FAA ends shutdown-era flight limits
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Florida, California and the Delmarva area. Now that the record-long shutdown has ended and the U.S. government is open for business once again, the FAA has ended those restrictions. The order officially ended on Monday (Nov.
The FAA says it is asking Newark air traffic controllers to stay in Philadelphia for two more years as it tries to improve staffing levels.
The FAA’s safety team recommended ending the restrictions following the end of the 43-day government shutdown.
A flight reduction emergency order has been terminated, allowing normal operations to resume for Texas travelers and across the National Airspace System.
The FAA has ended restrictions on the timing of commercial launches that were triggered by the government shutdown’s effects on airspace management.
The FAA has issued an emergency directive for all MD-10s and DC-10s to be grounded due to similarities with the UPS MD-11 that crashed recently in Louisville.