that will lead to major upgrades of the nation's decades-old air traffic control system and other safety measures.

• Congress closes in on 4-year aviation funding deal

  Eager to avert a repeat of last summer's partial shutdown of some airport programs, Congress was poised late Tuesday to sign off on a four-year Federal Aviation Administration funding deal — even though the proposal is opposed by organized labor.

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  Big changes not likely for plane shows

  A Federal Aviation Administration official said Tuesday that there likely will be no significant changes to air-show and air-race safety rules despite an accident last year that killed 11 people and injured about 70 others.

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  Reno air races on despite deadly crash

  Officials are moving ahead with plans for this year's National Championship Air Races despite a tragic crash at September's event that killed 11 and injured more than 70, the head of the Reno Air Races said Wednesday.

• 2 Mayo Clinic workers die in Fla. helicopter crash

  A heart surgeon from the Mayo Clinic in Florida flying across the northern corner of the state to retrieve a heart for transplant was killed Monday when his helicopter crashed, officials said.

• New FAA rules might end pilot fatigue

  The government told passenger airlines Wednesday they will have to do more to ensure pilots aren't too tired to fly.

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  FAA issues new rules to prevent tired pilots

  The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday issued new rules aimed at preventing airline pilots from flying while dangerously fatigued, a move safety advocates have been urging for more than two decades.

• World Briefs

  The majority of 28 mostly European countries have failed to comply with freedom-of-information requests about their involvement in secret CIA flights carrying suspected terrorists, two human rights groups said Monday.

• Airline responds as dustup with Baldwin continues

  Alec Baldwin's dustup with American Airlines continued for a second day Wednesday, with the airline taking to social media to maintain it was following federal regulations when it booted an "extremely vocal customer" from a flight for refusing to shut off his cellphone.

• Baldwin apologizes to passengers, not airline

  Alec Baldwin issued an apology Wednesday to fellow passengers on an American Airlines flight that was delayed by his refusal to stop playing a cellphone game _ but stopped short of apologizing to the airline or the flight attendant he later mocked on Twitter.

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  FAA chief resigns after drunken driving arrest

  Randy Babbitt says he will resign as head of the Federal Aviation Administration following his arrest over the weekend on charges of drunken driving.

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  City State: Morning Roundup

  Jack Johnson sentenced today; Ehrlich on stump for book, Romney; Virginia panel hears pregnancy-center cases; D.C. Council undecided about Thomas; FAA chief on leaves after drunken driving arrest; Virginia assembly ambivalent on health exchange; Allen, Kaine to debate Wednesday; Democrats file suit over Bolling's authority.

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  FAA Administrator Babbitt arrested for DWI

  The administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration was placed on a leave of absence Monday after he was arrested and charged in Fairfax City over the weekend with driving while intoxicated.

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