FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
FAA to close 2 Minnesota air traffic control towers 
The Federal Aviation Administration says it will close two air traffic control towers in Minnesota because of federal budget cuts. The agency announced the decision Friday, a month after it released a preliminary list of facilities that could be closed.
By Associated Press , March 22, 2013
UND students eye new FAA rules
Approaching his last semester of classes at UND, aviation student Randy Lewis hopes to join a regional airline but isn’t sure his friends will follow.
By Jennifer Johnson , November 24, 2012
Hoeven: N.D. still in lead for UAS test sites
Grand Forks should be among the leading candidates to land a test site that will help integrate unmanned aircraft systems with manned aircraft in national airspace, Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., said Wednesday.
July 18, 2012
FAA official overseeing UAS coming to Grand Forks
One of the keynote speakers at this year’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Summit in Grand Forks is the top Federal Aviation Administration official overseeing unmanned aircraft regulations, according to Sens. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., and John Hoeven, R-N.D.
By Herald Staff Report , May 05, 2012
FAA red tape grounds Otter Tail County's drone used for mapping
The foam-and-balsa-wood gizmo sitting idle in the offices of Otter Tail County isn’t exactly the spitting image of the sleek unmanned warplanes the word “drone” brings to mind. Its mission is to photograph drainage ditches, not enemy targets. At 6 pounds, it would be hard-pressed to take down a cow, let alone blow up a building.
By Marino Eccher , April 30, 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
5-pound hunk of metal crashes into Massachusetts warehouse
The owners of a Plymouth, Mass., furniture warehouse want to know the origin of a chunk of metal that plunged through the roof. No one was hurt when the six-inch, cylindrical piece of metal weighing about five pounds came through the roof Wednesday or Thursday. The chunk punched a small hole in the warehouse roof over a storage closet and scattered ceiling-tile debris on the floor.
By Associated Press , December 02, 2011
N.D., Minnesota airports awarded millions in federal construction grants
Funding to support projects in Cooperstown, Moorhead, Warroad, several other regional airportsSeveral airports in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota will receive millions of dollars in federal grants for construction and maintenance projects, the congressional delegations announced Tuesday.
By Herald Staff Report , August 16, 2011
Study: Long commutes could fatigue airline pilots
One in five airline pilots lives at least 750 miles from work, according to a study by scientific advisers to the government, raising concerns that long commutes to airports could lead to fatigue in the cockpit.
By David Koenig and Joan Lowy , July 06, 2011
FAA chief suspends dozing air traffic controller
Authorities have suspended a control tower supervisor working alone overnight who couldn't be roused to guide two airliners landing at Washington's Reagan airport.
By Joan Lowy , March 24, 2011
U.S. Senate passes broad aviation bill
A broad aviation bill that would advance modernization of the nation’s air traffic control system and boost airport construction was approved Thursday by the Senate. The bill was approved 87-8. A similar aviation bill cleared a House committee earlier this week.
By Associated Press , February 18, 2011
Two killed in small plane crash in Minnesota
The Federal Aviation Administration says a small plane has crashed in central Minnesota, killing both people on board.
By Associated Press , December 30, 2010
Maury Lane, Memphis, Tenn., column: UPS ‘bailout’ would hurt FedEx — and N.D.
Reducing access and reliability will hurt the many small businesses throughout the state who rely on overnight shipping for critical manufacturing parts, important documents and other items critical to their business.
By Maury Lane , September 18, 2010
OUR OPINION: More throttle on UAV airspace rules
The FAA should make those rules a top priority, urged on by none other than President Barack Obama himself.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , September 14, 2010
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