FAA reductions in air traffic enter third day
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Major hubs like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago are among those affected, and the ripple effects could mean more cancellations, longer delays and fuller flights for travelers across the country. The cutbacks will impact hundreds if not thousands of flights daily.
The Federal Aviation Administration will reduce flights at dozens of major airports as early as Friday if no shutdown deal is reached, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced at a news conference Wednesday.
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An emergency plane landing south of the Las Vegas valley closed a portion of northbound I-15 Saturday afternoon, according to Nevada State Police. A four-seater single-engine aircraft landed on the northbound lanes of the I-15 after mile marker 13, just two miles south of Jean. The aircraft experienced engine failure before […]
American Airlines said that the 4% reduction will mean 220 canceled flights per day. The vast majority of impacted American Airlines flights are regional, and there’ll be no impact to international flights including Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean, CEO David Seymour said in a letter to employees. Further hub-to-hub routes impact will be minimized.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Saturday issued an order prohibiting MD-11 planes from flying, pending inspection, after a fiery crash of a UPS cargo freighter that killed at least 14 people in Louisville,
The Federal Aviation Administration has announced it will begin mandating flight reductions nationwide, citing staffing shortages and operational strain caused by the shutdown. The FAA says the cutbacks will start at 4% this weekend and could rise to as much as 10% by November 14.
Delays and cancellations continue at Tampa International Airport after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered major airports to reduce flight traffic last week. As of 5:00
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The air traffic reductions have been mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration, motivated by staffing issues stemming from the ongoing 41-day shutdown. More than 2,500 weekend flights were canceled by Saturday night and issues are likely to persist even if the U.S. Senate is moving toward a reopening, according to the Associated Press.