The FAA will cut flight capacity by 10% at 40 major U.S. airports starting Friday, 7 November, as controller shortages from the prolonged government shutdown threaten to ground millions of travellers.

In a August 18 letter to Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Bryan Bedford, Murphy specifically requested that FAA “exercise its authority to prohibit or sharply reduce the number of non-essential helicopter flights operating in the state.”

What travelers need to know about the Department of Transportation's airline ticket refund policy amid government shutdown flight chaos.

The FAA started limiting operations at the beginning of the summer as staffing shortages, equipment glitches and runway construction resulted in dozens of flights being canceled and delayed daily for over a week. In June, the FAA issued an order that ...

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby issued a detailed update to customers Wednesday evening, outlining how the carrier will handle the unprecedented government shutdown-mandated flight reductions while offering expanded refund options and rebooking flexibility to affected