On Tuesday, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg defied FAA regulations and flew to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. In the column below, first published at Bloomberg View, he explains his reasons why: Just hours after the
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday questioned whether President Barack Obama used a federal agency to impose an economic boycott on Israel after the Federal Aviation Administration banned U.S. airline flights to Tel Aviv because of safety
When President Obama announced on Monday that he had dispatched Secretary of State John Kerry to the Middle East in order that he “do everything he can to help facilitate a cessation to hostilities” between the terror group Hamas and
The US Federal Aviation Agency’s 24-hour ban on travel into Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport is set to expire. It remains unclear why the Obama Administration decided to suddenly pull the plug on travel into Ben Gurion, as it is
Speaking to reporters as he welcomed former NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport, where he arrived aboard an El Al flight, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to ban all
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced via his website on Tuesday that he is en route to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, in defiance of an FAA decree handed down earlier preventing American commercial flights from
Anticipating an imminent ban by the FAA of all U.S. flights to Israel, Delta, United, and US Airways each canceled all outbound flights to Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport until further notice. Delta Flight 468, one of its two
In the aftermath of the horrific fall of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine Thursday, the United States Federal Aviation Administration warned airlines not to fly over that airspace, and it received voluntary agreements from airlines that they would not. But
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc is seeking permission from U.S. regulators to test its delivery drones near Seattle, as part of a rapid expansion of a program that has sparked widespread debate over the safety and privacy implications of drone technology.
CNN said Monday it was launching a research project with the Georgia Institute of Technology on how drones could be used for newsgathering by media organizations. The research will evaluate the technology, personnel and safety needs to operate effectively and
Now that private and commercial drone use is becoming more popular, it seems as good as time as any to integrate the devices into the use of social media. Enter “the dronie.” A play on the ubiquitous “selfie” phenomenon, a
In March, an American Airlines flight crew reported a near collision over Florida with an unmanned aircraft, raising new fears of the dangers of drones. The pilots reported that the unmanned vehicle looked like a miniature military jet airplane like
A U-2 spy plane, one of the key weapons of the Cold War, is apparently responsible for a computer failure in Los Angeles that disrupted air traffic control operations in California and across the nation, NBC news reports. Sources quoted by
RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) — A federal transportation safety official arrived Monday in Northern California to investigate a collision between two small planes that sent one crashing into San Francisco Bay. The investigator will be interviewing the pilot of a plane
Given comments made on April 25 by SpaceX founder Elon Musk, it seems very likely that the space-tech company will build their new launch site in Texas. “We’re developing a launch pad on the south coast of Texas,” Musk reportedly said at a
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lifted the Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) or “no fly zone” over Mesquite, NV, the area which includes Cliven Bundy’s ranch in Bunkerville, on the same day the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) halted its cattle
Gangs in the United Kingdom are using drones equipped with heat-sensing technology to locate their rivals marijuana crops to steal them. The hydroponic lamps used to grow the crops allow the drones to locate heat signatures so their owners can
HOUSTON, TEXAS (AP)–A Texas-based group involved in searches for missing persons around the nation filed a lawsuit on Monday asking a federal court to set aside an order that prohibits the nonprofit from employing drones in its work. Texas EquuSearch
(UPI) — The Dye family of New Jersey had their Easter egg hunt interrupted Sunday when a skydiver fell out of the sky in a fatal accident in Washington Township. The diver, 49-year-old Arkady Shenker, jumped out of a plane operated
The story of a California teen who stowed away in the wheel well of of a 767 jet liner and flew all the way to Hawaii has raised the eyebrows of experts who think the whole story is unlikely to
SpaceX, a company that “designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft,” is one step closer towards building a private launch site in Texas’ Cameron County. Local reports state that the federal U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that such a project
Sergei Lupshin, a roboticist based in Zurich, revealed his new “leashed quadcopter drones” at at TED 2014. Lupshin calls them “Fotokites” because they look like a kite and do not require any special piloting skills to operate. They also provide
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The last message from the cockpit of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight was routine. “All right, good night,” was the signoff transmitted to air traffic controllers five days ago. Then the Boeing 777 vanished as
There are a lot of empty seats at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia and organizers said if there are empty seats they would allow volunteer workers to fill them. “We have a personal motivation program,” [local organizing committee
(AP) MONROE, La. — Paul Karlowitz has spent more than 40 years flying airplanes or teaching people to fly them, first as a U.S. Air Force pilot and now as a professor of aviation at the University of Louisiana at
According to Fox Connecticut News, the FAA is investigating the use of a drone flying around the scene of a fatal car crash. The official Hartford, CT incident detailed the crash events including officers’ statements that a drone was seen
In response to FAA Stops Beer Drone Delivery: Maybe the FAA is on to something here. When Skynet takes over, do you really want the Hunter-Killer bots luring us out of hiding with six-packs? Because that would totally work. Especially
The Lakemaid micro brewery started delivering beer to ice fishers using drones, at least until the FAA coldly shut their operation down. The FAA is currently reviewing their policies. According to the beer company’s president, Jack Supple, “They think
(AP) Feds announce test sites for drone aircraftBy MICHELLE RINDELSAssociated PressLAS VEGASThe Federal Aviation Administration announced six states on Monday that will develop test sites for drones, a critical next step for the march of the unmanned aircraft into U.S.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says his company is looking to the future with plans to use “octocopter” mini-drones to fly small packages to consumers in just 30 minutes. The US retail giant’s ambitious project still requires additional safety testing and
(AP) FAA: Fla. pilot says passenger fell into oceanBy CURT ANDERSONAssociated PressMIAMIRescue crews searched an area southeast of Miami after a pilot reported to the Federal Aviation Administration that a passenger fell out of his small plane into the ocean
Think ‘RoboCop’ with wings. But it isn’t only police departments that will be flying drones through increasingly un-manned vehicle friendly skies as the FAA looks at bringing regulations up to date with current technology. “There’s an industry that wants to
(AP) FAA: UPS cargo jet crashes in Birmingham, Ala.By JAY REEVESAssociated PressBIRMINGHAM, Ala.A UPS cargo plane crashed Wednesday morning in an open field just outside an airport in Birmingham, Ala. There were no homes in the immediate area of the
(AP) By TERRY COLLINS – An Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul, South Korea, crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, killing at least two people, injuring dozens of others and forcing passengers to jump down the emergency
CBS New York: Suffolk County man Gus Binos is demanding the FAA investigate a clipboard full of military documents which fell from the sky and nearly clipped him while he was standing in his driveway.
The WSJ is reporting that the FAA is close to easing certain restrictions on in-flight use of electronics during take-off (10,000 feet) “A 28-member industry and government panel’s draft report strongly recommended relaxing blanket rules against electronics that have been
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama signed a bill to end air-traffic controller furloughs that resulted from across-the-board sequester cuts. The furloughs were blamed for flight delays last week. As The Hill noted, Congress was in such a hurry to pass the bill
The House passed legislation on Friday afternoon which ended furloughs for federal air traffic controllers. Hoping to strong arm Republicans into agreeing to further tax increases to prevent air traffic delays, Democrats came up short — and lost the message battle in
(AP) FAA: Air traffic system soon at full operationBy BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Business WriterWASHINGTONThe Federal Aviation Administration said that the U.S. air traffic system will resume normal operations by Sunday evening after lawmakers rushed a bill through Congress allowing the agency
Washington (CNN) – When Democrats unsuccessfully tried months ago to persuade Republicans to replace forced spending cuts with a mix of tax and spending cuts, they predicted the GOP would come around in the spring when the reductions kicked in
