FAA (Federal Aviation Admin) & AIRLINES NEWS

Tues, Aug 11, 2026:

• FAA hires 2,000+ gamers to be air traffic controllers - Hill

Wed, May 27, 2026:

• Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said late Tuesday he is “drawing up plans” to end the processing of international flights in left-leaning cities, pointing to protests outside an immigration detention center in New Jersey as rationale. - Hill

Wed, April 22, 2026:

• United Airlines says fares may need to rise up to 20% to offset fuel surge - Reuters

Wed, Feb 25, 2026:

• Trump moves to remake Dulles Airport, weighing redesign proposals. The administration is considering plans that include building a new terminal and doing away with the people movers. - WP

  • TrillionsWeekly Comment: However, unlike the Kennedy Center changes, decisions regarding major projects at IAD trigger defined federal, state, and local consultation and regulatory processes.

Tues, Feb 24, 2026:

• House votes down aviation safety bill amid GOP, Pentagon concerns - Hill
  The House on Tuesday narrowly voted down an aviation safety bill meant to address gaps discovered after the deadly January 2025 crash between an Army helicopter and a commercial plane over Washington… Meant to address helicopter safety issues, the ROTOR Act would require most planes to install and use an advanced location-receiving technology known as Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B). Military aircraft also would be required to have ADS-B turned on for routine training flights… The ADS-B was found to have been turned off on the Army helicopter when it collided with the jet.

Sat, Feb 14, 2026:

• Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace. The F.A.A., citing “a grave risk of fatalities” from a new technology being used on the Mexican border, got caught in a stalemate with the Pentagon, which deemed the weapon “necessary.” - NYT

Thurs, Feb 12, 2026:

• NTSB chair says Senate bill could have prevented DC air crash. Measure that would address safety of military flights awaits House action. - Roll Call

• Closing of El Paso Airspace Adds to Tension Between F.A.A. and Pentagon. The Federal Aviation Administration is charged with flight safety, and the Defense Department with national security. Those missions keep colliding. - NYT

Wed, Jan 28, 2026:

• A year after DCA crash, an easy fix to prevent more midair collisions. The NTSB has recommended the adoption of a detection technology 17 times since 2006. - WP

Wed, Dec 17, 2025:

• Senate passes bipartisan bill responding to Washington air disaster. The upper chamber OK’d the measure after an uproar over a provision in the separate National Defense Authorization Act. – Politico

Sunday, Nov 23, 2025:

• Privatize air traffic control. Safely directing thousands of commercial flights every day is too important to be left to politics. – WP

Mon, Nov 17, 2025:

• After shutdown, what’s next for air traffic control? Some are calling for the FAA’s budget for air traffic control to be detached from Washington budget fights. – Marketplace

Fri, Nov. 14, 2025:

• DOT lowers flight cuts to 3 percent, post-shutdown – Politico

Sun, Nov 16, 2025:

• FAA lifts order slashing flights, allowing airlines to resume their regular schedules – AP

Thurs, Nov. 13, 2025:

• Transportation Department freezes flight cuts at 6% – WP
  Airlines optimistic about quick recovery ahead of Thanksgiving once FAA ends flight cuts – AP

Wed, Nov. 12, 2025:

• Shutdown’s End Will Kick Off Long Process of Rebooting US Government – Bloomberg
  –Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy saying flight curbs will be lifted within a week after the government reopens.

Mon, Nov. 10, 2025:

• While Trump threatens controllers, US flight cancellations will drag on – AP
  US Airlines Cancel 1,600 Flights as Shutdown Talks Advance – Bloomberg

Sat, Nov 8, 2025:

• Hunger, Flight Chaos, Health Premium Shocks Fail to End Shutdown – Bloomberg

Fri, Nov 7, 2025:

• US airlines cancel 1,000 flights while complying with shutdown order – AP
  Administration warns airline flight reductions could rise to 15 – 20 percent – CNN

• Flight cancellations hit major airports on first day of FAA reductions. Airlines have canceled more than 1,000 flights to comply with a shutdown-related FAA directive to reduce traffic at 40 airports, including Atlanta, Chicago and Dallas. – WP

Thurs, Nov 6, 2025:

• US flight cancellations accelerate as airlines comply with government shutdown order – AP

• Travelers brace for mass holiday delays amid dragging government shutdown and cut flights. The reductions in airspace capacity will start Friday, the 38th day of the shutdown, and just ahead of the busy Thanksgiving travel period. – NBC

Wed, Nov 5, 2025:

• FAA Warn Air Traffic Will Soon Be Cut 10 Percent in 40 Markets if Shutdown Continues – NYT

• US Shutdown Tests Air Travel, Federal Workers and Patience – Blooomberg

Sun, Nov 2, 2025:

• Flight delays persist as government shutdown leads to air traffic controller shortages – AP