Articles tagged “faa”

The cuts show the strain on the aviation system due to staffing and outdated technology.

Amid heightened concerns about U.S. aviation infrastructure, several startups are bullish that they will significantly disrupt the travel experience in the next few years.

To get Whitaker onboard just three months after his departure from the FAA is quite the coup from an increasingly bullish IndiGo.

Trump’s pick to head the FAA comes as the agency faces potential DOGE cuts and an air traffic controller shortage.

Risks to travel are minimal if a government shutdown is short, but the longer it grows on, the more disruption in the industry can take hold.

Spirit and Frontier are taking issue with the way the Department of Transportation applied certain legal definitions when awarding long-distance flights out of Reagan National Airport.

Industry officials testified to Congress about the air traffic controller shortage and technology shortfalls. Elon Musk and DOGE, however, became contentious flash points.

On today’s podcast we discuss Accor Hotels’ new focus, a hiring crisis in U.S. air traffic control, and Qantas’ long-haul wishes.

The airline industry is still facing a dire air traffic controller shortage, which the FAA has previously said could last until the 2030s.

President Donald Trump said he would speak to congressional leaders about passing a “single bill” to overhaul the nation’s air traffic control system.