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For the second day, the Federal Aviation Administration will continue to enforce its mandate to cancel 6% of flights at 40 high-traffic airports, as the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on a Senate-passed bill to end the government shutdown.As of Wednesday morning, 890 flights within the U.S. had been canceled, and more than 750 flights had been delayed, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. United Airlines announced that it had already canceled 300 flights on Wednesday alone. Up to 8% of flights, or approximately 1,600 trips, could be cut on Thursday at the country’s busiest airports, including those in the New York area and in cities like Chicago, Atlanta, Denver, Phoenix, Dallas, and L.A.The FAA began reducing flights from major airports by 4% on Friday and ha...

Airlines are expected to cancel 6% of their flights at 40 high-traffic airports on Tuesday in compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration mandate amid the government shutdown, despite the Senate passing a preliminary agreement to end the impasse.As of Tuesday morning, more than 1,100 flights within the U.S. had already been canceled, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware, and more than 850 flights had been delayed. United Airlines posted a list of its canceled flights for Tuesday and Wednesday on its website. The lengthy list covers flights all day and across the entire country, starting at 6 a.m. and lasting until almost 9 p.m. The affected airports are in major cities such as Chicago, the New York area, Washington, D.C., Atlanta and Dallas-Fort Worth. Transporta...

President Donald Trump on Monday doubled down on his criticism of air traffic controllers who have been absent during parts of the record-long government shutdown, when they're required to work without pay.During a Fox News interview, Trump roundly dismissed the employees who in some cases have had to take on second jobs to pay their bills amid a funding lapse that will hit the six-week mark on Tuesday.“You know, a lot of people who showed up also had a second job. They took a second job temporarily. But they all know the money’s coming, and the money was coming," Trump told host Laura Ingraham.Air traffic controllers are classified as essential government workers, meaning they must show for work during a shutdown, even though they're not getting paid. Members of the military, who are a...

There may soon be an end to the government shutdown that has been causing massive flight delays for weeks, but the travel nightmare caused by the political chaos in Washington showed no signs of abating Monday.A day after senators approved a preliminary agreement to end the impasse, which is now in its 41st day, the Federal Aviation Administration announced it would continue to restrict commercial flights into and out of some of the country's busiest airports.As of Monday morning, more than 1,400 flights had been canceled of the more than 25,000 scheduled, according to Cirium, an aviation analytics company. On Sunday, more than 2,600 flights were canceled, which amounted to about 10% of all scheduled flights. It's not clear how many were scheduled cancellations because of the shutdown a...

A routine journey to the skies may result in long lines and a change of plans as airlines abide by a Federal Aviation Administration order to cut flights by 4% in high traffic airports starting Friday.The cuts are building up to a 10% reduction in capacity at 40 locations, designed to ease pressure points and address fatigue among air traffic controllers as the government shutdown drags on. Here's how the reductions, delays and cancellations, are unfolding.Why is this happening?The government shutdown has hit the aviation industry hard, resulting in delays, cancellations, burnout and mounting pressure on short-staffed air traffic controllers. Air traffic controllers are highly specialized federal employees who have gone without pay in the shutdown, now in its second month.Since the star...

International flights are not expected to be affected by the shutdown. Major U.S. carriers also stressed Thursday that most flights won't be affected by the restrictions being applied to 40 high-traffic airports.American Airlines said that its initial schedule changes would amount to around 220 flights canceled each day — but that it plans to continue operating around 6,000 daily flights. United said it was continuing to make updates to its schedule. Others major carriers are advising passengers to try to stay flexible, however. Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle suggested Thursday that passengers should book a backup ticket on another airline if they need to travel in the next few days. In a LinkedIn post, Biffle wrote that while carriers like Frontier would be putting impacted passen...

New video emerged showing the moment a UPS cargo plane crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, this week, erupting into a massive fireball that killed at least 12 people, including three pilots onboard.The video, posted on Facebook on Wednesday, appears to show the plane on fire just before it crashed into a series of buildings just south of the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Tuesday, destroying the surrounding area. Satellite images of the crash site show a large field of debris that extends more than a half-mile. Officials said Wednesday that the plane's left engine caught fire and immediately detached upon takeoff.Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday that a young child is believed to be among the dead. He said that the number of fatalities could rise, and "there are a...

The Federal Aviation Administration will begin cutting the number of flights in the "high traffic" parts of the country as the government shutdown grinds on and local airports have reported staffing shortages, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday.“There is going to be a 10 percent reduction in capacity at 40 of our locations,” Duffy said. “This is about where’s the pressure and how do we alleviate the pressure.”He said the reduction in capacity would start Friday.The development comes as the shutdown has entered its second month and in the wake of a weekend during which dozens of American airports reported hundreds of delays.More than 5,000 flights traveling from and to U.S. airports were delayed on Sunday alone, and the Transportation Security Administration said it scree...

At least nine people are dead and more are injured after a UPS plane crashed on Tuesday as it was departing from Louisville, Kentucky, spurring a massive fireball and leaving a trail of destruction, officials said."Kentucky, more heartbreaking news out of Louisville. The number of those lost has now risen to at least 9, with the possibility of more," Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said in a Wednesday morning post on X. "Right now these families need prayers, love and support. Let’s wrap our arms around them during this unimaginable time."Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg also confirmed in a Wednesday post on X that "responders have located 9 victims at the site of the UPS crash." In a statement, a spokesperson for Greenberg was unable to confirm how many people died on the plane and how ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday that the U.S. might be forced to close parts of its airspace if staffing shortages amid the government shutdown continue.The shutdown, which is dragging into its second month, has meant that essential workers, including air traffic controllers, have been working without pay. This has led to a shortage of anywhere from 2,000 to 3,000 controllers, according to Duffy. "So if you bring us to a week from today, Democrats, you will see mass chaos," Duffy said during a news briefing with the SEPTA rail system. "You will see mass flight delays. You’ll see mass cancellations, and you may see us close certain parts of the airspace because we just cannot manage it, because we don’t have the air traffic controllers."Flight delays and cancellations ha...