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Federal Aviation Administration
Spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration
PROFILE
Ian Gregor
Guest
FROM Ian Gregor
Which Way, L.A.?
Squabble in the Skies: The FAA Goes to the Mat over Drones This holiday the drone wars reached new heights of inter-governmental office sparring. More than 20 states and some cities, including California and Los Angeles, passed laws regulating recreational drones this year. But the FAA swooped in this month with its own set of regulations for drones, claiming to have sole jurisdiction over the air. Whose rules apply, and what's a proud drone pilot to do?
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Safety, Capacity and the Ongoing Battle for LAX’s North Side Marion Blakey, head of the FAA , was in town today at the request of the Greater Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce . It wants Los Angeles International Airport expanded so that LA can stay competitive with other West Coast cities. Passenger safety is also an issue, especially after two jet airliners came within 37 feet of each other last week on the northern part of the airport. We begin the show with Ian Gregor, a spokesman for Marion Blakey.
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