Closing of El Paso Airspace Adds to Tension Between F.A.A. and Pentagon NYT Par :Kate Kelly · Karoun Demirjian and Eric Schmitt 13 février 2026 à 03:12 The Federal Aviation Administration is charged with flight safety, and the Defense Department with national security. Those missions keep colliding. © Jose Luis Gonzalez/ReutersA passenger carried his suitcase at El Paso International Airport after the F.A.A. lifted its temporary closure of the airspace over El Paso.
Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser NYT Par :Karoun Demirjian · Eric Schmitt · Kate Kelly · Hamed Aleaziz and Luke Broadwater 12 février 2026 à 05:40 People familiar with the episode said the use of the technology was not coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration. Officials targeted what they thought was a drug cartel drone, but turned out to be a party balloon, they said. © Paul Ratje for The New York TimesThe Federal Aviation Administration’s decision Tuesday night to close El Paso’s airspace up to 18,000 feet blindsided officials in El Paso.
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