US EditionFAA takes first steps to restore flights after shutdown strain, but some limits remain
- On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration announced a rollback of restrictions at 40 major U.S. airports, reducing mandatory flight cuts from 6% to 3% despite the shutdown ending Nov. 12.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said limits remain until staffing at air traffic control facilities stabilizes and safety metrics improve, citing troubling safety reports since Nov. 7.
- Flight cuts started at 4% and the FAA had once targeted a 10% cap, rapidly disrupting thousands of flights with many planes rerouted, Airlines for America warned of lasting effects.
- How long the aviation system will take to stabilize is unclear, as Airlines for America warned of residual effects for days while airline executives hoped for normal flying before Thanksgiving travel week.
- The nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers predates the shutdown but was likely intensified by it, with 15-20 controllers retiring daily and younger controllers leaving, raising longer-term staffing concerns.
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FAA rolls back flight cuts after end of shutdown
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday halved the number of flights that U.S. airlines must cut from their schedules at 40 airports as the aviation system recovers from a shortage of air traffic controllers during the record 43-day government shutdown…
FAA Reduces Flight Cuts at Airports to 3 Percent
Flight reductions at 40 airports across the United States will be downgraded from 6 percent to 3 percent, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Nov. 14. The 3 percent reduction goes into effect at 6 a.m. on Nov. 15, according to the FAA statement. All airports initially impacted in the emergency order are named in the latest guidelines. The FAA began ordering airports to reduce flights one week ago as an effort to keep the skies…
FAA lowers airline flight cuts to 3% at 40 major airports
The outlook for air travel keeps improving.Late Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration announced it would reduce the number of flights airlines would have to cancel at the nation's busiest hubs.Starting Saturday morning, airlines will only have to trim 3% of departures at 40 major airports across the country.To be clear, that will still likely mean a few hundred daily flight cancellations this weekend.But it's a big improvement from the 6% …
FAA Takes First Steps to Restore Flights After Shutdown Strain, but Some Limits Remain
The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it plans to roll back some of the restrictions on commercial flights it implemented at 40 major U.S. airports during the shutdown.
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FAA takes first steps to restore flights after shutdown strain, but some limits remain
The Federal Aviation Administration is rolling back some of its restrictions on commercial flights at 40 major U.S. airports that have been in place since Nov. 7.
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