Transportation
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California to revoke 17k commercial driver's licenses for immigrants
"My team will continue to force California to prove they have removed every illegal immigrant from behind the wheel of semitrucks and school buses," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said
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Flight troubles not likely to end when shutdown does
Aviation groups said it will take time to resolve the issues even after the government reopens.
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18 people hospitalized in mobile lounge accident at Dulles airport
MWAA oversees Dulles and the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Dulles is located in Virginia's Loudoun and Fairfax counties.
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National Business Aviation Association says FAA restricting private flights at 12 airports
The flight reductions would “effectively prohibit” private flights at the airports, NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen said
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U.S. airlines cancel more than 2,500 weekend flights mostly due to government shutdown
The AP noted that all the cancellations were not a result of the FAA order.
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Airlines adjusting as flight reductions begin
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a 10% decrease in flights from 30 of the country's largest airports and 10 mid-sized hubs as the government shutdown continued. Air traffic controllers and security screeners are required to work but are not getting paid.
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Govt. shutdown leads to over 800 flights cancelled, number growing
By noon Friday, airlines had slashed 850 flights within, into, or out of the United States – quadruple the number of cancellations made the previous day.
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UPS identifies victims in Louisville plane crash, death toll rises on 13
The plane crash occurred Tuesday, shortly after takeoff from the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky. Investigators said the UPS cargo plane’s left wing caught fire and an engine fell off shortly after takeoff, causing it to crash.
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Here are the airports that are canceling flights over shutdown
The flight reductions will begin at 4% on Friday, then increase to 6% by Nov. 11, 8% by Nov. 13 and 10% by Nov. 14.
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Trump admin reduces flights in key high traffic areas amid government shutdown
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford told reporters that the reduction will begin on Friday and is intended to alleviate pressure on air traffic controllers.
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Transportation department warns US may close parts of airspace if shutdown continues next week
Duffy warned that if the shutdown does not end by Nov. 11 then the country's air travel system will see "mass chaos," which could cause further flight delays or cancellations heading into some of the busiest travel times of the year.
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FAA resumes flights at Reagan Airport after shutdown over United Airlines flight security threat
The ground stop impacted about 820 flights, with maximum delays of 66 minutes and average delays of 33 minutes
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Two United Airline planes collide at LaGuardia Airport in New York: Report
The average delay at LaGuardia on Friday is two hours and 15 minutes, though some planes have been delayed as long as five hours.