Tag Archives: Air

How air traffic controllers could help end the shutdown – Axios

How air traffic controllers could help end the shutdown  Axios More FAA staffing shortages as government shutdown enters 8th day  CNN What to do if your flight is delayed or canceled during the US government shutdown  AP News Thin Air-Traffic Staffing Spurs Delays at U.S. Airports  The Wall Street Journal Air Traffic Staffing Shortages Disrupt Travel for Second Straight Day  The New York Times Source …

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US airports continue to see delays as shutdown hits air travel

US airports continue to see delays as shutdown hits air travel

US air travellers are experiencing a second day of flight delays and cancellations, as the government shutdown causes a worsening shortage of air traffic controllers. On Tuesday evening, the flight delays hit even more airports, with the cities of Nashville, Dallas, Chicago and Newark especially affected. On Monday, air traffic control at the Hollywood Burbank Airport in California was unmanned …

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US air traffic control staffing hit for second day, delaying flights – Reuters

US air traffic control staffing hit for second day, delaying flights  Reuters Staffing shortages cause air travel delays as the government shutdown nears the one-week mark  CNN Flight delays are spreading as the government shutdown prolongs, and air traffic controllers stop showing up for work  Business Insider Hollywood Burbank Airport air traffic control tower goes unmanned for hours amid government shutdown  ABC7 Los Angeles …

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Flight chaos as air traffic control systems go dark and planes left stranded for hours

Flight chaos as air traffic control systems go dark and planes left stranded for hours

By CHRIS MELORE, US ASSISTANT SCIENCE EDITOR Published: 21:20, 7 October 2025 | Updated: 22:41, 7 October 2025 The government shutdown has caused another major air traffic control tower to go dark, with no one available to direct planes due to staffing shortages.  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that Nashville International Airport will face the issue starting at 5pm ET on …

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Trump to Cancel Direct Air Capture Hubs in Texas, Louisiana

Trump to Cancel Direct Air Capture Hubs in Texas, Louisiana

“It was definitely touch and go whether this was all going to come together,” Victoria Rome, the director of California government affairs for the Natural Resources Defense Council, told me. “It was a lot of complicated policy to put forward in a relatively short time frame.” The package reauthorizes California’s signature cap and trade program, rebranded as “cap and invest,” …

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‘Ice batteries’ offer sustainable air conditioning option

‘Ice batteries’ offer sustainable air conditioning option

Every night some 74,000 gallons (280,000 liters) of water are frozen at Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. The hospital used to get all of its air conditioning from a conventional system found in most U.S. buildings, but now 27 tanks of ice sustain a network of cold-water pipes keeping operating rooms at safe temperatures and patients comfortable. This type …

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Government shutdown hits air travel, closing Burbank control tower and causing delays across the country

Government shutdown hits air travel, closing Burbank control tower and causing delays across the country

Washington  —  A pilot preparing to take off Monday from Hollywood Burbank Airport in California took the routine step of radioing the air traffic control tower. But instead of the usual back-and-forth conversation of coordinating departure, the pilot received a different response: “The tower is closed due to staffing,” according to audio recorded by LiveATC.net. The exchange is one example …

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Amazon launches $799 MacBook Air M4 deal for Fall Prime Day – AppleInsider

Amazon launches $799 MacBook Air M4 deal for Fall Prime Day  AppleInsider Apple’s 2025 MacBook Air with M4 chip gets a big early Prime Day discount  Mashable “Enough power to keep you in business for at least the next 10 years”: Apple MacBook Air M4 review  MusicRadar My Favorite MacBook Is Back Down to Its Lowest Ever Price for Prime Day  Lifehacker Apple MacBook …

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