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Flight delays worsen as unpaid air traffic controllers feel government shutdown pain

U.S. airline travelers are beginning to feel the effects of the ongoing government shutdown.

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Flight Delays Become More Common as Air Traffic Controllers Go Without Pay During Shutdown

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Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy urge pay for air traffic controllers amid shutdown delays

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US flight delays near 7,000 as government shutdown hits Day 27

A U.S. Department of Transportation official said 44% of Sunday’s delays stemmed from controller absences — up sharply from the usual 5%.

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Schumer again blocks GOP bid to reopen government as air traffic controllers go unpaid

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Air traffic controllers warn of shutdown impact

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Tourist flight to Maasai Marai crashes in Kenya, killing all on board

A small plane travelling from Kenya's coast crashed on Tuesday, killing all 11 people on board, most of them foreigners, the airline said. The small plane was en route to Kichwa Tembo -- an airstrip located in the Maasai Mara National Park -- from the tourist hotspot of Diani when it came down at around 5:30 am local time (0230 GMT).

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Major disaster response, training drill planned at Redmond Municipal Airport; many agencies to take part

Redmond Municipal Airport and Redmond Fire & Rescue will conduct a full-scale emergency response disaster training drill Thursday, October 23, beginning at 8:30 a.m., as required by the Federal Aviation Administration.

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Plane Passenger Says ‘People Were Praying’ on Flight with Less Than 6 Minutes of Fuel: ‘Is This It?’

A passenger on board the Oct. 3 Ryanair flight that landed with less than 6 minutes of fuel says 'people were praying' before safely landing at Manchester Airport.

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Scandal-hit airline restarts UK flights after being banned for 5 years

After five years away, controversial Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resumed flights to the UK. The first scheduled journey took place on Saturday October 25, marking the end of a five-year ban imposed by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.

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Object that hit United flight's windshield may have been weather balloon, company says

A United Airlines flight diverted to Salt Lake City after an object struck the plane's windshield at 36,000 feet, causing it to crack and injuring the pilot.

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The Worst Air Disaster in American History Occurred in Broad Daylight. Mistakes Keep Happening.

When United Airlines Flight 718 and Trans World Airlines Flight 2 collided in midair above the Grand Canyon on a June morning in 1956—the spinning props of the United DC-7 slicing into the fuselage of the TWA L-1049 Super Constellation as its wing cut ...