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The Hill • Suryatapa Chakraborty

Burchett presses congressional leaders to fund aviation infrastructure

Rep. Tim Burchett is urging House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune to provide funding for what he calls critical aviation infrastructure. The report does not specify the requested amount, funding mechanism or infrastructure projects at issue.

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2026-11-14T15:34:47.049717-08:00

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Reuters • Joe Brock

‘I don’t know what to do’: student pilot on first solo flight caught in US shutdown

By Reuters: The student pilot was alone in the cockpit on his first solo cross-country flight when an air traffic controller delivered an instruction he never expected to hear: a ‌nationwide ground stop was in effect and he needed to land.

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2026-11-14T16:05:10.351273-08:00

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Politico • John F. Harris

Are Trump Officials Living in an Alternate Reality?

By Politico: Sean Duffy and Markwayne Mullin’s deflection on the air traffic control debacle is a worrisome sign of the final two years of Trump’s presidency.

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2026-11-14T13:29:42.298464-08:00

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Washington Post • Miriam Waldvogel

Outlook went down, then air traffic systems. It’s been a bad week of outages.

By Washington Post: A terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week of outages caps a wave of recent tech disruptions in the United States and around the world.

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2026-11-14T11:05:37.264407-08:00

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The Hill • Suryatapa Chakraborty

Johnson says ‘we don’t really need any investigation’ on FAA ground stop

By The Hill: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) calls for investment into the FAA over investigations following a nationwide ground stop that caused thousands of flight delays.

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2026-11-14T11:15:43.891350-08:00

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The Air Current • Julie Johnsson

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2026-11-13T13:05:49.051650-08:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

2026-11-13T13:16:06.743928-08:00

Burchett presses congressional leaders to fund aviation infrastructure

‘I don’t know what to do’: student pilot on first solo flight caught in US shutdown

Are Trump Officials Living in an Alternate Reality?

Outlook went down, then air traffic systems. It’s been a bad week of outages.

Johnson says ‘we don’t really need any investigation’ on FAA ground stop

Comac’s all-electric 19-seat CE-25A test aircraft makes first piloted flight

COMAC CE-25A electric aircraft makes first crewed flight

COMAC’s CE-25A Electric Aircraft Completes First Piloted Flight

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U.S. ends halt on flight departures after nationwide air traffic communications outage

Duffy slams L3Harris for role in nationwide ground stop, vowing to ‘hold people accountable’

FAA Announces Ground Stop For All Aircraft Across the Entire United States

U.S. ends halt on flight departures after nationwide air traffic communications outage

Duffy slams L3Harris for role in nationwide ground stop, vowing to ‘hold people accountable’

‘I don’t know what to do’: student pilot on first solo flight caught in US shutdown

Burchett rips Johnson, Thune over FAA funding: ‘Step up to the daggum plate’

Are Trump Officials Living in an Alternate Reality?

Johnson says ‘we don’t really need any investigation’ on FAA ground stop

Outlook went down, then air traffic systems. It’s been a bad week of outages.

Syria recovers second Il-76 linked to Assad regime's final days

FAA confirms to airlines nationwide ground stop due to widespread ATC frequency issues

Syria recovers second Il-76 linked to Assad regime's final days

A spy plane tied to covert attacks leads back to Florida’s largest senior community

Soft seats, soft power at stake in Singapore Airlines cabin design backlash

FAA lifts nationwide ground stop after overloaded communications routers disrupt U.S. air traffic

FAA lifts nationwide ground stop after overloaded communications routers disrupt U.S. air traffic

FAA lifts nationwide ground stop after overloaded communications routers disrupt U.S. air traffic

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