Tonight, a warning from the Trump administration. Airline cancellations could jump this weekend and Thanksgiving travel could be at risk if the House doesn't agree to reopen the government this week. >> You may find airlines that stop flying.>> Transportation Secretary Shawn Duffy says aviation risk levels have risen during the shutdown. >> We've seen incursions on runways. We've seen loss of separation in the airspace. And we've seen heightened complaints by pilots of the communication they're having with ...

Let's turn now to the impact on airlines that we have seen from the government shutdown, which led the Federal Aviation Administration to reduce air traffic by 10% at 40 airports across the country. Transportation Secretary Shawn Duffy now says commercial air travel in the US will be reduced to a trickle ahead of Thanksgiving. Joining us for more, George Ferguson, Bloomberg Intelligence, senior aerospace, defense, and airlines industry analyst.George, it's good to see you. Seems like we're coming to the end ...

Your members are in a slightly different situation. They're working, they're getting paid, but they're surrounded by chaos. What does it mean for your business.Right. Yeah. Well, thank you, Joe and Tyler, for having me on.On behalf of my 28,000 colleagues at the Association of Professional Flight Attendants. We really appreciate this opportunity. As crew members, our first and most important responsibility is to ensure the safety and security of our passengers.We have 3 million daily travelers in the United ...

Well, joining us right now, we have spokesperson for the Allied Pilots Association, Captain Dennis Tager. Uh, he has been a pilot, in fact, with American Airlines for 32 years. So, uh, congrats on that, sir.I know you've shoveled probably a lot of us back and forth, but let's talk about the delays which are going to impact travelers who have critical flights planned. I want to give the example of Lori Newman, a cancer patient traveling from her family home in Tennessee to her medical team in Texas. Take a l ...

We're here reporting live from Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey with a spotlight on the flight disruptions affecting US travelers across the nation. The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a 10% cut to flight capacity at 40 high volume markets effective today. This with the intent to alleviate pressure on air traffic controllers and the aviation system as the longest US government shutdown in history prolongs for a 38th day.Roughly 3% of US flights are canceled today and that's ...

Airlines and travelers scrambled to review flight plans after U.S. transportation officials revealed plans to throttle commercial air traffic starting Friday in response to the government shutdown https://t.co/9nseOs7OhF ...

The combination of air traffic controllers fatigue and sick calls are hitting a breaking point. The results will impact millions of travelers. Starting tomorrow, the FAA will cut flights by 10% at the nation's 40 busiest airports.The transportation secretary says it's all about keeping the airspace safe with controllers about to miss their second full paycheck in the longest government shutdown in history. Joining us now, Nick Daniels, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. and Nick. ...

While we have you, we got to talk about the the airlines because the FAA is ordering what what is unprecedented, right. A 10% cut in flights at big airports due to the shutdown. How is this going to work.>> You're going to see the small airports really are going to feel the biggest impact and impact I should say. Remember, it is the volume of flights. It is not the number of people that the FAA wants cutbacks on at the largest airports. And if you look at the largest airports, generally speaking, it depends ...

This past weekend, Americans traveling to weddings, funerals, vacations, and meetings faced significant flight disruptions at airports across the country because of staffing shortages. On Sunday alone, more than 5,000 flights traveling to and from US airports were delayed. Since the Democrat shutdown began, four times as many staffing shortages have been reported at air traffic control facilities compared to last year.TSA checkpoint wait times ballooned past three hours at Houston's George Bush Intercontine ...

Transportation Secretary Shawn Duffy announced that he's going to reduce US flights by 10% at 40 uh major airports starting Friday, impacting nearly 4,000 flights. Our next guest will give us a window into the government shutdown's impact on air travel. Captain Dennis Tager, we've had on a lot.American Airlines pilot, more than 30 years of flight experience. He's a spokesman for the Allied Pilots Association, a union which represents 16,000 professional pilots. Good to see you.Uh Dennis, what what is 10% to ...