Nation Mar 30 Airport bottlenecks ease as TSA workers get paid, but DHS shutdown continues Weary travelers hope the overdue paychecks will end the hours-long waits in security at several major U.S. airports. By Josh Funk, John Seewer, Associated Press
Politics Mar 24 Why do ICE agents get paid during the partial government shutdown, but not TSA? With negotiations dragging, hundreds of TSA agents have quit during the partial shutdown and thousands of others have called out of work. By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact
Politics Feb 27 Biden flies commercial from DCA and winds up stuck in delays like everyone else Former presidents are just like us. Joe Biden got stuck in delays Friday while flying commercially from Reagan National Airport. By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press
Politics Feb 18 Trump family business files for trademark rights on any airports using the president's name Applications filed by the Trump Organization with the federal trademark office are seeking exclusive rights to use the president's name on airports and dozens of related things found there, from buses shuttling passengers to umbrellas and travel bags to flight… By Bernard Condon, Associated Press
Nov 24 How to navigate Thanksgiving travel after the turbulence of the government shutdown By Rio Yamat, Associated Press Travelers this Thanksgiving may still feel on edge after the historic government shutdown that caused widespread flight cancellations and delays. Continue reading
Nov 14 FAA eases commercial flight restrictions after shutdown strain, but some limits remain By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk, Associated Press The agency says the current mandatory 6% flight cuts are being downgraded to 3% even though the record 43-day shutdown ended Nov. 12. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has repeatedly said restrictions would remain until staffing at air traffic control facilities… Continue reading
Nov 07 More than 1,000 flights cancelled as FAA's traffic cuts due to shutdown go into effect By Josh Funk, Rio Yamat, Associated Press Anxious travelers across the U.S. felt a bit of relief Friday as airlines mostly stayed on schedule while still cutting more than 1,000 flights largely because of the government shutdown. Continue reading
Nov 06 Flight cancellations ramp up as most major U.S. airports targeted for shutdown traffic cuts by FAA By Josh Funk, Rio Yamat, Associated Press U.S. airlines began canceling hundreds of flights Thursday due to the Federal Aviation Administration’s order to reduce traffic at the country’s busiest airports starting Friday because of the government shutdown. Continue reading
Oct 15 A Kristi Noem video blames Democrats for the shutdown. Some airports are refusing to play it for being too political By Adriana Gomez Licon, Rio Yamat, Associated Press Airports in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Phoenix, Seattle and more say the video's political content goes against their policies or regulations prohibiting political messaging in their facilities. Continue reading