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Associated Press • Jeff Amy

TSA Poised to Miss First Paycheck; Security Lines Grow as Travelers Face Multi‑hour Waits

As a partial federal shutdown leaves TSA officers working without pay and poised to miss their first full paycheck this week, U.S. airports are reporting longer‑than‑normal security waits; at Atlanta's hub travelers are arriving up to four hours early amid mounting passenger pressure to restore pay and funding.

Also: The Independent and CTV News
2026-03-21T10:20:06.628330-07:00
North America   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation   Airlines  
Bloomberg • Jennifer A Dlouhy, Steven T Dennis

Trump Says He’s Ready to Deploy ICE to Airports on Monday

By Bloomberg: President Donald Trump said he’s ready to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to US airports as soon as Monday if congressional Democrats don’t agree to a plan for funding parts of the Department of Homeland Security.

Also: thebulkheadseat.com, The Guardian, indiatoday.in and CNN
2026-03-21T10:24:48.544545-07:00
Routes   Europe   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   Lufthansa  
Breitflyte • Joe Breitfeller

Lufthansa adds Munich–Rovaniemi nonstop, up to 69 weekly winter flights to Arctic/Nordic airports in 2026/27

By Breitflyte: For next winter, Lufthansa will expand their offer to the far north, including new direct service between Munich and Rovaniemi starting December 4, 2026.

Also: Aviation24 and Aviation A2Z
2026-03-21T10:44:19.263488-07:00
PaxEx   Europe   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Workforce & Skills Development   Airlines   Lufthansa  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Lufthansa’s Push for Premium Fares and Deep Cost Cuts Sparks ‘Cheap and Nasty’ Backlash

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: German flag carrier, Lufthansa, has a problem. It’s making healthy revenues, but high costs are seriously dragging down its profit margins, and various measures to cut some of its biggest expenses have been met with fierce resistance.

2026-03-21T06:25:43.870068-07:00
SAF   Middle East   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   United Airlines  
The Air Current • Elan Head

United Airlines Readies for $175/barrel Oil, Plans 5% Capacity Cut

By The Air Current: ![](https://theaircurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Ostrower-Headshot-1-300x300.jpg) In a Friday message to employees, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said the airline is An active TAC/Pro or Individual Business subscription is required.

Also: Airways Magazine, Bloomberg, Reuters, Live and Let's Fly, Simple Flying, One Mile at a Time, Dj's Aviation, Aviation Week, Fortune, webpronews.com, Business Insider, spacewar.com and 7 more
2026-03-20T16:47:20.096833-07:00