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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 22: A plane passes the Whiteman Airport control tower as it takes off on March 22, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. The control tower at Whiteman Airport is scheduled to close starting April 7 under the Federal Aviation Administration's forced spending cuts. According to FAA 149 federal control towrs nationwide are expected to close within a four week period among them five control towers in Southern California, Whiteman Airport in the Pacoima section of Los Angeles, Fullerton Municipal Airport, Riverside Municipal Airport, Brown Field and Ramona Airports in San Diego County. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

FAA: Control Towers At Small Airports To Remain Open

Airport traffic control towers in Riverside will remain operational, after being targeted for closure because of federal budget cuts.

2013/05/10

State Lawmakers Debate New Measures To Keep Unmanned Drone Program In Check

By the end of the decade, the FAA estimates there will be as many as 10,000 unmanned drones flying over the United States.

2013/05/01

Air Traffic Controller Furloughs Creating Traffic Nightmares For Passengers

Work furloughs involving air traffic controllers caused headaches around the nation for passengers Sunday.

2013/04/21

Legal Fights Delay FAA Closures Of SoCal Airport Control Towers

A plan to close hundreds air traffic control towers at smaller airports across the U.S. will be postponed, federal officials announced Friday.

2013/04/05

Predator Drone (credit: General Atomics/Getty Images)

SoCal Firms Apply For Drone Testing Permits From FAA

The skies over Southern California could soon become the latest testing ground for military drone aircraft.

2013/03/25

(credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

FAA To Close Several Southland Air Control Towers

The Federal Aviation Administration Friday announced the first wave of air traffic control towers to be closed because of sequestration cuts

CBS Los Angeles–2013/03/22

FAA Grounds Boeing’s Dreamliner Jets Until Battery Fire Risk Addressed

The federal government grounded Boeing’s newest and most technologically advanced jetliner Wednesday, declaring that U.S. airlines cannot fly the 787 again until the risk of battery fires is addressed.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/01/16

Pilot Killed In Fiery Helicopter Crash In Corona

Authorities are investigating the fatal helicopter crash that killed one person.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/11/26

FAA Meets With San Fernando Valley Residents Over Helicopter Noise Complaints

San Fernando Valley residents Monday made their concerns heard, telling officials they were tired of hearing low-flying helicopters roar over their homes.

2012/08/06

Charles Feldman flies a drone in Simi Valley

Drones That May Fly ‘Indefinitely’ Can Be Recharged By Lasers

A recently demonstrated breakthrough in technology may help Unmanned-Aerial Systems (UAS), better known as drones, stay airborne for very long periods of time before having to return to Earth.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2012/07/18

FAA To Hear Complaints About San Fernando Valley Helicopter Noise

Residents in the San Fernando Valley will soon get a chance to voice their outrage over the increasingly noisy nuisance of helicopters.

2012/07/05

FAA To Ease Rules For Police Agencies To Fly Unmanned Drones

Surveillance aircraft used by the U.S. military overseas could soon be coming to the skies above Los Angeles County.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2012/05/15

Coachella Airspace Will Be Restricted After 2008 Pro-Obama Confetti Drop

Two miles of sky over the Empire Polo Field will be restricted airspace during the Coachella music festival in Indio next month.

2012/03/19

Man, 68, Arrested After Loaded Gun Is Found In His Carry-On At Burbank Airport

Federal authorities say a 68-year-old man was arrested at Burbank’s Bob Hope Airport after a loaded semiautomatic handgun was found in his carry-on bag.

2011/12/15