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FAA: Air traffic system soon at full operation 
The 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 to withdraw furloughs of air traffic controllers and other workers.
By Barbara Ortutay , April 27, 2013
White House says it's open to fix on FAA furloughs
Under growing pressure, the Obama administration signaled Wednesday it might accept legislation eliminating Federal Aviation Administration furloughs blamed for lengthy delays affecting airline passengers, while leaving the rest of $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts in place.
By David Espo and Jim Kuhnhenn , April 24, 2013
FAA orders no-fly zone over Boston explosion site
The Federal Aviation Administration created a no-fly zone over the site of two explosions at the annual Boston marathon on Monday, and briefly ordered flights bound for Boston's Logan International Airport held on the ground at airports around the country.
By Joan Lowy , April 15, 2013
FAA to close 149 air traffic towers under cuts
Under orders to trim hundreds of millions of dollars from its budget, the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday released a final list of 149 air traffic control towers that it will close at small airports around the country starting early next month.
By Jason Keyser , March 22, 2013
Report: FAA lags on fulfilling airline safety law
Faced with substantial industry opposition, federal regulators are struggling to implement a sweeping aviation safety law enacted after the last fatal U.S. airline crash nearly four years ago, according to a report by a government watchdog.
By Joan Lowy , February 02, 2013
Grand Forks Sheriff’s Department launching UAS program
Deputies expect FAA clearance to use two aircraft in MayThe Grand Forks Sheriff’s Department is about to start investigating in rarified air. The department will be one of just seven law enforcement offices nationwide developing an unmanned aircraft systems program, according to special deputy Al Frazier.
March 02, 2012
Flight attendant tested drunk after flight to Grand Forks
A drunk Pinnacle Airlines flight attendant had a blood alcohol content more than twice the legal driving limit Sunday when she was taken off a Delta connecting flight at the Grand Forks International Airport.
By Herald Staff Report , February 21, 2012
FAA investigating why Grand Forks flight was canceled
Passengers said flight attendant escorted off planeThe Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the circumstances that led to a Delta Airlines flight being canceled Sunday before departing Grand Forks International Airport for Minneapolis.
By Stephen J. Lee , February 20, 2012
Minnesota snowmobiler dies, rescuer killed after Wyoming helicopter crash
Ray Shriver helped found a volunteer search and rescue group 19 years ago after he survived being buried in an avalanche. He even trained his own dogs for search and rescue missions. On Wednesday, after participating in some 800 missions over the years with Teton County Search and Rescue, Shriver died when the helicopter he was riding in crashed while responding to a call for help from snowmobilers in the snowy, remote backcountry of northwest Wyoming.
By Bob Moen , February 16, 2012
UAS test sites pass Senate after passing in House
The U.S. Senate passed a Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill that includes unmanned aircraft test sites that North Dakota could qualify for, Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., said Tuesday.
By Herald Staff Report , February 07, 2012
Decision closer on UAS tests for Grand Forks region
The U.S. House of Representative and Senate on Tuesday agreed to a funding bill that requires six unmanned aircraft system test sites, and the Department of Defense and the FAA are working out selection criteria for test sites, the director of UND's UAS Center for Excellence said.
By Christopher Bjorke , February 01, 2012
Bird plane runs afoul of federal regulators
Ten young whooping cranes and the bird-like plane they think is their mother had flown more than halfway to their winter home in Florida when federal regulators stepped in.
By Joan Lowy , January 07, 2012
New FAA rules to help end flying while sleepy
The government told passenger airlines today they'll have to do more to ensure pilots aren't too tired to fly, nearly three years after the deadly western New York crash of a regional airliner flown by two exhausted pilots.
By Joan Lowy , December 21, 2011
New FAA rules limited airline pilots' hours
In a move safety advocates have been urging for more than two decades, the Federal Aviation Administration is imposing new rules aimed at preventing airline pilots from flying while dangerously fatigued. But cargo carriers, which do much of their flying overnight when people naturally crave sleep, are exempted.
By Joan Lowy , December 21, 2011
N.D. leaders meet with FAA to urge making Grand Forks UAS hub
The state leaders presented a proposal to integrate UAS into the National Airspace by using groups and infrastructure already in place in North Dakota.
By Herald Staff Report , December 08, 2011
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