The government shutdown is over. The air traffic controller shortage is not

The government shutdown is over. The air traffic controller shortage is not

Planes line up on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport on November 10, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. has been scrambling to hire more air traffic controllers for years. The longest-ever federal government shutdown might have made that even harder. “We need more of them … Read more

Boeing defense workers approve new contract, ending more than 3-month strike

Boeing defense workers approve new contract, ending more than 3-month strike

FILE PHOTO: A Boeing logo is seen before the opening of the 55th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 13, 2025. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Boeing defense workers approved on Thursday on a new contract that will end a more than three-month strike that has delayed the manufacturer’s production of … Read more

Delta Airlines Treats Teens to Free ‘Dream Flights’ Inspiring Many to Become Pilots and Engineers

Delta Airlines Treats Teens to Free ‘Dream Flights’ Inspiring Many to Become Pilots and Engineers

Delta’s 24th Dream Flight – credit, Delta Airlines Every year, Delta Airlines hosts a special, one-of-a-kind trip to place the heads of ambitious Black students squarely in the clouds. Climbing aboard a Boeing 757 as it took off from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, 100 local teens were the latest passengers on Delta’s “Dream Flights” … Read more

Flight cancellations ease, hitting lowest rate in almost a week, with end to the shutdown in sight

Flight cancellations ease, hitting lowest rate in almost a week, with end to the shutdown in sight

The FAA Air Traffic Control tower at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in the Queens borough of New York, US, on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Flight cancellations eased across the U.S. on Wednesday ahead of a House vote on a funding bill that could end the longest federal government shutdown … Read more

Airlines warn flight cancellations will continue even after shutdown ends

Airlines warn flight cancellations will continue even after shutdown ends

A sign displaying “Will Vector for Food” is displayed on the control tower as a Southwest airlines flight takes off at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia on November 10, 2025. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images Flight disruptions that have marred air travel for millions of people in recent weeks could … Read more

Flight disruptions from shutdown worsen as Trump threatens air traffic controllers

Flight disruptions from shutdown worsen as Trump threatens air traffic controllers

Flight timings and cancellations are displayed on the departures board, a month into the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 9, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters Flight cancellations were again piling up on Monday as air traffic controller shortages, worsened by the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown, … Read more

FAA prohibits most private jets at 12 major airports amid shutdown’s air traffic staffing problems

FAA prohibits most private jets at 12 major airports amid shutdown’s air traffic staffing problems

A Gulfstream G-IV private jet flies past clouds at sunset on approach to Washington’s Reagan National Airport on June 12, 2024, in Arlington, Virginia. J. David Ake | Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday will “effectively prohibit business aviation” at a dozen major U.S. airports, adding to flight restrictions for commercial airlines as … Read more

Air traffic staffing shortages disrupt thousands of flights while FAA-mandated cancellations to worsen next week if shutdown continues

Air traffic staffing shortages disrupt thousands of flights while FAA-mandated cancellations to worsen next week if shutdown continues

A Republic Airways plane takes off near the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nearly 7,000 U.S. flights were delayed and more than 2,000 were canceled on Saturday amid across-the-country air traffic controller staffing … Read more