Four days into the government shutdown, Jack Criss, an air traffic control specialist at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, assumed a second role — driving for DoorDash. “My financial…
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Plane makes emergency landing after crew bangs on cockpit door over comms problem
A Los Angeles-bound flight made an emergency landing Monday after its pilots lost a radio link with flight staff, prompting them to bang on the locked cockpit door and raising…
FAA reports staffing issues at airports as government shutdown continues
The Federal Aviation Administration was experiencing staffing issues or anticipating shortages at airports and other air traffic control facilities in the United States on Monday night. Reports of the staffing…
How the government shutdown could end: 3 big pressure points
WASHINGTON — The government shutdown is entering its 10th day, with both Republicans and Democrats dug in and refusing to give any ground to their political foes. But the coming…
Staffing challenges create delays at airports for second day as shutdown drags on
Duffy said the government shutdown is most likely taking a toll on already overburdened controllers. “Now what they think about as they’re controlling our airspace is: ‘How am I going…
Delays expected at airports for third day as government shutdown drags on
Flight delays are expected across the country for a third straight day as the Federal Aviation Administration braced for more airport staffing shortages amid the government shutdown. Within the last…
A key lifeline for rural communities, federal air travel funds, will expire Sunday if the shutdown continues
WASHINGTON — Federal funding for air travel in rural areas will run out Sunday if the government shutdown continues, threatening to isolate remote communities across the country. The Essential Air…
2 Delta jets collide at LaGuardia Airport as they were taxiing on the ground
Two regional Delta jets clipped each other on the ground at LaGuardia Airport in New York on Wednesday night, officials said, in the latest incident involving close calls or collisions…
United Airlines flights grounded nationwide for 30 minutes due to ‘connectivity issue’
All United Airlines flights were grounded nationally this morning due to a “connectivity issue” before the ground stop was lifted 30 minutes later. The Federal Aviation Administration issued the stop…
Flights snarled at Dallas airports over equipment issues, FAA says
DALLAS — Hundreds of flights in and out of Dallas were delayed or canceled Friday as telecommunications equipment issues disrupted one of the nation’s busiest airports, federal officials said The…