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Federal budget cuts put hurt on South Florida's feeding programs
Looming federal budget cuts are putting a big squeeze on programs in South Florida that feed seniors. In Palm Beach County, about 240 daily breakfasts served to the elderly were cut about two weeks ago after $147,000 was lopped off a county program's...
Tags: Government Debt, Budget Control Act of 2011, Tamarac, Broward County, Budgets and Budgeting
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Chan Lowe: Sequestration cuts back Meals on Wheels
The analysts had it wrong when they characterized Congress’ reinstatement of funds for air traffic controllers as a selfish act by a group that flies often. No, the appropriation of extra funds for the FAA sailed through both houses and was signed...
Tags: Barack Obama, Amusement and Theme Parks, U.S. Congress, Air Transportation Industry, Politics
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Newly hired pilots are about to get a safety upgrade
Newly hired pilots are about to get a safety upgrade. The newly passed Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act is intended to make you safer and will require new pilots to undergo thorough screenings and strict training schedules. Experts in...
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Sequestration: 149 air traffic control towers are spared -- for now
The 149 air traffic control towers that were scheduled to close this summer because of federal sequestration will remain open until at least September, government officials said Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration said legislation approved by...
Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Air Transportation Delays, Air Transportation Industry
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FAA won't close air traffic control towers at small airports
The 149 air traffic control towers that were slated to close this summer because of the federal sequestration will remain open until at least September, federal officials said Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration said legislation approved by...
Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Layoffs and Downsizing, Transportation Security Administration, Air Transportation Delays, Air Transportation Industry
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Leesburg tower won't close, thanks to funding fix
LEESBURG — The control tower at Leesburg International Airport won't close next month after all now that the Federal Aviation Administration has funding approval, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today. The Leesburg tower was one of...
Tags: Ray LaHood, Layoffs and Downsizing, Budget Control Act of 2011, Air Transportation Delays, Air Transportation Industry
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Five Md. air traffic towers will remain open
Five air traffic control towers in Maryland that are part of 149 "low activity" towers nationwide will remain open through the end of the September, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday. The towers, including those at Martin State...Tags: U.S. Department of Transportation, Baltimore County, Ocean City, U.S. Congress, Air Transportation Industry
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Nearly a third of fliers left devices turned on during flights
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.A study released this week found 30% of U.S. airline passengers accidentally left their tech devices turned on during flights in 2012. The study was conducted by the Airline Passenger Experience Assn. and the Consumer Electronics Assn. as a way to aid...Tags: Nokia Corp., Air Transportation, Travel, Transportation, Mother's Day
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Battle looms as commercial space interests seek piece of federal wildlife refuge
The coastal ghost town of Shiloh, where the nation's rock-star rocketeer wants to build a space town, is for now a place of orphan oranges, turkey tracks and lonesome tombstones. Above all, Shiloh is surrounded by the healthiest part of Merritt Island...
Tags: Heavy Engineering, Zoology, SpaceX, Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral
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Regional airport towers to stay open
Federal aviation regulators will keep 149 contractor-staffed airport towers open at least through Sept. 30 after Congress authorized budget transfers to stave off planned closings. The move affects several Illinois airports whose towers were set to...
Tags: Ray LaHood, Barack Obama, Budget Control Act of 2011, Layoffs and Downsizing, Waukegan
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Murals considered for airport
Quest Aviation can go forward with plans to build a new hangar after the Aberdeen Regional Airport Board gave its approval Thursday. The 80-foot by 80-foot hangar would be able to house larger aircraft than Quest can store at its present facility....Tags: Rentals, Arts and Culture, Arts, Air Transportation Industry
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Newport city manager talks JWA
Newport Beach residents are "finishing up the second lap" in the proverbial mile-long race toward a new John Wayne Airport settlement, City Manager Dave Kiff told a crowd of residents Wednesday night at a Speak Up Newport forum. The event was at the...Tags: Air Transportation Industry
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