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BUSINESS
Southwest Agreed to Pay FAA for Inspector’s Time During Government Shutdown
Unusual arrangement allowed budget carrier to add three new planes to its fleet despite furloughs

By Andy Pasztor
Updated Jan. 29, 2019 11:01 p.m. ET

Southwest Airlines Co. benefited from an unusual deal with federal aviation regulators during the recent partial government shutdown: The carrier agreed to cover the cost of briefly recalling a furloughed safety inspector to sign off on putting three new jets into service.

The arrangement, which hasn’t been reported before, called for a $3,150 payment and three hours of administrative office time, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said Tuesday. He also said that senior FAA officials issued the order after agency...

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WORLD LATIN AMERICA
Vale to Dismantle 10 Dams in Wake of Brazil Mining Disaster
Police arrest three employees of world’s largest iron ore producer and two engineers working for a company that certified the dam

By Jeffrey T. Lewis and Paulo Trevisani
Updated Jan. 29, 2019 7:50 p.m. ET

SÃO PAULO—Brazil’s Vale SA said it would dismantle 10 dams that are similar to the one that collapsed on Friday, killing at least 84 people, after police arrested five people in connection with the disaster earlier Tuesday.

The world’s largest iron-ore producer said it would halt 10% of annual production as it speeds up efforts to get rid of mining-waste dams like the one that burst on Friday at its Corrego do Feijão complex. The company said the loss of production will be offset by increasing output at other facilities.

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