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This image taken from video provided by WABI television, emergency cervices work on a scene of the Bombardier Challenger 600 crash at the Bangor Airport in Maine, late Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (WABI via AP)

Six people died when a jet trying to take off in Maine crashed in a snowstorm

By Patrick Whittle and Holly Ramer and Josh Funk - Associated Press

Crews pull up a part of a plane from the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

FAA denied request to reduce flight arrivals at Reagan Airport months before midair collision

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

FILE - This image taken Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the section of a a Boeing 737 Max where a door plug fell while Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was in flight. (NTSB via AP, File)

Alaska Airlines pilot who safely landed plane after panel blew out says Boeing unfairly blamed him

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2013 photo, an air traffic controller works at computer screens and a digital clock showing Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), or Zulu time, is seen in this view looking eastward from the control tower at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

FAA picks 2 firms to replace 612 outdated radar systems that air traffic controllers rely on

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

First responders tend to the scene of a reported plane crash at a regional airport in Statesville, N.C., Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)

Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family killed in an airplane crash in North Carolina

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

FILE - Federal Aviation Administration administrator Bryan Bedford looks on as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a news conference on new drone regulations, Aug. 5, 2025, at the Department of Transportation in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Senator says FAA administrator failed to sell multimillion-dollar airline stake as promised

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

An American Airlines flight lands as a Delta Air Lines plane taxis at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in the Queens borough of New York, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Longest U.S. government shutdown cost Delta Air Lines $200 million

By Rio Yamat - Associated Press

This combination photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) via UPS shows a sequence of framegrabs made from video where an engine is seen detaching from the plane's left wing upon takeoff at the Louisville International Airport in Louisville, Nov. 4, 2025. (UPS/NTSB via AP)

Fleet of UPS planes grounded after deadly crash expected to miss peak delivery season

By Sarah Raza - Associated Press

Travelers wait in the main hall of the Simon Bolivar Maiquetia International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2025, after several international airlines canceled flights following a warning from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration about a hazardous situation in Venezuelan airspace. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Airlines cancel flights to Venezuela after FAA warns of worsening security, military activity

Associated Press

A plane taxis past the control tower before takeoff at the Nashville International Airport, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) ** FILE **

Nearly 800 air traffic controllers, technicians to get $10K bonus for perfect attendance in shutdown

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

United Airlines aircraft move from the gate at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

FAA bonuses to air traffic controllers with perfect attendance during shutdown leave thousands out

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

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

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

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

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

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

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