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Study shows chronic fatigue among air traffic controllers

By Joan Lowy, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Air traffic controllers' work schedules often lead to chronic fatigue, making them less alert and endangering the safety of the national air traffic system, according to a study the government has kept secret for nearly four years.

JetBlue pilot who had midair meltdown sues airline for more than $14M

By Triana Kalmanoff

Former JetBlue Airways Corp pilot, whose mid-flight meltdown forced an emergency landing of a plane he was co-piloting, sued the airline for more than $14 million on Friday, claiming the airline permitted him to fly despite signs of mental health…

FAA releases long-awaited proposed commercial drone rules

By Triana Kalmanoff

The Federal Aviation Administration released a list of long-awaited proposed rules governing the usage of small commercial drones on Sunday.

Officials meet to confront safety concerns after aviation disasters

By Joan Lowy, Associated Press

Government and aviation industry officials from dozens of countries are meeting in Montreal this week to try to find consensus on how to keep from losing airliners like the one that vanished without a trace in Asia and another shot…

FAA no longer letting agents skip checkpoints after inspector arrested

By Andrew Mach

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration suspended a program on Saturday that allows its safety inspectors to skip security checkpoints while on the job, following the arrest of an FAA agent earlier in the week who was caught allegedly carrying a…

News organizations form coalition to test drones

By Joshua Barajas

Ten news organizations, including The New York Times and the Associated Press, formed a coalition with Virginia Tech to test unmanned aircraft systems, UAS, for news gathering, the media companies said in a joint statement Thursday.

FAA issues permits for agriculture, real estate drones

By Joan Lowy, Associated Press

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.

Key decisions on drone rules likely to come from Congress in 2015

By Joan Lowy, Associated Press

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.

FAA issues commercial drone permits to 4 more companies

By Joan Lowy, Associated Press

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.

FAA issues new restrictions on flights over Iraq

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration is restricting U.S. airlines from flying at or below 30,000 feet over Iraq because of what it calls “the potentially hazardous situation created by the armed conflict” there.