The following information was released by the office of Maryland Rep. Donna F. Edwards: Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards today voted for the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2009, H.R. 915, which passed the House 277-136. This historic legislation provides $70 billion to the FAA to provide consumer protections for airline …Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards [...]

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DALLAS – The CEO of Southwest Airlines says a pickup in travel in April fizzled in May, forcing the company to speed up plans for more revenue. Chief Executive Gary Kelly said Wednesday that traffic so far in May is very soft, and he blamed the …Southwest: Air Traffic fizzling in May – AZCentral.com A [...]

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Air safety management in the EU (EUActiv)National air safety authorities in the EU are gradually handing over their powers to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is about to become a ‘one-stop-shop’ for managing the bloc’s airspace, amid business fears that additional rules could hamper their competitiveness. Eurocontrol: Air traffic decline in Europe. (FOX [...]

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The following information was released by the office of Missouri Rep. Russ Carnahan: Congressman Russ Carnahan , member of the Aviation Subcommittee, voted today in favor of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2009 providing consumer protections for airline passengers, modernizing infrastructure, and taking critical steps to …Carnahan Stands Up for Investments in Airline [...]

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DOT IG: Flight Cutbacks, Not Government, Boosting Air On-Time Performance MAY 20, 2009 — Reductions in airline delays in 2008 and 2009 are more attributable to slashed capacity, airline scheduling practices, new airline fees and declining passenger traffic than to government actions implemented to battle congestion, according to U.S. Department of …Dot Ig: Flight Cutbacks, [...]

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LONG BEACH – Authorities today identified two of three people who died in the collision of two small planes off the coast of Long Beach. James Chong Choo, 32, of Torrance, and Thomas Reinhold Ferrell, 31, of Westminster, were the occupants of one of the aircraft, said Assistant Chief Ed Winter of the coroner’s office.UPDATE: [...]

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Talk of the Nation , May 18, 2009 GQ magazine correspondent Jeanne Marie Laskas ventured up the control tower at New York’s La Guardia airport, where air traffic controllers “plug-in,” making a matrix of decisions that trickle down to the hordes of passengers on thousands of daily flights.Inside La Guardia’s Air Traffic Control Wednesday, May [...]

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