Subject: Federal Aviation Administration

• So We're Set For Takeoff

  June 6, 2007

• Sonny's Last Stand

  April 23, 1998

• The Straight Dope

  November 27, 1997

• The Straight Dope

  August 6, 1998

• Chute to Kill

  January 21, 1999

• Wings 'n' Things

  February 18, 1999

• Undercurrents

  August 3, 2000

• Ride 'Em, Cowboy

  Hell for Leather on Flight 48

  May 8, 2008

• Watch Out, Red Baron

  The 'Pipe breaks loose

  November 20, 2008

• More Turbulence for Lauderdale Flight School

  The Federal Aviation Administration has been investigating Gulfstream International Airlines in Fort Lauderdale ever since operator error was blamed for the February 12 crash of a flight bound for Buffalo, N.Y. The regional operator has come under fire for allegedly falsifying flight logs and letting pilots fly without sufficient rest. The report finds even more violations of federal flight safety regulations. Have a look.Also, today's Wall Street Journal is reporting that Gulfstream executives

  May 29, 2009

• When a Newspaper Shills

  The Sun-Sentinel brass steps over the line on airport expansion

  May 10, 2007

• Death Is My Co-pilot

  Once a lifeline and a symbol, Chalk's delivered death

  March 22, 2007

• Beam Me Up

  February 22, 2007

• You Are Now Free to Get Jiggy

  Air traffic control, meet pirate hip-hop radio.

  March 30, 2006

• Finding Jairo

  Another family has a story of loss in the Bahamas -- and it could help solve the Gary Weaver case.

  September 1, 2005

• Finding Gary, Part 1

  After 21 years, Donna Weaver seems to finally be zeroing in on her lost husband

  August 4, 2005

• Curious George Sails the River of Red

  Following a long tradition, new Fort Lauderdale City Manager George Gretsas tries to tame the big spenders at City Hall

  April 7, 2005

• Ultimate Thrill

  Throw Caution to the Sky

  December 9, 2004

• The Doctor and the Rabbits

  A Broward dentist saved hundreds of rabbits and became a national celebrity. Why do so many people fear him?

  November 20, 2003

• Security Collars

  Be careful when you pack your carryon bag. You might end up in the calaboose.

  June 27, 2002

• Circular Logic

  The people watching the airlines should have and could have taken action... but didn't

  June 13, 2002

• Acting Out

  Whether or not the state helps out AIDS sufferers, last week's botched protest says much about the HIV community's problem

  March 28, 2002

• Admitting Terror: Part 5

  When terrorists knock, the INS is more than likely to fall down on the job

  December 13, 2001

• Red Alert

  Terrorism on the East Coast: It was predicted

  September 20, 2001

• A Flight of Fancy

  Broward commissioners are spending big bucks on an unlikely airport-growth scheme

  June 28, 2001

• Into Thin Air

  When Gary Weaver disappeared under mysterious circumstances, the authorities eventually gave up.
  His wife didn't.

  April 27, 2000

• It's Garry Shambling's Show

  What Planet Are You From?

  March 2, 2000

• Picnic Paradise -- If You Own a Boat

  Boaters Park

  February 24, 2000

• Stimulated Yet? Tiny Boca Airport Gets Millions From Feds

  Flickr user: youngwarriorBoca's corporate jets will get a runway upgrade.​Millions of dollars for police officers, schools, roads, bridges -- no one's going to argue with most of these federally funded stimulus projects. In tough times, people want cops, teachers, and construction crews to stay on the job and pump money back into our battered economy. But the Boca Raton Airport? That's kind of like buying Miley Cyrus a new Hummer and hoping the rest of us get rich pumping gas. The tiny, single

  July 29, 2009