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The Federal Aviation Administration could avoid furloughing air traffic controllers by cutting costs elsewhere, but the Obama administration “has made choices that appear designed to have the greatest possible impact on the traveling public,” a Republican Congressman charged.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday approved Boeing’s design for modifications to the 787 battery system. The changes are designed to address risks at the battery cell level, the battery level and the aircraft level, the FAA said.

Fliers could be delayed up to four hours because of air traffic controller furloughs planned by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the airline trade organization charges in a new lawsuit.