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TSA agents are working without pay again as DHS shuts down, and experts warn of flight delays even though air traffic controllers aren’t affected
Politics
TSA agents are working without pay again as DHS shuts down, and experts warn of flight delays even though air traffic controllers aren’t affected
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressFebruary 14, 2026
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North America
50-year tradition of Southwest Airlines letting you choose your own seat comes to an end
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressJanuary 28, 2026
More than 14,100 flights have been canceled across the U.S. with Reagan National in D.C. seeing 99% scrubbed
North America
More than 14,100 flights have been canceled across the U.S. with Reagan National in D.C. seeing 99% scrubbed
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressJanuary 25, 2026
Stranded by winter weather? Here’s what airlines owe you
North America
Stranded by winter weather? Here’s what airlines owe you
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressJanuary 24, 2026
Allegiant
Banking
Allegiant Air to acquire Sun Country Airlines for $1.5 billion
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressJanuary 12, 2026
Bastian
Politics
Delta took $200 million hit from longest government shutdown in history, filings reveal
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressDecember 4, 2025
Travelers line up at the security checkpoint at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on November 22, 2024, ahead of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.
Travel & Leisure
73 million Americans will be driving and nearly 18 million will go through TSA in the busiest Thanksgiving travel season in 15 years
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressNovember 24, 2025
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Politics
Congress is already preparing for the next shutdown, writing a bill to pay air traffic controllers when the parties inevitably clash again
By Josh Funk, Rio Yamat and The Associated PressNovember 19, 2025
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Law
Normal airline service resumes Monday at 6am ET, FAA says, just in time for Thanksgiving travel
By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk and The Associated PressNovember 17, 2025
Airport
Law
Trump’s FAA refuses to give timeline on when flights will be normal after shutdown ends
By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk, John Seewer and The Associated PressNovember 11, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to journalists aboard Air Force One en route to South Korea on October 29, 2025 in Japan.
North America
“Get back to work, NOW!!!”: Trump pressures unpaid controllers as FAA grounds thousands of flights
By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk and The Associated PressNovember 11, 2025
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Politics
Trump demands $10,000 bonuses for air traffic controllers who worked during shutdown and pay cuts for those who didn’t amid flight chaos
By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk and The Associated PressNovember 10, 2025
Worried your flight will be canceled? Here’s what to know about refunds and how to deal with airlines
Travel & Leisure
Worried your flight will be canceled? Here’s what to know about refunds and how to deal with airlines
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressNovember 9, 2025
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Law
1,000 canceled Friday flights just a fraction of travel total as America keeps moving—for now
By Josh Funk, Rio Yamat and The Associated PressNovember 8, 2025
arirlines
North America
‘You can’t expect people to go in to work when they’re not getting a paycheck’: Travelers sympathize despite 800 downed Friday flights
By Josh Funk, Rio Yamat and The Associated PressNovember 7, 2025
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Even as Elon Musk calls philanthropy ‘very hard,’ everyday Americans gave a record $617 billion—despite feeling the squeeze over the cost of livingplaceholder alt text
By Preston ForeJuly 4, 2026
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Egg companies made $1.22 billion in profit off a $6 carton — now they’re buying their way out of a price-fixing case with 53 million donated eggsplaceholder alt text
By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated PressJuly 2, 2026
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By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 5, 2026
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