The US government has reached a major milestone of dysfunction as Congress has allowed a federal shutdown to drag into its 36th day — the longest in history — amid a stalemate over health-care and spending priorities.

With air traffic controllers working without pay, more than 5,000 flights were delayed nationwide over the weekend, including hundreds at San Francisco International Airport.

Ongoing shutdown threatens to cripple LAX ahead of Thanksgiving, with warnings of delays, cancellations, and possible airspace closures.

The FAA confirmed worsening staffing shortages across its system amid the government shutdown, which are impacting terminals at San Diego International Airport.

A deadly UPS cargo plane crash at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport triggered a temporary airfield shutdown, and could lead to delays.

In June 2025, Vermont-based BETA Technologies completed the first-ever North American passenger flight of an electric-powered plane with its ALIA aircraft. The sleek vessel seats five and is designed to be able to take off both vertically — like a helicopter — and horizontally — like a plane.

Delays could last as long as the government is shut down, Houston airports exec says after passengers waited hours in security lines.

A drone sighting at Berlin’s airport prompted flights to be suspended for nearly two hours. That's according to German news agency dpa.