Tagged With "Federal Aviation Administration"

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Government safety rules are changing to let airline passengers use most electronic devices from gate-to-gate.Government safety rules are changing to let airline passengers use most electronic devices from gate-to-gate. The change will let...

FlyersRights.org has petitioned the Federal Department of Transportation to put a $100 cap on change fees for international flights. The fees, which used to run around $50 to $100 now go as high as $750, and the group says they have no relation to the...

Join Samantha on a visit to the memorial for the 168 who died when a right-wing terrorist destroyed a federal office building in 1995.

The Swiss Federal Railway (SBB) has hired a crew of 80 sheep to keep the railsides mowed in areas where machines can't reach. The sheep are of the Skudde variety, a domestic variety that almost disappeared in the 1970s. The sheep are moved from town...

Expedia has formed a partnership with the National Federation of the Blind to improve access to Expedia and Travelocity web sites for blind users, including updated and upgraded screen readers and other technologies. Improvements are in store for both...

France is famous for the variety and quality of its cheeses...and also for being the world's leading per capita consumer.

Volleyball goes year-round as the International Volleyball Federation takes on the task of promoting a new version of the sport.

The Federal Aviation Administration is mandating a safety update already recommended by Boeing for 737s; it's designed to give pilots more warning when airspeed drops too low, especially in landings and approaches. Too much reliance on auto-throttle...

The Federal Aviation Administration is allowing several thousand more small-plane and helicopter flights in and over the Grand Canyon, with planes that are supposed to be "quieter," although many have questioned the quietness formula. This has been a...

If Google's self-driving cars seem a bit futuristic (even if one got pulled over by a cop for going too slow), consider this: starting next spring, Switzerland will actually put passengers on driverless buses for a two-year test.   The buses will...

With a worldwide pilot shortage expected over the next decades, JetBlue is taking an unusual step: it plans to train would-be airliner pilots who come to it without prior training as military or private pilots. In recent years, as flying has expanded and the supply of ex-military pilots has shrunk, airlines worldwide have begun to feel the effects of a shortage. Commercial pilot licenses require 1500 hours of flying experience. JetBlue's plan, new to the U.S., but similar to plans used by...

An Austrian champion ski racer was nearly killed Tuesday when an out-of-control camera drone fell to earth bare inches from him. A photographer caught the dramatic near-collision. The skier, Marcel Hirschner, finished second despite the accident; he is currently ranked fist in standings at the World Championships, now being held at Madonna di Campiglio, Italy. He's been champion 4 times in a row. According to Ski Federation director Markus Waldner, who has now banned drones from all meets...

Jonathan L noticed the decoration of the local office of the CGT in Paris

Five blind or partially blind hikers, with the help of an innovative GPS-enabled smartphone app, completed a 6-day, 80 kilometre hike in the Vosges mountain range last week—unaccompanied by sighted guides.