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Associated PressNovember 19, 2016

A House committee chairman says President-elect Donald Trump likes the idea of spinning off air traffic control operations from the government and placing them under the control of a private, non-profit corporation chartered by Congress. Rep. Bill Shuster, head of the House transportation committee, told The Associated Press that he spoke to Trump about the […]

Scott PowersAugust 4, 2016

Moon Express is close to permission to go to the moon, opening up that frontier to private businesses. The California company with operations at Cape Canaveral announced Wednesday it has received a positive review from the FAA for an FAA license to send a payload to the moon to begin private, commercial exploration for profitable resources there. It’s […]

Scott PowersMarch 16, 2016

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson‘s concern about unpiloted drones flying near airports led him to take steps in Senate action Wednesday to stop them. Florida’s senior senator had the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee insert a pilot program to deter them into the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization bill. Senate Bill 2658, which ranking Democrat Nelson of Florida […]

Scott PowersFebruary 5, 2016

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson says drones near airports “an accident that is waiting to happen,” and is asking the FAA for tougher rules and to consider technologies allowing airports to take control of drones flying nearby. Nelson called a meeting at Orlando International Airport Friday of top executives at seven of Florida’s largest airports — Orlando, Miami, Tampa, St. […]

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House chairman: Donald Trump favors privatizing air traffic control

Moon Express license to go to moon would open new frontier for space businesses

Bill Nelson gets drones-at-airports intercept program into FAA reauthorization bill

Bill Nelson, Florida airport leaders call for FAA rules, technologies, to crack down on drones near airports