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  Bombshell FAA Report Reveals Control Tower Was Understaffed Before DC Plane Crash: 'Not Normal'

  A bombshell report revealed that the control tower where pilots were receiving instructions from was understaffed before the plane crash in Washington, DC.

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  FAA Chief Role Remains Vacant Amid Horrific Plane Crash After Elon Musk Pressured Previous Leader to Resign

  The leader of the Federal Aviation Administration stepped down from his position mere months after billionaire Elon Musk demanded that he do so, meaning that the FAA is missing a chief in the aftermath of the worst aviation disaster in the US in years.

• FAA Charges Spirit Airlines Nearly $150K Transportation for Alleged Violation of Cargo Safety Regulations

  Want to know the specifics behind the FAA's proposed $146.5K fine for Spirit Airlines? Find out what violations were detected and the implications for the airline’s operations. Explore the facts.

• FAA lifts airlines’ passenger notification on banned Samsung Galaxy Note 7

  The FAA announced that airlines no longer need to notify their passengers that the cannot bring their Samsung Galaxy Note 7 aboard the airplane.

• Senate Approved Aviation Policy Bill Including Drone Regulation

  On Tuesday, Senate cleared aviation policy bill which provide FAA more authority. The bill includes new safeguards against terrorism, improved protection for airline consumer and drone regulation.

• US Senate refuses to curb decreasing passenger space

  The US Senate failed to pass legislation that would have prohibited airline companies from further reducing passenger space in commercial flights. The measure was deafeated 42-54 with all but three Democrats voting in favor of the amendment to a FAA reauthorization and all but one Republican voting against the proposal.

• Lawmakers introduce controversial bill to privatize air control system

  The U.S. lawmakers proposed a bill to privatize air control system. The supporters say it is safer and more efficient, while oppositions say it would mean less oversight and less accountability.

• Gunshots rattle Paris suburb, police raid targets suspected attack mastermind

  Gunfire and explosions shook the Paris suburb of St. Denis early on Wednesday when French police raided an apartment where a Belgian Islamist militant suspected of masterminding last week's attacks in the French capital was possibly holed up.

• Drone risks require more regulation, IATA chief says

  The surging popularity of inexpensive radio-controlled airplanes and helicopters raises risks that require a firm response from regulators to ensure safety, the head of a leading commercial aviation trade group told Reuters.

• St. Louis police deny no-fly zone during protests aimed at media

  St. Louis County police defended on Monday a no-fly zone imposed over the suburb of Ferguson during August street protests, saying it was for safety reasons, after an Associated Press report said the prohibition was to keep news helicopters away.

• DOT looks at Delta's actions on Atlanta-area airport

  The U.S. Department of Transportation said on Tuesday it is looking into a complaint that Delta Airlines Inc used "unfair and deceptive practices" to block development of a second major airport near Atlanta.

• U.S. flight woes linger after Chicago air traffic center fire

  U.S. airports reported hundreds of residual flight cancellations on Saturday, a day after an employee apparently set a Chicago-area air traffic control center on fire and tried to take his own life.