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Travelers face flight delays amid FAA staff shortages, government shutdown

Flight delays are being seen across the country as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is experiencing continued staffing shortages due to the government shutdown.

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Government shutdown may cause air traffic controller shortage, flight delays

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US Air Traffic Control Staffing Hit for Second Day, Delaying Flights

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Flight delays spread to major airports across US

Flight delays hit major airports across the country Tuesday, as staffing shortages continue amid the ongoing government shutdown.

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Flights delayed across multiple major airports due to government shutdown

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FAA issues Ground Delay at O’Hare due to shortage of air traffic controllers, lifted as of early Wednesday morning

Flying

Reliable Robotics Completes Historic Cargo Flight—With No One on Board

Reliable Robotics flew a Cessna 208B Caravan with no one on board, taking off from Hollister Municipal Airport (KCVH) in California in November. [Courtesy: Reliable Robotics] A company developing technology to automate flight for any aircraft—including ...

Forbes

Ukraine Makes Drone Flight Controllers, Breaking Free Of China

Wild Hornets, a Ukrainian group which makes drones posted a video on X/Twitter this week with the teaser “What's happening in the video? Any ideas?” The video shows printed circuit boards going down an automated assembly as an industrial machine addes ...

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'Pay attention': Spirit pilots got a slap on the wrist after flying too close to Air Force One while Trump was on board

As Donald Trump flew to the UK on Tuesday, an air traffic controller told off Spirit Airlines pilots for flying too close to the president's jet.

Flying

Crash That Killed Former Top Gun Naval Aviator Blamed on Control Lock

A flight control lock left engaged caused the fatal crash of Dale "Snort" Snodgrass's SIAI Marchetti aircraft. The lock immobilized the ailerons and elevators, preventing Snodgrass from recovering from a stall-spin after takeoff. The NTSB concluded that a ...

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Families of Flight 5342 mid-air crash victims to make announcement in DC

The families of American Eagle Flight 5342 passengers killed in the Jan. 29 mid-air collision are set to make an announcement Tuesday afternoon.

Business Wire

UAE Launches Next-Gen GPS-Less Navigation and Secure Flight Control to Strengthen Aviation Security

VentureOne and ADASI Partner to Integrate Advanced Autonomous Flight Technologies Powered by TII – Perceptra and Saluki Unveiled at IDEX 2025 ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As dual-use technologies increasingly drive economies of scale ...

CNN

Key takeaways from NTSB’s preliminary report on deadly midair collision between DC plane and military helicopter

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday recommended that helicopter traffic be banned from a four-mile stretch over the Potomac River when flights are landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, hours later ...