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• Plane struck by lightning lands at LaGuardia

  at LaGuardia Airport after the crew declared an emergency, reporting the aircraft had been struck twice by lightning, the Federal Aviation Administration said.The FAA said the aircraft involved was an Embraer 135, a small, low- wing regional jet.It was not   Read more »

• FAA furloughs eased with new Senate bill

  was expected as early as Friday, with lawmakers eager to embark on a weeklong vacation.Under the legislation, the Federal Aviation Administration would gain authority to transfer up to $253 million from accounts that are flush into other programs, to "prevent   Read more »

• Airline service improves but delays still possible

  controllers are forced to take furloughs because of budget cuts.Meanwhile, airlines and members of Congress urged the Federal Aviation Administration to find other ways to reduce spending. Airlines are worried about the long-term costs late flights will have   Read more »

• FAA followed Boeing's lead on 787 battery testing

  to resume flying the 787 after a three-month grounding, the National Transportation Safety Board is looking at how the Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing and the company's subcontractors tested and approved the 787's lithium ion batteries, and whether   Read more »

• Ethiopian Airlines readies grounded 787 for flight

  -- The chief executive of Ethiopian Airlines says it is seeking approval from America's Federal Aviation Administration and from Boeing to put its grounded Boeing 787s back into service.Ethiopian Airlines chief executive officer Tewolde Gebremariam told The   Read more »

Around the web

• Airport joins tower lawsuit

  County Regional Airport joined a lawsuit that is challenging the Federal Aviation Administration's plan to close 149 small-to-medium air traffic control towers. The control towers were slated to close in June, but recent congressional action will keep them 2:05 AM from Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer Read more »

• Boise Airport plans mock airplane crash

  Federal Aviation Administration requires the Boise Airport to hold full-scale emergency exercises every three years, according to an airport news release. This year, at least 19 agencies plan "to test the preparedness of our community to handle a major aviation 12:35 AM from Idaho Statesman Read more »

• Experts see farming as next big use for drones

  Shinn Navajo-Hopi Observer WASHINGTON - Drones numbering in the tens of thousands will be in the skies by 2030, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) predicts. Where some may fear precision weapons or flying spy cameras, Steve Markofski sees flying tractors. 5/21/13 from Navajo-Hopi Read more »

• Sequestration is imperiling scientific research — and economic growth

  recent action to allow the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to avoid furloughs of air traffic controllers is an indication that the fiscal sequester is starting to bite. Less visible, but no less real, is the harm to our economic growth that will result 5/21/13 from MinnPost.com Read more »

• Final HF120 Certification Test Approaches

  SWITZERLAND, May 20, 2013 - GE Honda Aero Engines announced today it is nearing completion of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification testing on its HF120 engine. In the last six months, the HF120 engine successfully completed crosswind testing   from Honda Worldwide Motorcross Read more »