FAA reopens El Paso airspace

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Customs and Border Protection used anti-drone laser before the FAA closed El Paso airspace: reports
The sudden shutdown of airspace in Texas earlier this week was due to a lack of communication over the use of an anti-drone laser by Customs and Border Protection during an apparent attempt to stop op...

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CBP shot down party balloons with anti-drone tech before FAA closed El Paso airspace, sources say
Pentagon let CBP use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say
Airspace closure threw travel plans into chaos on both sides of US-Mexico border
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 al...

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El Paso mayor blasts FAA for what he calls "unnecessary" airspace closure
El Paso flights grounded as FAA cites security reasons in 10-day airspace ban
The Latest: FAA lifts temporary closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas
The FAA announced in a social media post that it has lifted the temporary closure of the airspace over El Paso, saying that there was no threat to commercial aviation and all flights would resume.

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FAA Dramatically Ends Airspace Closure After Hours of Chaos
FAA shuts down, then opens airspace around El Paso for 10 days, citing security reasons

Communications breakdown over El Paso airspace closure sparks finger pointing across Trump administration

The Federal Aviation Administration’s abrupt and unexplained closure of airspace above El Paso, Texas, early Wednesday has given way to a blame game inside the administration, with key senior officials asserting they hadn’t been alerted to the decision beforehand,

El Paso officials demand answers after airspace shut down on Wednesday

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday morning that it has lifted the closure of El Paso's airspace just hours after it said it was halting all flights in and out of the airport for
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It Appears That Immigration Officials Caused the El Paso Airport Shutdown When They Panic-Fired a Powerful Laser Weapon at a Children’s Balloon

Mortifying. The post It Appears That Immigration Officials Caused the El Paso Airport Shutdown When They Panic-Fired a Powerful Laser Weapon at a Children’s Balloon appeared first on Futurism.
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Chaos, confusion and criticism over El Paso drone scare miscommunication

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso, state and federal leaders expressed their frustrations and confusion after the Federal Aviation Administration placed a temporary airspace restriction late Tuesday night,