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LETTER: Add Background Checks To Flight Delays Bill
I was pleased to see that a bill to modify the impacts of sequestration on air traffic was making its way through the legislative process [April 27, News Briefing, "Senate Flight-Delay Bill Advances To House"]. I call on senators to add an amendment to it... -
Bill to end sequester's air travel delays flies through Congress
WASHINGTON — Congress approved a quick fix Friday to end the flight delays snarling the nation's airports, and President Obama will sign the bill when it reaches the White House, showing how swiftly compromise can be found when powerful interests...
Tags: Barack Obama, White House, U.S. Senate, Carol Shea-Porter, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Obama chides lawmakers over flight delay fix, budget conflict
ReutersBy Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama chided Republicans on Saturday for approving a plan to ease air-traffic delays caused by federal spending cuts while leaving budget cuts that affect children and the elderly untouched....Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Federal Aviation Administration, Politics, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress
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WHITE HOUSE SAYS IF PASSED, PRESIDENT WILL SIGN
ReutersWHITE HOUSE SAYS IF PASSED, PRESIDENT WILL SIGN BILL TO END AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER FURLOUGHS THAT CAUSED AIRLINE FLIGHT DELAYS -
U.S. House passes bill to end air traffic control furloughs
ReutersWASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed legislation to end air traffic control furloughs that were contributing to massive flight delays throughout the country. The House acted after the Senate late on Thursday...Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Unemployment, White House, U.S. Senate
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Obama expected to sign bill to end air traffic furloughs-White House
ReutersWASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will sign a bill to end air traffic controller furloughs that caused airline flight delays, providing Congress passes it, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters on Friday. Carney made his...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Politics, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, White House
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Southwest to alter flight times at Atlanta hub
Southwest Airlines said Thursday a key goal in coming months will be making the most of its network — including the routes it inherited when it bought Orlando-based AirTran Airways two years ago. Dallas-based Southwest, which also reported its...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Airlines Co., Boeing Co., Gary C. Kelly, Air Transportation Industry
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Small Airports In Connecticut Spared Cuts
The Hartford CourantSix airports in Connecticut have been spared from cuts under a bill passed Friday by the U.S. House of Representatives, just hours after passage by the Senate. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and the Connecticut delegation have been fighting for months...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Federal Aviation Administration, Barack Obama, Unemployment, East Haven
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Air travel: That's one silly victory over sequestration
So that’s how you get this Congress to spend money: You cramp their vacation plans. The House on Friday passed legislation that will end the furloughing of air traffic controllers. And what got these famously contentious representatives off...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Barack Obama, Same-Sex Marriage, U.S. Congress, George W. Bush
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Florida Dems conflicted about restoring airport control towers
Some Florida Democrats had mixed feelings about their vote on Friday to help travelers and prevent flight delays by averting furloughs of air traffic controllers. They joined the majority House vote of 361 to 41 to pass the transportation bill but...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Politics, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), U.S. Congress, Weston (Broward, Florida)
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Foul weather, not furlough, primary cause of O'Hare delays
While the airline industry said Friday that the air traffic controller furloughs caused flight delays to triple this week, the impact on Chicago travelers was less severe overall, officials said. O'Hare International Airport experienced delays that in...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, O'Hare International Airport, Unemployment, Midway, Heavy Engineering
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Needed legislation
With the federal sequester taking across the board reductions in budget, legislators soon found discovered at least one major problem. The cuts impacted the ability to have enough air traffic contollers at the nation's busiest airports. The FAA has said...Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Industry, Layoffs and Downsizing
Apr 27, 2013
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