Nation Jan 22 NTSB makes technology suggestions so lost planes can be found Recommendations were prompted in part by the disappearance of Malaysia flight 370 carrying 239 passengers and crew last March.
Nation Jan 16 Homeland Security to address weaknesses in visa waiver program Can terrorists take advantage of the visa waiver program and enter the U.S. through "friendly" countries?…
Politics Jan 15 Despite low gas prices, gas tax hike appears unlikely With gasoline prices at their lowest in years when the new Congress convened, there had been talk that it might be time to raise federal gas and diesel taxes, which haven't budged in more than 20 years.
Nation Jan 07 FAA issues permits for agriculture, real estate drones WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday issued permits to use drones to monitor crops and photograph properties for sale, marking the first time permission has been granted to companies involved in agriculture and real estate.
Nation Dec 28 Key decisions on drone rules likely to come from Congress in 2015 The Obama administration is on the verge of proposing long-awaited rules for commercial drone operations in U.S. skies, but key decisions on how much access to grant drones are likely to come from Congress next year.
Nation Dec 10 Other countries are surpassing the US in commercial drone flights Commercial drone flights are taking off in other countries while the U.S. lags behind in developing safety regulations that would permit unmanned aircraft operations by a wide array of industries, witnesses told a House panel Wednesday.
Nation Dec 10 FAA issues commercial drone permits to 4 more companies WASHINGTON — Under pressure from Congress to speed access to U.S. skies for commercial drones, the government granted four companies permission Wednesday to use drones for aerial surveillance, construction site monitoring and oil rig flare stack inspections.
Nation Oct 16 TSA administrator John Pistole announces retirement The head of the Transportation Security Administration, John Pistole, said Thursday he will retire from government at the end of this year and expects to be named to a position in academia early next year.
Nation Sep 29 FAA to review security protocols after Chicago air traffic control fire The head of the Federal Aviation Administration says he's ordered a review of the agency's security protocols and how it deals with unexpected incidents such as last week's fire at a Chicago-area air traffic facility that disrupted air travel.
Arts Sep 25 Drones to soar into movie making with new FAA permits WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to announce Thursday that it is granting permits to seven movie and television production companies to fly drones, an important step toward greater use of the technology by commercial operators, said attorneys…