David Schaper
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National
Troubled 737 Max Nearing Takeoff As FAA Review Of Jetliner Nearly Complete
FAA chief Stephen Dickson says his agency is "in the final stages of reviewing" changes Boeing has made to the aircraft after two deadly crashes and could finish the evaluation "in coming days."
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Politics
Wisconsin Voters Say Both Sides Must Move Past Contentious Election
Wisconsin saw one of the nation's tightest presidential contests. How do voters there deal with their state's sharp political and social divisions and move forward?
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Politics
Trump Wants A Recount In Wisconsin. How Would It Work?
Wisconsin does not have automatic recounts, but a losing candidate can file a sworn petition requesting one if the margin of victory is less than 1%. Democrat Joe Biden leads by roughly 21,000 votes.
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Politics
Election 2020: Cities And Businesses Prepare For Post-Election Unrest, Violence
Across the country, there are growing concerns that the bitterness and animosity over the presidential election will not end when the polls close on the evening of Nov. 3.
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National
Citing 'Devastating' Pandemic Impact, Boeing To Lay Off 7,000 More Workers
"This moment is among the most difficult in our more than 100-year history," CEO Dave Calhoun said. Most of the layoffs will be in Washington state, where Boeing designs and builds many aircraft.
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National
Can Preflight Coronavirus Testing Get Travelers Back On Planes?
In hopes of jumpstarting a business decimated by the pandemic, airlines and airports are offering preflight, on-the-spot testing for the coronavirus, with some test results back in 15 minutes.
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National
Can Airport COVID-19 Testing Encourage More People To Fly?
Desperate to try to fill planes again, airlines are rushing to implement on the spot, rapid-response pre-flight Covid-19 testing for passengers. Will it work, and what are the stumbling blocks?
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Health
Air Travel High: TSA Screens 1 Million For 1st Time Since March
The agency screened more than one million travelers at airport security checkpoints Sunday, the most since the start of the pandemic. But the modest air travel increase may be short-lived.
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National
Delta Loses $5 Billion In 3rd Quarter, May Soon Furlough 1,700 Pilots
Delta is the first major airline to report 3rd quarter results and lost more than expected, as air travel demand remains weak due to the pandemic.
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National
'I Like What I See': FAA Chief Flies 737 Max, But Not Ready To Recertify Plane
Steve Dickson took a Boeing 737 Max on a test flight Wednesday and says "It responded well," as regulators inch closer to ungrounding the troubled jetliner.