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FAA and Secretary Duffy Deploy Safety Protocols Amid Controller Shortage
FAA issued a November 7, 2025 Emergency Order cutting traffic 10% at 40 airports due to an estimated 3,000-controller shortage…
FAA Academy Funding Gap: Keeping Training Open Amid Carryover Limits
Using limited carryover funds, the FAA Academy stays open while about 13,294 controllers work without pay. The FAA trimmed flights…
Airports Coordinate with Airlines on FAA Reductions for Thanksgiving
FAA-mandated cuts will reduce 4%–10% of daytime flights at ~40 U.S. airports to ease controller fatigue, affecting about 4,000 flights…
FAA Staffing Triggers: GDP Delays, Rerouting, and Sector Closures
Following staffing-trigger reports, the FAA cut scheduled flights across 40 airports (4% to 10% Nov.7–14). GDPs, reroutes, and sector consolidations…
Legal, Ethical, and Practical Impacts of Unpaid Essential Workers
Near 35 days into the shutdown, staffing shortages among air traffic controllers and TSA officers are driving delays and long…
Dulles and Reagan National Among Airports Cutting Flights in Shutdown
Starting November 7, 2025, the FAA cut flights 10% at Dulles and Reagan National during a 37-day shutdown, potentially disrupting…
What to know about 10% flight cuts at 40 US airports
Due to staffing shortages from the government shutdown, the FAA will cap schedules at 40 major airports — 4% now,…
Nationwide Flight Delays Grow as Shutdown Tests Air Traffic Control
The shutdown aggravated an FAA staffing shortage of about 3,000 controllers, producing around 4,500 daily late arrivals (early November 2025).…