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CBS News • Aimee Picchi

Government shutdown strains FAA air-traffic control, delays thousands of U.S. flights

The ongoing U.S. government shutdown is straining FAA air-traffic controller staffing and slowing thousands of flights across major U.S. airports, the agency warned. Controllers working with deferred pay and rising "sick calls" have produced operational gaps and localized disruptions, including problems in the Los Angeles area.

2025-10-07T11:25:32.795115-07:00

The Hill

Hollywood Burbank control tower unmanned for six hours during U.S. government shutdown, triggering delays and safety concerns

2025-10-06T20:01:54.717560-07:00

Aviation Source

Two Delta CRJ‑900s collide on LaGuardia taxiway; one cockpit badly damaged, one injured

2025-10-01T21:13:44.214865-07:00

Reuters

Multiple drone sightings force overnight closure of Munich Airport; dozens of flights grounded and ~3,000 passengers stranded

2025-10-02T18:13:55.693135-07:00

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AINonline

Florida Bans Weather-Modification and Geoengineering Flights at Public Airports

2025-10-08T08:13:10.169587-07:00

CBS News

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Government shutdown strains FAA air-traffic control, delays thousands of U.S. flights The ongoing U.S. government shutdown is straining FAA air-traffic controller staffing and slowing thousands of flights across major U.S. airports, the agency warned. Controllers working with deferred pay and rising "sick calls" have produced operational gaps and localized disruptions, including problems in the Los Angeles area.

2025-10-07T11:25:32.795115-07:00

Government shutdown strains FAA air-traffic control, delays thousands of U.S. flights

The Hill

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Hollywood Burbank control tower unmanned for six hours during U.S. government shutdown, triggering delays and safety concerns Hollywood Burbank Airport’s control tower was left unmanned for about six hours during the U.S. government shutdown after FAA controllers called out, producing flight delays and operational disruption. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned the shutdown is increasing stress on controllers and safety risks as state and federal leaders traded blame.

2025-10-06T20:01:54.717560-07:00

Hollywood Burbank control tower unmanned for six hours during U.S. government shutdown, triggering delays and safety concerns

Yonhap News Agency

Korean Air partners with Sweden’s Wingbits on eVTOL airspace-integration and flight‑tracking research Korean Air has signed a research cooperation agreement with Sweden‑based flight‑tracking firm Wingbits to provide data and support for advanced air mobility (eVTOL) airspace‑integration studies. The partnership will explore monitoring, traffic‑management and data‑sharing models needed to integrate AAM operations into civil airspace.

2025-10-06T15:05:31.663354-07:00

Korean Air partners with Sweden’s Wingbits on eVTOL airspace-integration and flight‑tracking research

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Joby conducts crewed eVTOL demonstrations between Marina and Salinas at California International Airshow Joby completed three S4 demonstrations flying vertically from Marina to Salinas and back at the California International Airshow, transitioning to wingborne cruise and returning to hover with a pilot onboard. The flights, shown alongside Archer to about 65,000 spectators, highlighted quiet operation and public acceptance ahead of commercial launch.

2025-10-06T08:12:26.401470-07:00

Joby conducts crewed eVTOL demonstrations between Marina and Salinas at California International Airshow

AeroTime

RAF retires MQ-9 Reaper after 18 years as MQ-9B Protector cleared for unsegregated UK airspace The Royal Air Force has retired the MQ-9A Reaper after 18 years, completing its final operational flight as the service brings the MQ-9B Protector (Protector RG Mk1) into service. The MQ-9B is the first large Remotely Piloted Air System certified to operate in unsegregated UK airspace.

2025-10-06T02:03:40.584416-07:00

RAF retires MQ-9 Reaper after 18 years as MQ-9B Protector cleared for unsegregated UK airspace

AINonline

Canada deploys Precision Runway Monitoring at Toronto Pearson to increase parallel-runway capacity Canada has implemented Precision Runway Monitoring (PRM) at Toronto Pearson to boost parallel-runway capacity. The move aims to increase monitored separation for parallel operations, enabling higher runway throughput and improving operational efficiency for airlines and air traffic control at the airport.

2025-10-05T17:16:35.327407-07:00

Canada deploys Precision Runway Monitoring at Toronto Pearson to increase parallel-runway capacity

AINonline

NBAA-BACE unveils Flight Deck lineup and expands attendee flights with Joby-owned BLADE NBAA announced a renewed partnership with BLADE — now a division of Joby Aviation — to operate scheduled shuttle flights for attendees to NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas, Oct. 14–16, and released a first look at its Flight Deck program assembling senior government and industry leaders to discuss safety, the NAS and innovation.

2025-10-05T13:16:23.061898-07:00

NBAA-BACE unveils Flight Deck lineup and expands attendee flights with Joby-owned BLADE

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