U.S. air travel is beginning to show signs of strain as the government shutdown drags on, with traffic controller shortages snarling thousands of flights into the weekend.
October 31, 2025GovernmentBusiness
DOT Funding for Rural Air Service Could Lapse Oct. 12
The Essential Air Service supports more than 170 communities across the U.S. and in Puerto Rico, with Alaska relying most heavily on it.
October 6, 2025GovernmentBusinessSafety
In DOT Shutdown Plan, Air Traffic Controllers Work Unpaid
Under the latest plan, air traffic controller hiring and field training would also continue — a key difference from the March plan, which would have paused those activities.Â
September 30, 2025Government
DOT Pauses Planned Workforce Cuts Due to Litigation
The Department of Transportation said it’s pausing cuts to its workforce while it waits for resolution in pending legal battles over efforts to reduce the size of the federal government.
May 30, 2025GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyLogisticsFor-HirePrivateGlobal Freight
FAA Clears Drone Companies to Operate in Shared Airspace
The FAA has cleared Wing and Zipline to fly their drones simultaneously over the suburbs of Dallas-Fort Worth without visual observers, using technology to keep the drones apart.
July 30, 2024GovernmentBusinessTechnologyAutonomous
Joby Says FAA OKs In-House Software for Air Taxi Service
Joby Aviation said it received regulatory clearance to use software products that the electric aviation startup has developed in-house since acquiring Uber’s air taxi division in 2021.
June 20, 2024