• The Media Line: FAA Outage Grounds Over 2,000 US Flights; Service Expected To Resume Sunday  
    FAA Outage Grounds Over 2,000 US Flights; Service Expected To Resume Sunday   By The Media Line Staff   More than 2,000 flights were canceled across the United States following a nationwide air traffic control system failure Friday that grounded aircraft for more than four hours, as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working to resume normal […]
  • Data recorder recovered from tanker in New Orleans cruise ship collision, NTSB says
    By David Thomas Nov 14 (Reuters) – Investigators from the US National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday they have recovered the voyage data recorder from the tanker ship that collided with a luxury paddle-wheeler docked in New Orleans on the Mississippi River. • The voyage data recorder documents a ship’s speed, direction and course, as […]
  • ‘I don’t know what to do’: student pilot on first solo flight caught in US shutdown
    By Joe Brock LOS ANGELES, Nov 14 (Reuters) – The student pilot was alone in the cockpit on his first solo cross-country flight when an air traffic controller delivered an instruction he never expected to hear: a nationwide ground stop was in effect and he needed to land. “Ma’am, I’m a student pilot. Honestly, this […]
  • Law enforcement searches Illinois plant after ‘credible threat’ of explosive device
    Nov 14 (Reuters) – State and federal officers on Saturday searched a biofuels plant in Peoria, Illinois, for explosives after a device deemed a “credible threat” was found nearby, officials said, prompting a notice for residents to evacuate an area with a 1-mile radius. The evacuation order was lifted on Saturday, almost a full day […]
  • As Democrats seek changes to bill on energy permits, divisions emerge
    By Valerie Volcovici ANTALYA, Turkey, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers in the US House of Representatives are working on changes to a sweeping energy permitting overhaul bill, but some of their colleagues want to wait until they take control of Congress next year. The US Senate voted 73-25 last week to begin debate on the […]