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FAA Slows Flights to New York and Philadelphia as Controller Shortages Trigger Ground Stops

The stoppages reflect a prolonged shortfall of certified controllers that has forced the agency to cut airport capacity and could prolong travel disruption into next year.

East Coast Thunderstorms Disrupt Thousands of Flights

FAA Presses O'Hare Flight Cuts as Talks With Airlines Intensify

Detroit Metro Flights Face Daylong Ground Delay as Bomb Cyclone Disrupts Holiday Travel

Nor’easter Triggers FAA Ground Stops and Major Delays at Northeast Hubs as Separate Storm Disrupts SFO

United Briefly Grounds U.S. and Canada Departures for Second Time in Two Months

Dallas ATC Meltdown Traced to Cut Cables Spurs Scrutiny of Failed Backups

East Coast Air Travel Struggles Persist After Storm Ground Stops

Hartsfield-Jackson Cancels Nearly 400 Flights After Severe Friday Storms