Federal aviation authorities abruptly lifted a planned 10-day closure of El Paso International Airport just hours after announcing the temporary grounding of all flights over unspecified reasons.

APL’s involvement in unmanned aircraft safety traces back to its earlier work on collision avoidance for manned aviation. Researchers supported the FAA’s development of the Airborne Collision Avoidance System, helping to design and validate algorithms that became the safety net for pilots worldwide.

The Federal Aviation Administration reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas on Wednesday morning, just hours after it announced a 10-day closure that would have grounded all flights to and from the airport.

The Federal Aviation Administration abruptly closed the airspace around El Paso, only to reopen it hours later. The bizarre episode pointed to a lack of coordination between the FAA and the Pentagon.

Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) on Wednesday ripped the Trump administration for failing to be transparent about why the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) temporarily closed the airspace over El Paso International Airport overnight.

All flights to and from El Paso and Santa Teresa are prohibited under a temporary flight restriction until February 20th, according to a notice from the Federal Aviation Administration.

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday its contract with national security firm Peraton, the project manager of a $12.5-billion effort to ‌overhaul the