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The National News Desk

The Federal Aviation Administration will soon have a new director after the current leader decided to step down early, paving the way for President-elect Donald Trump to name someone to lead the agency as it tries to build on improvements to safety and efforts to get struggling manufacturer Boeing back on track.

Nevada Independent

The new year is generally regarded as an opportunity to start fresh 鈥 resolutions abound, grand plans are launched. But in a society focused on what鈥檚 new, the preservation of old places 鈥 from culturally important indigenous lands to historic buildings in some of Nevada鈥檚 biggest and smallest cities 鈥 is an uphill battle.

Newsweek

Ever wondered what might happen if you forget to put your phone on flight mode? While doing so won't cause the plane to crash, it can cause an interference during a landing.

City Cast Las Vegas

When someone says they鈥檙e from Las Vegas, where do they specifically mean? The majority of the Valley lives in one of the adjacent municipalities or unincorporated Clark County. So how did we get this weird patchwork of townships and jurisdictions, and how did it set up the city and the county for their many tensions today? We鈥檙e sharing our notes in this re-airing of a popular episode 鈥 co-host Dayvid Figler talks to 性视界传媒 history professor Michael Green about the last century of Las Vegas and Clark County history, and how a city-county showdown brought us to this utterly unique arrangement.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Friday marks a tragic anniversary in Las Vegas, yet the mental health challenges from the deadly shooting on the 性视界传媒 campus will continue to linger for years to come. The team behind Project Wellness joined ARC Las Vegas and Evan Schreiber to share what needs the program is filling.

AL.com

Gulf Shores officials have long said their airport east of Alabama State Route 59 is the second busiest in Alabama due to a heavy volume of takeoffs and landings of private charter flights.

Las Vegas Review-Journal En Espa帽ol

Newcomers to Nevada might be surprised to learn that the state capital is not in the more populous Las Vegas area, or even the 鈥渂iggest little city鈥 of Reno, but is instead 30 miles south of Reno and nearly a seven-hour drive from the state鈥檚 population center.

Las Vegas Sun

Spirit Airlines, the second-most active carrier at Harry Reid International Airport, filed for bankruptcy last week. However, that doesn鈥檛 mean the company will stop service anytime soon.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Newcomers to Nevada might be surprised to learn the state鈥檚 capital isn鈥檛 in the most populous area of Las Vegas, or even the 鈥渂iggest little city鈥 of Reno, but is instead 30 miles south of Reno and a nearly seven-hour drive from the state鈥檚 population center.

CNBC

Moving sidewalks can be useful in speeding up connections between flights if they are strategically placed, but can also cost airport stores considerable lost business opportunities as passengers pass by without an opportunity to shop.

Marketplace

Spirit Airlines says it hopes to emerge from bankruptcy by the first quarter of 2025. Dozens of airlines have gone bankrupt over the years, and while some have recovered, others have shuttered or merged with other carriers.

Islands

Once you're strapped into the metal tube known as an airplane, your entertainment options are, well, incredibly limited. You could attempt to raw dog the whole flight and stare into the abyss, chat up your neighbor (only if they're willing to indulge you, of course), or pretend to be productive by catching up on some backlog projects 鈥 bonus points if you're in one of those productivity-boosting seats to get work done. Or, you could watch "Crazy Rich Asians" for the umpteenth time, a tried-and-true classic for the skies (seriously, ask anyone). But on a particularly lengthy flight, the best option is to snooze. You're at 30,000 feet, with no escape in sight 鈥 might as well get comfy and drift off.