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Grounding the FAA brings surprising economic ripples
Aug 4, 2011
A team of engineers from the Federal Aviation Administration is in Washington today, lobbying Congress to come to an agreement on an FAA budget
Everybody loses as the FAA remains unfunded
David Gura Sep 22, 2011
Congress has gone on vacation without funding the FAA. Now inspectors have to work without pay, and the nation goes $1.2 billion short
Cotton is so yesterday. Army searches for technologically advanced fabric
Adriene Hill Aug 2, 2011
According to Wired magazine, the Army is in the market for fabric that can change with temperature. "This 'environmentally responsive' material...
FAA dispute centers on rural subsidies, union fight
Aug 2, 2011
Congress may not come to a decision on the FAA budget for at least month, curtailing about $200 million a week in tax revenues. That means no work for 4,000 agency employees and 70,000 construction workers.
American Airlines makes bumper plane purchase
Bob Moon Sep 22, 2011
American airlines is buying 460 new jets but only 200 of those will come from U.S. manufacturer Boeing. The rest will be made in Europe by Airbus.
American Airlines makes largest airplane order in history
Jeremy Hobson Nov 29, 2011
In an effort to reduce high fuel costs, American Airlines has ordered 460 new planes from Boeing and Airbus. The deal will phase out the carrier's current gas-guzzling fleet.
Airlines try to market fees as perks
Jennifer Collins Sep 22, 2011
Now that passengers are used to bringing carry-on luggage and packing their own lunches, airlines are finding new ways to get them to spend.
Lufthansa to be first to use biofuel for daily flights
Eve Troeh Sep 22, 2011
The airline will be testing using a bio-blend on one short route in Germany.
Boeing Dreamliner stalled on the assembly line, again
Vanessa Romo Sep 22, 2011
The supply chain for Boeing's long-awaited 787 jet has been stopped again to allow workers to catch up with assembly.
AirAsia places record plane order to meet growing demand
Rob Schmitz Sep 22, 2011
Southeast Asia's largest budget carrier, AirAsia, plans to buy 300 Airbus passenger jets -- a record-breaking order that would make the Malaysia-based airline one of the world's largest carriers.
