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FAA to keep 149 air traffic towers open

May 12, 2013 15:01
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration has sufficient funds to keep 149 low activity contract towers originally slated for closure in June open for the remainder of fiscal year 2013, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in a statement.

U.S. decision on Dreamliner plan could come soon - LaHood

April 15, 2013 15:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Monday his department will not rush its review of Boeing's plan to fix battery problems for its grounded 787 Dreamliner, but a decision could come "soon." "We're not going to short circuit it, we're going to take our time," LaHood told reporters on the sidelines of a conference on advanced biofuels. "When we're finished reviewing their plan, we will announce it to the world." When asked about a timeline for a decision on Boeing's plan, LaHood said "soon."

Fined

April 9, 2013 09:06
The Trinidad and Tobago-owned Caribbean Airlines, (CAL) has been fined US$100,000 for violating United States federal rules after it prevented passengers from disembarking from one of its planes delayed on the tarmac at the John F.

UPDATE 3-U.S. FAA says it can't avoid air traffic controller furloughs

February 27, 2013 13:30
* Republicans say FAA has flexibility to make other cuts * Huerta says government 'sequester' gives FAA few options * FAA 'working around the clock' on Boeing battery probe By Doug Palmer

Reuters World News Highlights at 2200 GMT, Feb 22

February 22, 2013 18:15
Feb 22 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- PRETORIA - A South African court granted bail on Friday to Oscar Pistorius, charged with the murder of his girlfriend on Valentine's Day, after his lawyers successfully argued the "Blade Runner" was too famous to flee justice. - - - - ROME - Italy's election campaign drew to a close on Friday with the weak performance of outgoing premier Mario Monti key to a deeply uncertain and potentially unstable result. - - - -

US sequester cuts to force major flight delays

February 22, 2013 18:00
US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Friday that looming automatic budget cuts will force air traffic control cutbacks and cause flight delays in major cities by up to 90 minutes. LaHood said the $85 billion "sequester" cuts scheduled for March 1 will compel the Federal Aviation Administration to reduce airport staffing around the country, shutting towers at smaller airports and causing a general slowdown of civil aviation operations.

WRAPUP 2-White House brings out Republican Cabinet member to warn on cuts

February 22, 2013 14:45
* Flight delays to major cities seen - LaHood * 100 control towers to close at small airports * Aviation expert sees "scaremongering" By Mark Felsenthal and Alistair Bell WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Struggling to get Americans to take notice of looming spending cuts, the White House brought out the only Republican member of the Cabinet on Friday to argue its case that Congress needs to act soon to avoid a major disruption of air travel across the country.

U.S. air travel delays loom after sequester -transportation secretary

February 22, 2013 13:00
WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. air travel system faces widespread disruptions if automatic government spending cuts go into effect next week, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Friday in an effort to press congressional lawmakers to delay the cuts. LaHood painted a dismal picture of delayed and canceled flights, shuttered control towers, and irate air travelers from coast to coast if across-the-board spending cuts are allowed to take place under the process known as sequestration.

Reuters World News Highlights at 1745 GMT, Jan 29

January 29, 2013 14:30
Jan 29 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- DOUENTZA/GAO, Mali - French-backed Malian troops searched house-to-house in Gao and Timbuktu on Tuesday, uncovering arms and explosives abandoned by Islamist fighters, and France said it would look to hand over longer-term security operations to African troops. - - - - BEIRUT - At least 65 people, apparently shot in the head, were found dead with their hands bound in a district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday, activists said.

UPDATE 3-U.S. transportation chief LaHood to step down

January 29, 2013 11:45
* Republican serving in a Democratic administration * Successor may confront Boeing Dreamliner woes * Obama under pressure to name women, minorities to cabinet By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Tuesday he planned to resign, marking the latest departure from President Barack Obama's Cabinet as the administration tries to find the root cause of safety problems with Boeing's Dreamliner plane.
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