A strong chemical smell has forced a temporary halt to flights at four major airports near Washington, D.C. The FAA says air traffic controllers cannot manage traffic safely during the incident
March 14, 2026
All JetBlue flights were briefly grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration early Tuesday at the request of the airline as it dealt with a short system outage
March 10, 2026
US Military and FAA plan joint test of lasers designed to shoot down drones
March 07, 2026
Transportation secretary says it was not a mistake to close airspace around El Paso
February 20, 2026
Communications breakdown over El Paso airspace closure sparks finger pointing across Trump administration
February 13, 2026
The Pentagon allowed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to use an anti-drone laser earlier this week, leading the Federal Aviation Administration to suddenly close the airspace over El Paso, Texas
February 11, 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration has reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas, just hours after it announced a 10-day closure that would have grounded all flights to and from the airport
February 11, 2026
A collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet killed 67 people near Washington, D.C. in January 2025
January 26, 2026
The U.S. government says the actions of an air traffic controller and Army helicopter pilot played a role in a fatal collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk near the nation’s capital
December 18, 2025
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration says he won’t forget the 67 people who died when an airliner collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., in January
December 16, 2025
Delta Air Lines estimates that it lost $200 million due to the longest government shutdown on record
December 03, 2025
Flights to the Philadelphia International Airport were briefly grounded on Friday due to a bomb threat that was resolved without incident, according to the U.S.
November 29, 2025
By David Shepardson, Allison Lampert and Lisa Baertlein -The vast grounding of MD-11 jets after a fiery crash this month involving one of the planes, is unlikely to end before 2026, a source told
November 26, 2025
A record number of Americans had been expected to fly during Thanksgiving, but a 43-day government shutdown dampened demand for one of the year's busiest travel
November 25, 2025
The government shutdown may have made it tougher to fix the air traffic controller shortage
November 23, 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration has warned all pilots to “exercise caution” when flying in the airspace over Venezuela “due to the worsening security situation and heightened military activity.”
November 21, 2025
The air traffic problem making your holiday travel even more miserable
November 21, 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it wants to adopt a new comprehensive system to overhaul how air traffic controllers receive flight data
November 20, 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration late Sunday said it would end mandated cuts in domestic flights at 40 major U.S. airports effective at 6 a.m.
November 17, 2025
FAA ends emergency order mandating flight reductions at 40 airports during government shutdown, officials say
November 17, 2025
Summary: The Federal Aviation Administration says it is lifting all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed during the government shutdown at 40 major U.S. airports
November 17, 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration is rolling back some of its restrictions on commercial flights at 40 major U.S. airports that have been in place since Nov. 7
November 14, 2025
The government has reopened. What’s that mean for air travel?
November 14, 2025
U.S. airlines have cut far fewer flights for Friday than the requirement that they cut 6% of domestic flights at the 40 busiest American airports, according
November 13, 2025
Trump seeks to close $1.6 trillion revenue gap with raft of new tariffs
The biggest change to voting in Republican election bill could become a burden for many US voters
Police search for suspect in fatal shooting leads to delay in opening gates at Players Championship
Indigenous women tour Ecuador oil field as warning against Amazon drilling expansion
North Korea fires about 10 missiles toward sea in show of force, Seoul says
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