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(R) U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and U.S. Vice President JD Vance speak to reporters outside the White House on October 30, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Vance spoke following a roundtable discussion with members of the aviation industry and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on the impacts of the government shutdown. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) / (Background) With the New York City skyline in the background, United Airlines flights are lined up for takeoff at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, on November 7, 2025. Hundreds of flights were canceled across the United States on Friday after the Trump administration ordered reductions to ease strain on air traffic controllers who are working without pay amid congressional paralysis on funding the US budget. Forty airports were due to slow down, including the giant hubs in Atlanta, Newark, Denver, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

Transportation Secy. Duffy: Major U.S. airlines canceling hundreds of flights

In an escalation of the federal government’s record-breaking shutdown, airlines throughout the U.S. have canceled over 840 flights as mandated reductions in air traffic took effect at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 22: A United plane taxis in front of the air traffic control tower at Los Angeles International Airport on October 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. The Secretary of Transportation stated yesterday that air traffic controllers could stop receiving a paycheck next week while the federal government shutdown continues. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Government shutdown causes LAX ground stop due to controller shortage

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a ground stop for flights heading to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) due to a shortage of air traffic controllers caused by the government shutdown.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel is sworn in to testify before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on September 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Patel is facing questions from lawmakers for the second straight day following a contentious hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee where he was criticized for his handling of investigations into the assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk and the case related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

FBI Director Patel: Bureau is committed to ‘exhaustive and thorough’ investigation of Kirk assassination

FBI Director Kash Patel says the full weight of American law enforcement is being brought to bear in securing justice for Charlie Kirk, leaving no lead unfollowed.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JUNE 28: Delta Airlines planes sit parked at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on June 28, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says they are anticipating a "sustained period of high passenger volumes" that will break previous travel records. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump: Delta Airlines ‘Finally embracing MAGA’ after recognizing ‘Gulf of America’

President Donald Trump issued a celebratory Truth Social post highlighting Delta Air Lines’ policy change to recognize the “Gulf of America” in its official flight manuals — aligning with the 47th president’s executive order from earlier this year.

(Photo via: National Transportation Safety Board)

Colorado: 1 dead, 3 injured after two small planes collide midair

A person has been killed, and three others were injured after two planes collided midair in Colorado.

A Delta Airlines passenger jet approaches to land at LAX during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

Delta to pay $78.75 million to resolve fuel dump lawsuit

Delta agreed to pay $78.75 million to resolve a class action lawsuit over a 2020 fuel dump that doused tens of thousands of properties, including homes and schools.