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  1. FAA Drones

    FILE - In this June 18, 2009, file photo, the United States Customs and Border Protection's Office of Air and Marine's unmanned aircraft, the Predator B, sits on display at Fort Drum, N.Y. Unmanned aircraft have proven their usefulness and reliability in the war zones of Afghanistan and Iraq. Now they face an even greater challenge, the skies over the United States. The Federal Aviation Administration is under pressure from other government agencies, lawmakers and industry to issue flying rights for a range of unmanned aircraft. Some are as big as a small airliner, others no larger than a backpack. The tiniest are small enough to fly through the window of a house. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)

  • article FAA seeks airspace redesign

    Friday, April 28, 2006 9:07 am

    The Federal Aviation Administration unveiled a proposal Thursday night that would require small planes to fly at lower altitudes over Mesa homes.

  • article FAA seeks airspace redesign

    Friday, April 28, 2006 5:51 am

    The Federal Aviation Administration unveiled a proposal Thursday night that would require small planes to fly at lower altitudes over Mesa homes.

  • article FAA prepares for impending retirements

    Thursday, July 22, 2004 6:58 am

    About 43 percent of the Valley’s 114 air traffic controllers will be eligible to retire by 2007 and Federal Aviation Administration officials say they are drawing up plans to address the diminishing work force.

  • article FAA says hackers broke into computers

    Monday, February 9, 2009 8:07 pm

    Eds: UPDATES throughout with FAA statement on hacking incident. Moving on general news and financial services.

  • article FAA certifies MCC electronics program

    Tuesday, March 28, 2006 10:12 am

    The Federal Aviation Administration has approved the electronics program at Mesa Community College to train federal airport workers, making it the first college program in Arizona to obtain such certification.

  • article FAA certifies MCC electronics program

    Tuesday, March 28, 2006 5:18 am

    The Federal Aviation Administration has approved the electronics program at Mesa Community College to train federal airport workers, making it the first college program in Arizona to obtain such certification.

  • article FAA review sought for Tempe towers

    Saturday, February 11, 2006 4:28 am

    Phoenix has told a developer to halt progress on two 30-story buildings in downtown Tempe because they may pose a danger to airplanes.

  • article FAA review sought for Tempe towers

    Saturday, February 11, 2006 9:58 am

    Phoenix has told a developer to halt progress on two 30-story buildings in downtown Tempe because they may pose a danger to airplanes.

  • article Mesa says FAA ignoring Williams

    Friday, July 15, 2005 10:44 am

    A federal report prepared as part of a proposed Sky Harbor expansion wrongly overlooked the potential of Williams Gateway as a commercial reliever airport, Mesa officials said.

  • article Mesa says FAA ignoring Williams

    Friday, July 15, 2005 6:05 am

    A federal report prepared as part of a proposed Sky Harbor expansion wrongly overlooked the potential of Williams Gateway as a commercial reliever airport, Mesa officials said.

  • article FAA training proposal faces criticism

    Wednesday, December 22, 2004 6:12 am

    The Phoenix president of the air traffic controllers union said an FAA plan to condense training, create part-time slots and depend on split-shift schedules is a poor way to deal with an impending nationwide controller shortage.

  • article Williams to ask FAA for OK on routes

    Sunday, March 23, 2003 10:34 pm

    Officials at Williams Gateway Airport are slated today to discuss establishing federally-sanctioned flight paths and allowing Phoenix or other agencies to become minority shareholders.

  • article FAA falls short on plan to aid fatigued workers

    Saturday, April 23, 2011 7:58 am

  • article FAA revokes license of Mesa copter repair firm

    Thursday, September 9, 2010 1:38 pm

    A Mesa helicopter repair company had its license revoked Thursday by the Federal Aviation Administration for allegedly performing improper repairs and falsifying maintenance records.

  • article FAA: Sky Harbor planes to take off westward

    Sunday, June 13, 2010 11:11 am

    The FAA says it has temporarily has directed planes to take off toward the west from Phoenix's Sky Harbor.

    4 article(s)

  • article FAA: Balloon pilot injured in hard landing

    Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:45 am

    A balloon pilot suffered a broken leg Monday evening after the aircraft made a hard landing in north Phoenix.

  • article FAA says helicopter crash kills 3 in Phoenix

    Sunday, February 14, 2010 5:23 pm

     A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman says a helicopter crash has crashed in north Phoenix, killing a child and two adults.

  • article FAA glitch causes widespread air travel delays

    Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:27 am

    ATLANTA — Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their travel plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months. The impact at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Thursday morning was “minimal,” spokeswoman Claire Stern said, adding that the computer glitch has been fixed.

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  • FAA glitch causes widespread air travel delays

  • FAA glitch causes widespread air travel delays

    Flight cancellations appear on screens near AirTran ticketing counters at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, A problem with the system that collects airlines' flight plans caused widespread flight cancellations and delays across the U.S. Thursday. It was the second time in 15 months that a glitch in the flight plan system caused delays.

  • article FAA grant will expand Gateway, add gates

    Monday, September 28, 2009 11:23 am

    Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport’s role as a reliever airport for Sky Harbor International in Phoenix is expected to be enhanced by the expansion of the east Mesa airport’s passenger terminal. The Federal Aviation Administration’s $8.9 million grant to enlarge the Charles L. Williams Passenger Terminal was announced Monday by local and federal officials.

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  • FAA grant will expand Gateway, add gates

    Western-Pacific Region FAA Manager of Airports Division Mark McClardy, left, speaks while Queen Creek Mayor and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority board member Art Sanders looks on Monday after announcement of an $8.9 million grant from the FAA to expand the airport terminal.

  • FAA grant will expand Gateway, add gates

    The Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority on Monday announced an expansion of the passenger terminal at the airport.

  • FAA grant will expand Gateway, add gates

    Mesa Mayor and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority board member Scott Smith comments Monday after hearing news that $8.9 million has been secured from the FAA for the airport to expand the terminal.

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