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An American Airlines aircraft takes off from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Bipartisan bill aims to pay air traffic controllers during future shutdowns

By Josh Funk and Rio Yamat - Associated Press

An airplane descends into landing at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

FAA: Flight cuts to remain at 6% as more air traffic controllers return to work

Associated Press

Southwest Airlines planes sit at gates as travelers walk through Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Baltimore, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Air travelers face frustration as FAA increases flight cuts during the government shutdown

By Rio Yamat and Josh Funk - Associated Press

People wait for American Airlines flights at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Ill., Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Airlines cancel 1,600 flights on Monday, after Sunday marked worst day for travel disruptions

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

People wait for flights at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Ill., Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

What to know if your travel plans are impacted by the FAA’s flight cancellations

By Rio Yamat - Associated Press

FILE - A FedEx cargo plane is shown on the tarmac at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Flight cuts from government shutdown strain a supply chain that’s already stretched thin

By Mae Anderson - Associated Press

An American Airlines American Eagle jet flies past the air traffic control tower at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Thanksgiving air traffic could ‘slow to a trickle’ if shutdown persists, transport secretary says

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A passenger flying with Arajet to Santo Domingo waits to check in at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025 in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

U.S. travelers scramble to adjust as airlines cut flights because of shutdown

By Josh Funk and Rio Yamat - Associated Press

Anxious passengers arrived Friday at airports across the U.S. only to find long lines and flight delays as the first day of government-ordered air service reductions began. Flight delays and cancellations at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. Friday, November 7, 2025. Photo credit: Ann Wog / The Washington Times.

What to know about 10% reduction in flights at U.S. airports caused by the government shutdown

By Josh Funk and Rio Yamat - Associated Press

Delta Airlines planes are loaded along the B Concourse at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Nov. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

FAA slashes flights at major airports because of the government shutdown

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

A ground crew worker signals a plane next to a Delta Airlines aircraft at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in SeaTac, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

FAA cuts back flights at 40 major airports because of government shutdown

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, a Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft flies alongside a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility, Oct. 15, 2025. (U.S. Air Force via AP)

U.S. increasing military footprint in Puerto Rico amid tension with Venezuela

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Delta Airlines jetliner taxis down a runway as it arrives at Denver International Airport, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Pilot of Delta flight does go-around at Boston airport to avoid another plane

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, from right, speaks alongside Vice President JD Vance and Chris Sununu, president & CEO of Airlines for America, about the impact of the government shutdown on the aviation industry, outside of the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Air traffic controller shortages lead to broader U.S. flight delays as shutdown nears one-month mark

By Rio Yamat - Associated Press

Air Traffic Controllers stand outside distributing leaflets explaining how the federal government shutdown is impacting air travel at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Romulus, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

WATCH: Flight delays may spread as air traffic controllers go without pay during shutdown

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

Traffic drives in view of a Boeing Co. production plant, where images of jets decorate the hangar doors on April 23, 2021, in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

FAA allows Boeing to increase 737 Max production nearly two years after door plug flew off plane

By Rio Yamat and Josh Funk - Associated Press

A man waits for a Delta Airlines flight at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Jan. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Two Delta jets damaged in ‘low-speed collision’ on LaGuardia taxiway, injuring 1

Associated Press

FILE - Crosses are seen at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the plane crash in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

Family of 1 of the 67 Washington plane crash victims sues the FAA, Army and American Airlines

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

The main entrance of Dallas Love Field in Dallas is seen on Monday, July 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Delays, cancellations hit Dallas airports due to tech issues

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A Skylink tram passes in front of control towers at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Texas, on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Flights snarled at Dallas airports over equipment issues, FAA says

Associated Press