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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) shutdown in July 2011 put 74,000 construction and related-sector workers on payless furlough.

A pilot and a teacher died while a family of four waited 14 hours to be rescued from a plane crash in the mountains of Alaska.

After rising steadily from the market-bottom of March 2009 to April 2010, Boeing stock has basically been flat.

Since mid-May 2011, Boeing shares have plunged from just under $80 to about $57, about a 29 percent decline.

The Federal Aviation Association issued a statement Friday that no refunds will be given for ticket holders who flew during the temporary FAA hiatus. Meanwhile, airlines will not be able to keep the $400 million windfall in increased ticket prices; says IRS is to blame.

Amidst union stalemates and subsidy negotiations, Congress passed a temporary bi-partisan reauthorization bill on Thursday that would allow the Federal Aviation Administration to collect taxes and return thousands of employees back to work after the shutdown.

Army officer Donna Bachler has not had a regular paycheck since she left active duty four years ago, even though she boasts the kind of skills employers vie for.

Congressional leaders struck a deal on Thursday to resolve a partisan dispute and end a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration that has halted airport projects and threatened thousands of jobs.

Congressional leaders struck a deal on Thursday to resolve a partisan dispute and end a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration that has halted airport projects and threatened thousands of jobs.

Lawmakers agreed to fund the Federal Aviation Administration and end the 13-day shutdown, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced on Thursday.

The U.S. Debt Deal crisis has claimed another casualty: the U.S. air transportation system -- Congress has left town without funding a key Federal Aviation Administration budget: as a result, 70,000 construction and related workers have been idled, and 4,000 furloughed, work on projects valued at $11 billion has been delayed.

President Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to end the 12 day long FAA shutdown, as they recessed for the summer. The President remarked that members need not even return to town to resolve the dispute, and that it could be done through a procedural agreement when the debate resumes in September. He stated, "This is a lose, lose, lose situation that can be easily solved...."

U.S. airlines are not likely to bow to pressure from the White House and elsewhere to rollback a fare increase facilitated by a Washington political standoff that could net the industry more than $1 billion in unexpected third quarter revenue.

The White House said on Wednesday it was looking at ways to end a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration that has halted airport construction projects employing thousands of people and extended the summer's political battles.

As the FAA shuts down, ticket holders and prospective flyers could experience cheaper flights- for now.

Delta Air Lines took the lead as they offered to process tax refunds to passengers who bought tickets on or before July 22, flying at a time when federal ticket taxes were being suspended.

A rescue crew on Saturday located the bodies of two men in the burned wreckage of a small aircraft that went missing while flying near the Grand Canyon the night before, authorities said.

Four people were confirmed dead in a plane that crashed and burned after colliding in mid-air with another plane near Trapper Creek, Alaska, state troopers said late on Saturday.

Two small planes collided in midair above Amber Lake in Alaska on Saturday afternoon. One of the planes, a Cessna 180, crashed and was engulfed in flames. At least two people - possibly three were killed in the crash, said Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters.

A NY auto mechanic survived for nearly 18 hours adrift Lake Huron without a life jacket after his small two-seat Cessna crashed 17 miles from the Michigan shoreline.

Many U.S. airlines raised fares in recent days to take advantage of a drop-off in U.S. ticket tax collection after Congress failed last week to fully fund the Federal Aviation Administration budget, but passengers will likely not notice any price difference.

The FAA partial shutdown resulted in cheaper airline tickets. However, thousands of employees will be laid off starting Friday at midnight.

Now that NASA's shuttle program has ended, a a new constellation of companies is set to respond to the sudden demand for firms with the capability to transport humans to the International Space Station, and eventually the moon.

Now that NASA's shuttle program has ended, a new constellation of companies is set respond to the sudden demand for firms with the capability to transport humans to the International Space Station and eventually the moon.

Space shuttle Atlantis may be permanently stuck on earth, but the private space industry is preparing for blastoff.

Tired of getting struck in traffic then better fly with Terrafugia's light sport roadable aircraft, Transition, which can be transformed from a car to a plane in just just 30 seconds. The world's first flying car of the 21st century is ready for the road.

Up ahead, the Federal Aviation Administration is expected deploy NextGen, it's new, GPS-based but expensive air traffic control system that, long-term, promises to save time, energy, and money and improve the flying experience for all stakeholders -- from pilots to travelers.

It was a slow-motion stampede at New York's Kennedy airport Wednesday when about 150 turtles crawled onto the runway in search of beaches to lay their eggs.

A nationwide network outage in the United Airlines has caused flight delays and manual check-ins on Friday night.