U.S., Mexico: FAA Announces, Then Lifts 10-Day Airspace Closure Around El Paso

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, late on Feb. 10 closed airspace in a 10 nautical mile radius around Texas' El Paso International Airport and an additional area west of the neighboring community of Santa Teresa, New Mexico, along the border with Mexico, for "special security reasons," stating that the restrictions would last until Feb. 20, NBC reported on Feb. 11....