57 h. ago FAA announces plans to leave 6 percent flight cut until it can return to ‘normal’ staffing after shutdown

Sean Duffy has claimed that flights should return to ‘normal,’ by Thanksgiving if the current schedule remains in place

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2 w. ago Two United Airlines planes collide on New York’s LaGuardia tarmac following day of ground stops and wind alerts

LaGuardia is one of several airports in the country facing delays due to staffing shortages amid the government shutdown

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2 w. ago NYC airports all face restrictions as weather and FAA staffing shortages during shutdown leave fliers frustrated

New York City’s JFK airport is under a ground stop until 7:30 p.m.

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2 w. ago Newark airport grounds planes as government shutdown staffing shortage leaves FAA struggling

The ground delay will remain in effect until 11 p.m. ET on Wednesday

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2 w. ago Trump live: Major airport forced to ground planes as federal shutdown causes huge staff shortage

Shutdown-linked travel disruption comes as Trump prepares to meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in South Korea for key talks to try and defuse trade war

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2 w. ago Newark airport grounds planes as government shutdown staffing shortage leave FAA struggling

The ground delay will remain in effect until 11 pm ET on Wednesday

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2 w. ago What happens to your flight now air traffic controllers are not getting paid

Over 8,000 flights were delayed on Sunday due to massive staff shortages caused by the government shutdown

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2 w. ago What happens to your flight now that air traffic controllers are not getting paid

Over 3,000 flights were delayed on Sunday due to massive staff shortages caused by the government shutdown

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3 w. ago Trump Transportation Secretary warns of travel disruption as air controllers set to miss paycheck

Some 13,000 air traffic controllers and approximately 50,000 TSA officers are currently working without pay

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3 w. ago Trump’s Transportation Secretary ‘can’t guarantee’ flights won’t be delayed or canceled as FAA struggles with staffing amid shutdown

Thousands of flights have been delayed across the U.S. this week and three major airports issued ground stops Thursday

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3 w. ago ‘Why are you gay?’: Musk appears to cross a line in SpaceX tantrum at Trump Transportation secretary

The SpaceX boss posted a series of posts on X in response to remarks made by Sean Duffy about the timeline for getting humans back to the moon

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3 w. ago Over 4,000 flights delayed across US as FAA deals with staffing shortage amid shutdown

A total of 4,445 flights within, into, or out of America had been affected as of Monday afternoon, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware

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3 w. ago Over 2,000 flights delayed across US as FAA deals with staffing shortage amid shutdown

Over 2,000 flights were delayed Monday across the U.S., as the Federal Aviation Administration continues to struggle with staffing shortages caused by the ongoing government shutdown.

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4 w. ago Maga is painting Saturday’s protests as violent treason. Prove them wrong | Judith Levine

Trump allies would love an excuse to step up their crackdown. Nonviolence, both disciplined and open-hearted, must define the day“They have a ‘Hate America’ rally that’s scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall,” the House speaker, Mike Johnson, said on Fox News on Friday. “It’s all the pro-Hamas wing and, you know, the antifa people. They’re all coming out.”The Republican Minnesota congressman Tom Emmer said the party’s “terrorist wing” was holding the “Hate America” rally. “Democrats want to keep the government shut down to show all those people that are going to come here and express their hatred towards this country that they’re fighting President Trump,” said the House majority leader, Steve Scalise. The transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, embellished the story on Fox, referring to the demonstrations’ “paid protesters” and adding: “It begs the question who’s funding it.” Continue reading...

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