House of Representatives Pass Aviation Bill To Alleviate Travel Woes
The House passed an aviation bill on Monday that hopes to help relieve some of the excessive wait lines that have plagued the U.S. this summer along with boosting airport security for new threats and...
View ArticleUnited States: House passes bill to boost airport security, reduce lines
The Aviation bill extends the Federal Aviation Administration’s programs for 14 months at current funding levels. It was approved by a voice vote. The House passed an aviation bill aimed at boosting...
View ArticleAirport security upgrade finds common ground in Congress
WASHINGTON — House and Senate lawmakers announced an agreement Tuesday (July 5) on an aviation bill to boost airport security, reduce screening lines and require airlines to refund fees to passengers...
View ArticleHouse of Reps passes bill aimed at reducing screening times at airports
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed an aviation bill Monday aimed at boosting airport security, reducing screening lines and refunding fees to passengers whose luggage is lost or arrives late. The bill...
View ArticleCongress passes aviation bill to close airport security gaps
WASHINGTON – Congress passed an aviation bill Wednesday that attempts to close gaps in airport security and shorten screening lines, but leaves thornier issues unresolved. The bill also extends the...
View ArticlePlan to spin off air traffic control generates turbulence
WASHINGTON (AP) - The air traffic control system that choreographs the roughly 7,000 aircraft in U.S. skies at any given moment is the most complex, but also one of the safest, in the world - and...
View ArticleBobby Fisher Was a Genius and a Jerk
Days before he was due in Iceland for the world chess championship in 1972, Fischer was still concocting reasons not to go. Brad Darrach captured every moment of the madness. The opening section of The...
View ArticleBrussels airport bombings bring new security measures in US
Americans who are expected to pass through airports in near record numbers this summer can expect to be sniffed by more dogs, scrutinized by more armed police officers and faced with longer security...
View ArticleHouse committee passes bill to privatize air traffic control
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican-controlled House committee on Thursday endorsed a bill that would wrest responsibility for running the nation's air traffic control system from the government and turn it...
View ArticleIndependent Review - Moncton Shooting - June 4, 2014 (Royal Canadian Mounted...
(Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Submitted by: Assistant Commissioner Alphonse MacNeil (ret'd) Note: Throughout the document ***** denotes where content was redacted as per the Access to...
View ArticleGOP leaders sideline air traffic control privatization plan
WASHINGTON (AP) Republican leaders are sidelining a bill that would wrest responsibility for running the nation's air traffic control system from the government and turn it over to a private,...
View ArticleEasy Prey: Criminal Violence and Central American Migration (International...
(Source: International Crisis Group) Executive Summary Massive deportations from Mexico and the U.S. have failed to stem the tide of Central Americans fleeing endemic poverty combined with epidemic...
View ArticleIs America Any Safer?
Fifteen years ago this September 11, 19 terrorists, using four jetliners as guided missiles, killed 2,977 people—and enveloped the country in fear. It was the first sustained attack on American soil...
View ArticleInsider Threat to Airport Security Isn't Just Egypt's Problem In the magazine
At 5:50 on the morning of October 31, 2015, Metrojet Flight 9268 received takeoff clearance from Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport, the travel hub for Egypt’s best-known Red Sea tourist...
View ArticleSenate refuses to stop airlines from shrinking seat sizes
WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate refused Thursday to come to the aid of airline passengers squeezed by the ever-shrinking size of their seats. An amendment by Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., would have blocked...
View ArticleSenate passes bill that would offer more consumer protections and boost...
Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Senate approved a bipartisan aviation policy bill Tuesday that would boost airport security, extend new protections to airline passengers and help speed the...
View ArticleSenate passes bill that would boost airport security
The Senate approved a bipartisan aviation policy bill Tuesday that would boost airport security, extend new protections to airline passengers and help speed the introduction of package-delivery drones....
View ArticleBill to boost airport security, ease lines gets green light
WASHINGTON (AP) — House and Senate lawmakers announced an agreement Tuesday on an aviation bill to boost airport security, reduce screening lines and require airlines to refund fees to passengers whose...
View ArticleHouses passes bill to boost airport security, reduce lines
The House passed an aviation bill Monday aimed at boosting airport security, reducing screening lines and refunding fees to passengers whose luggage is lost or arrives late. The bill also extends the...
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