Goodbye, flight cuts
Mon Nov 17 10:00 am
The FAA’s shutdown-related flight cuts at 40 major airports officially end today, the agency announced Sunday evening.
POLITICO Morning Transportation
Shutdown endgame in sight as flight cuts snowball
Mon Nov 10 10:00 am
Senators have reached a deal to end the shutdown. But shutdown-related strains on the airspace won’t resolve themselves overnight.
Airspace enters a crucial week as delays increase
Mon Nov 03 10:00 am
The shutdown looks primed to surge past the 35-day mark. Will a surge in delays at airports break the stalemate between Democrats and Republicans?
Empty paycheck looms for controllers
Mon Oct 27 10:00 am
Air traffic controllers are set to miss their first full paychecks this week. It could lead to a cascade of flight disruptions.
Cruz’s plane crash response set for its first Senate test
Mon Oct 20 10:00 am
Senate Commerce this week will take up Chair Ted Cruz’s bill responding to January’s deadly midair crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
First round of shutdown layoffs skip DOT
Tue Oct 14 10:00 am
The White House’s first round of shutdown-related layoffs have arrived, and it looks like furloughed DOT employees can take a breather — at least for now.
DOT takes center stage in Trump shutdown playbook
Mon Oct 06 10:00 am
President Donald Trump is making blue city transit projects a target in his shutdown strategy.
Does DOT actually want more layoffs?
Mon Sep 29 10:00 am
The White House wants to use a potential shutdown to justify more federal layoffs. But is Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy interested?
The latest target in DOT’s DEI purge?
Mon Sep 22 10:00 am
DOT is moving to defund one of its programs that, among other things, helps minority-owned businesses win federal contracts.