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Aviation
Knife Flight: Why TSA Shouldn’t Back Down on Small Knives
Even if a terrorist could get to the cockpit and take over the controls using a folding, non-locking knife with a blade that is less than 6 centimeters long and ½ inch wide, there is no way passengers would sit by and let him …
Congress Reaches Deal to End FAA Shutdown
Two days of caterwauling convinced vacationing members of Congress to end their standoff over FAA’s funding, which will put thousands of furloughed workers back on the job:
Under a deal Reid made with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), the Senate will pass the House bill that includes cuts to rural flight service to airports in
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FAA Standoff Escalates: You Highlight Our Pork, We’ll Highlight Yours
It’s not the most important example of bipartisan gridlock these days, but the legislation funding the Federal Aviation Administration expired Friday at midnight after House and Senate leaders failed to reach agreement on a routine extension. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that nearly 4,000 FAA employees will be …
Air Traffic Controllers: Let Them Nap
The next time TIME’s D.C. Bureau Chief Michael Duffy catches me sleeping at my desk, the top sheet of an National Transportation Safety Board report stuck to my face, I’ll be ready with a response: I was increasing my work performance and alertness—significantly.
What to Do About Napping Air Traffic Controllers
Last year, an FAA work group reported on Air Traffic Controller fatigue. The group recommended “increasing the time between shifts to provide controllers adequate opportunity to obtain sufficient sleep,” according to a …