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FAA faces partial shutdown at midnight; airfares won't be taxed Associated Press , Portions of the Federal Aviation Administration will shut down at midnight -- putting nearly 4,000 people temporarily out of work and allowing airline passengers to buy tickets without taxes -- unless Congress can resolve a partisan dispute over legislation to ...

The chairman of the Senate subcommittee overseeing aviation said Friday he would recommend holding congressional hearings on aircraft registration after The Associated Press reported the Federal Aviation Administration was missing data on one-third of U.S. planes.

The Federal Aviation Administration wants new software installed on Boeing 777s to prevent crews from inadvertently engaging the autopilot before takeoff.

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an emergency airworthiness directive demanding that airlines check a mechanism that controls tail flaps on about 600 Boeing 737s.

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an emergency airworthiness directive demanding that airlines check a mechanism that controls tail flaps on about 600 Boeing 737s.

On October 21, 2009, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submitted comments to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the FAA’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Safety Management System (SMS).

Rentech, Inc. (AMEX: RTK) 50.4% HIGHER; announced today that ASTM International's full governance committee has unanimously approved modifying the specifications for commercial aviation jet fuel to include up to a 50/50 blend of synthetic Fischer-Tropsch jet fuel.

The jet fuel certified by the Federal Aviation Administration for use in commercial aircraft relies on ASTM's specifications.

Rentech's jet fuel, RenJet(R), qualifies under the approved specifications of synthetic jet fuel. MetroPCS Communications, Inc.

Rentech, Inc. (AMEX: RTK) 71.4% HIGHER; announced today that ASTM International's full governance committee has unanimously approved modifying the specifications for commercial aviation jet fuel to include up to a 50/50 blend of synthetic Fischer-Tropsch jet fuel.

The jet fuel certified by the Federal Aviation Administration for use in commercial aircraft relies on ASTM's specifications.

Rentech's jet fuel, RenJet(R), qualifies under the approved specifications of synthetic jet fuel.

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CIT Group (NYSE: CIT) 24.5% LOWER; sinking on fears that the FDIC will not guarantee the company's bond auction.

CIT has responded, confirming that its application to participate in the TLGP remains outstanding. Despite the statement, shares of CIT are still down very sharply.

PHAZAR CORP (Nasdaq: ANTP) 25.1% HIGHER; announced today that Antenna Products Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary, has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract from the Federal Aviation Administration for the production of Mark 20 log periodic dipole antennas for replacement of existing Mark 20A LPD antennas.

The antennas are used in the localizer portion of an Instrument Landing System. The localizer provides aircraft a reference to the centerline of a runway during an approach for landing.