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FAA seeks fines against more misbehaving airline passengers

Passenger jet lands safely in LA after bird strikes engine

FILE - In this March 24, 2011, file photo, a passenger jet flies past the FAA control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va. The U.S. government will pay nearly $44 million to settle an age-discrimination case filed 16 years ago on behalf of hundreds of workers who missed out on federal pensions after their jobs were outsourced. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

US will pay $44 million in age-bias case by ex-FAA workers

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020 file photo, a TSA staff wears mask as he walks past flight information screens show flight status information at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. Federal officials keep seeing cases of airline passengers getting into confrontations with flight attendants or other passengers. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday, April 27, 2021, that it is seeking fines ranging from $14,500 to $31,750 against three recent passengers.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

FAA aims to fine disruptive air passengers up to $31,750

Small plane crashes while landing at Sedona Airport; 2 hurt

1 dead in chopper crash in rural northeastern Pennsylvania

This photo, provided by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows damage from a World War II-era B-17 bomber plane that crashed on Oct. 2, 2019, at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn. Pilot error was the probable cause of the 2019 crash that killed seven people and wounded six others, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a report released Tuesday, April 13, 2021, that also cited inadequate maintenance as a contributing factor. (NTSB via AP, File)

NTSB: Pilot error likely caused vintage bomber’s fatal crash

Meridian airport gets $6.5M for runway, taxiway work

FAA investigating pilot whose cursing rant was recorded

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, file photo, National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt testifies before a Senate Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, federal safety officials said tougher regulations are needed for air tour operators and hot-air balloon rides. Sumwalt said people who step on board the tours have a right to trust that the flight will be operated as safely as possible. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

NTSB calls for more safety oversight of air tour operators

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2020, file photo, an electronic sign warns travelers to maintain social distance in the terminal of Denver International Airport in Denver. Airlines have reported more than 500 cases involving unruly passengers since late December, and most started with passengers who refused to wear a face mask. That's according to the Federal Aviation Administration, which said Wednesday, March 17, 2021, it is reviewing more than 450 cases and has started enforcement action in about 20. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

FAA: Airlines have reported more than 500 unruly passengers

Maskless, boozing JetBlue passenger faces $14,500 FAA fine

FILE - In this March 11, 2019 file photo, rescuers work at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines flight crash near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Relatives of some of the passengers who died in the crash will mark the two-year anniversary of the disaster on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, by seeking a reversal of government orders that let Boeing 737 Max jets fly again. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene, File)

Families of Boeing crash victims renew push for FAA changes

Flights halted at North Carolina airport after drone sighted

Official: 3 dead in small plane crash in northeast Georgia

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Drones can distract pilots and damage aircraft, so the Federal Aviation Administration prohibits their flight in controlled airspaces and generally bans them from within 5 miles of airports. (Associated Press/File)

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The FAA said the man repeatedly ignored orders to wear a mask, then coughed and blew his nose into a blanket.

FAA seeks fines against more misbehaving airline passengers →

The Federal Aviation Administration says it will continue its zero-tolerance policy against disruptive airline passengers as long as the mask rule is in effect.

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