US EditionFAA halves flight cuts to 3% as airlines push for end
- On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration halved required domestic flight cuts at 40 major U.S. airports from 6% to 3%, effective Saturday, saying `The 3% reduction will remain in place while the FAA monitors system performance throughout the weekend and evaluates whether normal operations can resume`.
- Disruptions tied to absences since Oct. 1 led to tens of thousands of cancellations, prompting the FAA to reduce flight cuts from 6% to 3% at 40 airports starting Saturday after Congress reopened the government.
- Data from industry trackers show Cirium reported cancellations fell to 2% on Friday from 3.5% midweek, United Airlines canceled 134 flights Friday after 222 on Thursday, and major U.S. carriers largely resisted the 6% order while pressing to end cuts.
- On Friday, House Democrats, led by Rep. Rick Larsen, demanded safety data and wrote `It appears that the administration made this decision without adequate coordination with key aviation stakeholders`, while controllers received about 70% of owed back pay.
- The FAA faces a staffing shortfall of about 3,500 air traffic controllers, many worked mandatory overtime and six-day weeks before the shutdown, and the article's key takeaways were generated with large language model assistance and reviewed by the editorial team.
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FAA halves flight cuts to 3% as airlines push for end of restrictions
The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it halved a requirement that airlines reduce domestic flights at 40 major airports from 6% to 3% starting Saturday to address air traffic control
FAA Halves Flight Cuts To 3% After Shutdown Chaos Comes To An End
The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it halved a requirement that U.S. airlines reduce domestic flights at 40 major airports from 6% to 3% starting Saturday to address air traffic control safety concerns after the end of the government shutdown.Airlines have been pushing for the FAA to end the required cuts entirely and were largely not in compliance with the FAA order that required the 6% cut on Friday. It remains to be seen if they …
FAA halves flight cuts to 3% as airlines push for end
The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it halved a requirement that U.S. airlines reduce domestic flights at 40 major airports from 6% to 3% starting Saturday to address air traffic control safety concerns after the end of the government shutdown.
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