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Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin, center, with Gen. David Galtier, right,holds a press conference in Marseille, southern France, Thursday March 26, 2015. Robin said the co-pilot was alone at the controls of the Germanwings flight that slammed into an Alpine mountainside and

National Security

FAA requires door locks that figured into German crash

March 26, 2015 10:16 pm

A quadcopter drone arrives with a small delivery at Deutsche Post headquarters on December 9, 2013 in Bonn, Germany. Red tape and lack of regulation regarding drone deliveries has given European retailers an edge over U.S. companies. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

Politics

Europe ahead on drone technology, feds say

Sean Higgins -

March 24, 2015 10:25 pm

The Federal Aviation Administration has refused to allow Amazon to test using unmanned aerial drones to deliver packages due a dispute with the online merchant over how it should conduct its research, an administration official told a congressional panel Wednesday. (AP Photo/Amazon)

Politics

FAA gives Amazon permission to test drones

Kelly Cohen -

March 20, 2015 11:44 am

Air carriers can voluntarily report inadvertent violations of hazardous material transportation regulations to the Federal Aviation Administration. However, the administration consistently fails to follow up to ensure that air carriers' subsequent corrective plans are successful, or even implemented, allowing dangerous consequences. (iStock)

Feds’ flawed oversight may allow unsafe transportation of hazardous cargo

Ethan Barton -

March 19, 2015 9:15 pm

Technology

Digital gaps in air traffic control security still unfixed 15 years after 9/11

Ethan Barton -

March 4, 2015 6:03 pm

Politics

Big business calls new FAA drone rules ‘flexible’

Sean Higgins -

February 16, 2015 5:28 pm

National Security

FAA would require training for drone operators

Tara Copp -

February 15, 2015 8:16 pm

The drone that crashed onto the White House grounds in Washington, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/US Secret Service)

National Security

Obama calls for more drone regulations

Brian Hughes -

January 27, 2015 4:29 pm

Federal Aviation Administrator Michael Huerta said the Obama administration will soon announce proposed regulations for the commercial use of unmanned flying drones. (iStock)

Politics

CNN begins researching use of drones

Eddie Scarry -

January 12, 2015 5:35 pm

Opinion

As it sets new drone rules, FAA must not neglect gliders

Washington Examiner -

December 29, 2014 11:00 am

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FAA requires door locks that figured into German crash

Europe ahead on drone technology, feds say

FAA gives Amazon permission to test drones

Feds’ flawed oversight may allow unsafe transportation of hazardous cargo

Digital gaps in air traffic control security still unfixed 15 years after 9/11

Big business calls new FAA drone rules ‘flexible’

FAA would require training for drone operators

Obama calls for more drone regulations

CNN begins researching use of drones

As it sets new drone rules, FAA must not neglect gliders

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