Overview
- Congress passed a funding bill that President Donald Trump signed, ending the 43-day shutdown.
- DOT and the FAA froze mandated cuts at 6% across 40 major airports, halting a planned rise to 10% and giving no end date.
- Officials report fewer controller callouts as backpay begins flowing—about 70% within days for controllers—and some TSA officers received $10,000 bonuses.
- Flight disruptions persist, with more than 10,100 cancellations since the cuts, even as Delta, Southwest and others say operations should largely normalize within days.
- A Senate aviation hearing on Nov. 19 will probe shutdown impacts and long-term fixes as the FAA confronts a controller shortfall of roughly 3,000–3,500 and aging systems flagged by the GAO.