Flight reductions begin Friday at dozens of U.S. airports amid air traffic controller shortages due to the government shutdown.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that his agency is working to ensure flights are safe but conceded that shortages of air traffic controllers during the government shutdown do add some risk. The government has been shut down for more than a month now,

A retired air traffic controller explained how reductions in flights during the government shutdown will reduce stress on controllers.

The leak appeared to be an attempt to derail any attempt to renominate Isaacman, allowing Duffy to continue as interim administrator at a minimum.

The biggest airline in the United States has a message about Donald J Trump’s latest move: ‘This is unacceptable.’ The Trump administration is planning to cut 10% of air travel capacity at 40 of the country’s busiest airports — a move that analysts say will force airlines to cancel thousands of flights,