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AirInsight • Addison Schonland

Shutdown politics expose structural weakness in U.S. airport security

A partial federal shutdown has left TSA screening operations and officers structurally exposed to partisan funding fights, producing staffing shortfalls, lengthening security lines at major U.S. airports and prompting ad-hoc relief efforts. The disruption highlights gaps in continuity planning and the limits of temporary measures.

2026-03-22T11:55:48.177344-07:00

Airways Magazine

FAA Proposes Civil Penalty Against Avelo Over Drug-and-Alcohol Testing Recordkeeping

2026-03-22T09:29:19.762405-07:00

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Passenger sues JetBlue after crew allegedly used dry ice to treat swollen leg, causing severe burns on New York–Paris flight

2026-03-22T05:39:57.942640-07:00

Bloomberg

Pentagon tester: F‑35 software upgrades stagnated — no new combat capability fielded last year despite Iran missions

2026-03-22T07:12:35.010222-07:00

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Shutdown politics expose structural weakness in U.S. airport security A partial federal shutdown has left TSA screening operations and officers structurally exposed to partisan funding fights, producing staffing shortfalls, lengthening security lines at major U.S. airports and prompting ad-hoc relief efforts. The disruption highlights gaps in continuity planning and the limits of temporary measures.

2026-03-22T11:55:48.177344-07:00

Shutdown politics expose structural weakness in U.S. airport security

FlightGlobal

Dash 8 runway excursion at Nairobi Wilson — landing‑gear collapse; 39 uninjured A De Havilland Dash 8‑100 operating a Kisumu–Nairobi domestic service veered off the runway and suffered a landing‑gear collapse during a hard landing at Wilson Airport on 20 March. All 39 on board escaped serious injury; the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has opened an investigation amid calls from a passenger‑politician to close the airport.

2026-03-22T10:20:28.096624-07:00

Dash 8 runway excursion at Nairobi Wilson — landing‑gear collapse; 39 uninjured

Airways Magazine

FAA Proposes Civil Penalty Against Avelo Over Drug-and-Alcohol Testing Recordkeeping The FAA has proposed civil penalties against Avelo Airlines, alleging the carrier violated federal drug-and-alcohol testing program requirements by failing to maintain required recordkeeping. The action focuses on documentation lapses tied to the airline’s testing procedures and compliance obligations under FAA rules.

2026-03-22T09:29:19.762405-07:00

FAA Proposes Civil Penalty Against Avelo Over Drug-and-Alcohol Testing Recordkeeping

Bloomberg

Pentagon tester: F‑35 software upgrades stagnated — no new combat capability fielded last year despite Iran missions The Pentagon's weapons testing office reports F‑35 software upgrade efforts “stagnated” last year, with no new combat capability delivered even as F‑35s continued to fly missions over Iran. The finding highlights a disconnect between operational employment and software delivery timelines.

2026-03-22T07:12:35.010222-07:00

Pentagon tester: F‑35 software upgrades stagnated — no new combat capability fielded last year despite Iran missions

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

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Passenger sues JetBlue after crew allegedly used dry ice to treat swollen leg, causing severe burns on New York–Paris flight A JetBlue passenger is suing the airline after alleging a flight attendant gave her a pack of 'dry ice' to treat a swollen leg during a transatlantic flight from New York to Paris. Instead, the dry ice reportedly caused severe burns and excruciating tissue damage, prompting the bodily-injury claim.

2026-03-22T05:39:57.942640-07:00

Passenger sues JetBlue after crew allegedly used dry ice to treat swollen leg, causing severe burns on New York–Paris flight

Reuters

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Four years after China Eastern Flight MU5735 crash, CAAC offers no explanation For the second consecutive year China’s Civil Aviation Administration has not released an update into the crash of China Eastern Flight MU5735, allowing the fourth anniversary to pass without an explanation for why the aircraft nosedived from cruise instead of completing its descent to Guangzhou.

2026-03-21T20:39:55.262144-07:00

Four years after China Eastern Flight MU5735 crash, CAAC offers no explanation

Bloomberg

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Trump threatens to deploy ICE agents to US airports amid DHS funding lapse President Trump has threatened to deploy ICE agents to U.S. airports as soon as Monday to replace unpaid TSA officers amid a DHS funding lapse, and said the agents could arrest undocumented travelers. Legal limits and training gaps make the proposal unlikely to resolve screening backlogs and risk weakening airport security.

2026-03-21T10:24:48.544545-07:00

Trump threatens to deploy ICE agents to US airports amid DHS funding lapse

Associated Press

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Unpaid TSA Officers Stretch U.S. Airport Security as Missed Paychecks and Staffing Shortfalls Lengthen Lines TSA officers are working without full pay amid a partial government shutdown and are poised to miss paychecks this week and again later this month. Staffing shortfalls and unpredictable wait times have lengthened security lines at major U.S. airports, prompting nonprofits, unions and airports to organize food and gift-card collections.

2026-03-21T10:20:06.628330-07:00

Unpaid TSA Officers Stretch U.S. Airport Security as Missed Paychecks and Staffing Shortfalls Lengthen Lines

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Shutdown politics expose structural weakness in U.S. airport security

FAA Proposes Civil Penalty Against Avelo Over Drug-and-Alcohol Testing Recordkeeping

Passenger sues JetBlue after crew allegedly used dry ice to treat swollen leg, causing severe burns on New York–Paris flight

Pentagon tester: F‑35 software upgrades stagnated — no new combat capability fielded last year despite Iran missions

News Timeline