From the office of Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK). Today’s edition identifies at least $11 million in wasteful Washington spending: Many Republican Senators complain about Obama spending policies, then vote for the spending increases Nearly $10 billion in stimulus aid to
NBC New York: The FAA has opened an investigation into why Mayor Bloomberg’s private helicopter pilot landed in a Meadowlands parking lot before a U2 concert. Pilot Toby Mason was on a trial run to this helipad, planning to return
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Fox News: The pilot died Thursday aboard Continental Flight 61, and two co-pilots took over the Boeing 777 aircraft’s controls, FAA spokesman Les Dorr told FOX News.
I was amused when the White House announced that it was going to look into the whole flap surrounding the buzzing of The Statue of Liberty and Lower Manhattan by Air Force One a few days ago. The White House
Bloomberg: President Barack Obama ordered a review of a publicity-photo shoot with one of the planes that serves as Air Force One that cost taxpayers $328,835.
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy MSNBC: The FAA list of wildlife strikes, published on the Internet, details more than 89,000 incidents since 1990, including 28 cases since 2000 when a collision with a
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy AP: The agency now wants to keep those government records secret from air travelers because it fears that if the public found out the information then airports and
CBS News: After a futile search for other landing options, the captain of the US Airways flight that lost both engines after a bird strike last month calmly told air traffic controllers “we’re gonna be in the Hudson,” moments before
Air traffic controllers at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago are given on-the-job training by handling real-life scenarios simulated by a video game. The FAA plans to install video training rooms at 19 more airports.
