Washington DC -May 26- Sales of new one-family houses in April 2010 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 504,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 14.8 percent (±19.5%)* above the revised March rate of 439,000 and is 47.8 percent (±26.0%) above the April 2009 estimate of 341,000.

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Washington DC -May 20- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today it has awarded its Information Technology Infrastructure Program (ITIP) contract to CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation), of Falls Church, Va., for the deployment, maintenance, and enhancement of TSA’s IT infrastructure capabilities.

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Washington DC -May 14- A contract employee who worked at Preston Smith International airport in Lubbock, Texas, Johnathan Ivins, 20, was arrested by FBI agents late yesterday at his residence in Lubbock County on charges in a federal indictment alleging offenses related to his threat to bomb an airplane, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas.

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Washington DC -May 11- Congressman Leonard Lance today called for a full investigation into Sunday’s emergency landing of a Tokyo-bound Continental Airlines plane. According to news reports, 170,000 pounds of fuel oil had been released over Somerset and Middlesex counties during the plane’s return trip to Newark Airport.

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Washington DC -May 4- The FAA Launches a New Information System for PilotsMay 3–The Atlantic City International Airport, located at the FAA’s Technical Center, is the first in the national airspace system to deliver digital notices to airmen (NOTAM).

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Washington DC - April 2 - The Obama administration is refining its criteria for screening air travelers, broadening potential targets for secondary searches with new rules taking effect within the month, as reported in The Washington Post.

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Washington DC - March 31 - The International Air Transport Association announced that February 2010 international scheduled air traffic showed continued strengthening of demand. Compared to February 2009, passenger demand was up 9.5%, while cargo demand grew 26.5%.

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Washington DC - March 24 - The Air Transport Association of America (ATA) reported that passenger revenue, based on a sample group of carriers, rose 4.5 percent in February versus the same month in 2009, marking the second consecutive month of revenue growth.

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Washington DC - March 19 - National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) Executive Vice President Patricia Gilbert cautioned the FAA against proceeding with budget proposals that have adjusted the controller staffing numbers downward.

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Washington DC - March 8 - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the first 11 airports to receive advanced imaging technology units purchased with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.

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Washington DC - February 12 - Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the loss of the U.S. Navy airship USS Macon, NOAA announced that the wreck site on the seafloor within Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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Washington DC - January 19 - The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that after conducting a thorough review it has found that Virgin America remains a U.S. citizen and remains under the actual control of U.S. citizens.  Under U.S. law, only airlines that meet the standards for U.S. citizenship may hold authority to operate as a U.S. airline.

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Washington DC - January 8 - President Obama remarked on strengthening intelligence and aviation security following Department of Homeland Security reviews of aviation screening, technology and procedures.

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Washington DC - January 5 - President Barack Obama discussed his solemn responsibility to protect the nation, from ordering reviews into the attempted act of terrorism in Detroit to a comprehensive strategy that has refocused our efforts on the fight against al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan and strengthened international partnerships to keep unrelenting pressure on extremists across the globe.

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