US: Trump to sign aviation bill Friday: Officials

President Donald Trump will sign a bill Friday granting the US govt new powers to shoot down threatening drones and creating new consumer protections for airline passengers. The bill will, among other measures, bar airlines from removing seated passengers and require the FAA to write new rules to allow commercial drones to deliver packages. The bill also gives the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security new authority to disable or destroy drones if they pose a threat to govt facilities. The Trump administration had said it did not have legal authority to address such threats. The airline industry scored a significant win after Congress dropped plans to mandate "reasonable and proportional" baggage and change fees after heavy lobbying by United Airlines and American Airlines. <br/>