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Delta says government shutdown will shave about $200M (~$0.25 EPS) from Q4 after flight cuts

Delta Air Lines told investors in an SEC filing it expects the recent U.S. government shutdown to reduce fourth‑quarter pre‑tax profit by about $200 million (roughly $0.25 per share) after the carrier was forced to cut flights. Management said travel demand remains strong and bookings are rebounding.

2025-12-03T06:50:49.183943-08:00

Wall Street Journal

FAA opens probe into airlines' flight reductions at 40 major airports during government shutdown

2025-12-01T18:26:26.196847-08:00

Reuters

Trump tells airlines to treat Venezuelan airspace as closed amid U.S. military buildup

2025-11-29T05:30:05.598494-08:00

Reuters

Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi erupts, ash plume reaches Indian airspace and grounds flights across South Asia

2025-11-24T20:51:00.894577-08:00

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Reuters

Vilnius Airport reopens after brief closure caused by suspected balloons Vilnius Airport briefly suspended operations on Wednesday after suspected balloons were detected in its airspace and reopened once authorities cleared the field. The closure is the latest in a series of balloon incursions this year that have repeatedly disrupted flights and raised regional security concerns.

2025-12-03T12:55:20.188009-08:00

Vilnius Airport reopens after brief closure caused by suspected balloons

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FAA launches AAM pilot program to gather eVTOL flight‑test data to shape operations and infrastructure rules The FAA has launched an Advanced Air Mobility pilot program inviting governments and industry to conduct coordinated eVTOL flight tests and share operational data. That flight‑test dataset will be used to shape forthcoming rules on piloted and unmanned eVTOL operations, airspace integration and vertiport/ground infrastructure.

2025-12-03T10:55:17.826467-08:00

FAA launches AAM pilot program to gather eVTOL flight‑test data to shape operations and infrastructure rules

CBS News

Senator Duckworth demands $10,000 bonuses for all air-traffic controllers and FAA technicians Senator Tammy Duckworth urged the Transportation Department to award $10,000 "patriot" bonuses to all air-traffic controllers and FAA technicians who worked through the government shutdown, pushing back against Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's plan to limit payments to staff who never missed a shift.

2025-12-03T08:02:24.673441-08:00

Senator Duckworth demands $10,000 bonuses for all air-traffic controllers and FAA technicians

Wall Street Journal

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Delta says government shutdown will shave about $200M (~$0.25 EPS) from Q4 after flight cuts Delta Air Lines told investors in an SEC filing it expects the recent U.S. government shutdown to reduce fourth‑quarter pre‑tax profit by about $200 million (roughly $0.25 per share) after the carrier was forced to cut flights. Management said travel demand remains strong and bookings are rebounding.

2025-12-03T06:50:49.183943-08:00

Delta says government shutdown will shave about $200M (~$0.25 EPS) from Q4 after flight cuts

DroneXL

New Jersey's Unresolved Drone Sightings Raise Airspace Safety and Detection Questions More than a year after multiple unidentified drone sightings over New Jersey, authorities have not resolved the incidents, leaving persistent questions about detection, attribution and airspace safety — and the efficacy of current detection and counter‑UAS capabilities protecting commercial flight paths and civil infrastructure.

2025-12-02T12:24:11.120893-08:00

New Jersey's Unresolved Drone Sightings Raise Airspace Safety and Detection Questions

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U.K. launches airspace redesign programme, reshaping airlines, ANSPs and general aviation The U.K. has launched a comprehensive airspace redesign programme to modernise routes, procedures and airspace structure with goals including improved capacity, lower emissions and better traffic flows. The changes will directly affect airline operations, air navigation service providers and general aviation access and processes.

2025-12-02T11:49:25.136826-08:00

U.K. launches airspace redesign programme, reshaping airlines, ANSPs and general aviation

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JetBlue trims Q4 capacity after Airbus A320 grounding, U.S. shutdown and Hurricane Melissa JetBlue said the U.S. government shutdown, Hurricane Melissa and a global Airbus A320‑family grounding — triggered by a pitch‑down safety event on a JetBlue A320 — trimmed fourth‑quarter capacity growth and prompted a modest downgrade to year‑end expectations. The carrier completed Airbus recall software modifications while bookings remained "healthy."

2025-12-02T11:44:36.177610-08:00

JetBlue trims Q4 capacity after Airbus A320 grounding, U.S. shutdown and Hurricane Melissa

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FAA opens probe into airlines' flight reductions at 40 major airports during government shutdown The FAA has opened an investigation into whether carriers met regulatory requirements when cutting flying at 40 major airports during the U.S. government shutdown, seeking carrier data on the scale and justification for cutbacks as furloughs reduced agency oversight and ATC capacity.

2025-12-01T18:26:26.196847-08:00

FAA opens probe into airlines' flight reductions at 40 major airports during government shutdown

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