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New Report Highlights Air Traffic Control Staffing Woes

18 juin 2025 à 17:18
While faulting some towers for inefficient practices, the report recognized significant external factors and called on Congress to help address the problem.

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The control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in February.

Tucker Carlson Berates Ted Cruz Over Bellicose Stance on Iran

18 juin 2025 à 13:51
In an interview that highlighted a rift on the far right over the role of the United States in confronting Iran, the host confronted the senator over his hawkish stance, suggesting he was ill-informed.

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Tucker Carlson berated Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, for his hawkish stance on Iran and quizzed him about his knowledge of the country.
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F.A.A. Further Restricts Area Around Reagan Airport to Helicopters

12 juin 2025 à 16:40
The agency has taken steps to reduce the risk of midair collisions after a military helicopter struck a commercial flight in January, killing everyone on both crafts.

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Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., is one of the country’s busiest flight hubs.

Duffy Backs Safety Audit After Deadly Crash Near National Airport

11 juin 2025 à 20:08
An investigation will examine what could have prevented an Army Black Hawk helicopter from ramming into an American Airlines flight on Jan. 29, killing all on board both aircraft.

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“We have a solemn responsibility to the victims, their families and the flying public to fully understand what went wrong — and to ensure it never happens again,” Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said.

Duffy Backs Safety Audit After Deadly Crash Near National Airport

11 juin 2025 à 20:08
An investigation will examine what could have prevented an Army Black Hawk helicopter from ramming into an American Airlines flight on Jan. 29, killing all on board both aircraft.

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“We have a solemn responsibility to the victims, their families and the flying public to fully understand what went wrong — and to ensure it never happens again,” Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said.

Trump’s Pick for F.A.A. Leader Is Grilled Over Views on Pilot Training and Safety

11 juin 2025 à 17:12
The confirmation hearing for Bryan Bedford, a commercial airline executive, came as the agency confronts critical staffing shortages and questions about passenger safety.

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Bryan Bedford recently criticized the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency President Trump nominated him to lead, for what he called a “lack of strategic vision.”

Senators Demand Government Watchdog Inquiries Into D.C. Plane Crash

9 juin 2025 à 13:07
Families of the victims in the deadly midair collision near Reagan National Airport have made additional investigations of the crash a top priority.

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The senators wrote that the Jan. 29 crash highlighted a dangerous pattern of near misses between military and commercial aircraft around Ronald Reagan National Airport.

Trump Signs Executive Orders Intended to Jolt U.S. Drone Manufacturing

6 juin 2025 à 19:50
President Trump also eased restrictions on commercial drone flights and called for the revival of supersonic flights for nonmilitary aircraft.

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A drone flying supplies during a search and rescue training exercise in Ogden, Utah, last year.

Trump Administration Ends ‘Quiet Skies’ Traveler Surveillance Program

5 juin 2025 à 15:52
The program had briefly ensnared Tulsi Gabbard, the former Democratic congresswoman and now President Trump’s director of national intelligence, who has vocally criticized it as politicized.

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The Quiet Skies program sought to increase airplane security by allowing federal marshals to follow U.S. citizens on domestic and certain outbound international flights under some circumstances.

Trump Administration Ends ‘Quiet Skies’ Traveler Surveillance Program

5 juin 2025 à 15:52
The program had briefly ensnared Tulsi Gabbard, the former Democratic congresswoman and now President Trump’s director of national intelligence, who has vocally criticized it as politicized.

© Graham Dickie/The New York Times

The Quiet Skies program sought to increase airplane security by allowing federal marshals to follow U.S. citizens on domestic and certain outbound international flights under some circumstances.

U.S. May Strip Harvey Milk’s Name From Navy Vessel

3 juin 2025 à 19:48
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a review of ship names honoring Mr. Milk, a gay rights pioneer, and other leaders. In Mr. Milk’s case, the move is intended as a rebuke of Pride Month.

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The U.S.N.S. Harvey Milk during its launching ceremony in San Diego in 2021.
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