New York Cops Able to Shoot Down a Plane Says Commissioner

In a television interview first aired on Sunday, New York City Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly said that his department would have the ability to shoot down a plane if needed.
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NTSB Finds Source of Boeing 787 Battery Fire: Announces Review of Battery System

The National Transportation Safety Board announced today that they have pinpointed the origin of the January 7th battery fire on a JAL Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Boston to single cell which short circuited and spread to other cel...
by NYCAviation Staff
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DOT Fines AirTran Over Online Ads

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday fined AirTran Airways $60,000 for violations related to an advertisement that did not properly disclose the fees associated with a fare.
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Filtered images from a backscatter body scanner. (Photo by TSA)

TSA X-Ray Body Scanners Sit Idle in Warehouse

It turns out that more than 90 of the controversial scanners removed from major airports will sit in a Texas warehouse indefinitely.
by Michael Grabell, ProPublica
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FAA Air Traffic Control Chief Quits Amidst Sleeping Controllers Firestorm

Hank Krakowski, the head of Air Traffic Organization for the FAA, resigned Thursday following weeks of criticism over reports of sleeping air traffic controllers.
by BNO News
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