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First Direct U.S.-Venezuela Flight in 7 Years Takes Off From Miami

The first direct commercial flight between the United States and Venezuela in nearly seven years departed Thursday from Miami International Airport, reopening a route suspended in 2019 and restoring one of the most important air links for Venezuelans in South Florida.

Latin Times

As Spirit Airlines looks for a lifeline, Frontier and Avelo are asking the Trump administration for $2.5 billion to cover jet fuel costs

In a meeting with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration chief Bryan Bedford, the airlines discussed a plan to stay afloat.

Fortune

What to know about the fight over whether New York should lose $74M for not revoking immigrant CDLs

New York filed a lawsuit Friday to challenge the federal Transportation Department’s decision to withhold nearly $74 million in highway money because the state refused to revoke nearly 33,000 questionable commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants since an audit uncovered problems last year

The Independent UK

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‘This is an absolutely TERRIBLE idea’: Ted Cruz joins others to slam Trump’s plan to bail out an airline that declared bankruptcy twice

There is a distinct lack of Spirit.

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Spirit Airlines Might Get Rescued By An Unlikely Ally

Spirit Airlines hit some rough skies. But, an unlikely ally might help the company make a smooth landing.

The Mary Sue

Did JetBlue Just Admit the Quiet Part Out Loud?

JetBlue is in hot water after accidentally saying the quiet part out loud when it comes to airline pricing.

The Mary Sue

More air traffic control modernization funding needed, Duffy says

Efforts to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system are moving along with the support of funds provided in last year’s reconciliation law, but the Transportation Department will need even more money from Congress to finish the job, Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday. Congress authorized $12.5 billion in funds to…

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Spirit Airlines asks Trump administration for emergency bailout as it faces liquidation over rising fuel costs: reports

Spirit Airlines was expected to emerge from bankruptcy this summer but then the Iran war caused oil prices to surge

The Independent UK

Chicago’s O’Hare airport told to cut 300 daily flights to reduce delays

‘We want you and your family to have the certainty that you’ll fly without endless delays and cancellations,’ Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said

The Independent UK

A United American merger is by no means impossible given the president 'loves big deals'

Answering five key questions about a blockbuster deal.

Fortune

Federal officials order flight cuts at Chicago O'Hare to reduce airport delays

About 300 flights per day must be cut from the schedule at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on the busiest days this summer in an effort to reduce flight delays, The U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration ordered said Thursday the airlines scheduled more flights than O'Hare could handle,…

The Independent UK

New York loses nearly $74 million for not revoking 33,000 illegal licenses for truckers

Sean Duffy has said that immigrants account for about 20% of all truck drivers nationwide

The Independent UK

United Airlines CEO reportedly pitched merger with American, sparking competition fears

Critics warn of ‘absolute disaster for the flying public’ if two air travel giants try to combine

The Guardian - US

The FAA is recruiting gamers to fix America’s air traffic controller crisis—and offering $155,000 to do it

With the U.S. still 3,500 controllers short of its staffing target, the federal government is turning to Fortnite fans and Roblox players to fill the gap.

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The Independent UK

Trump team turns to unlikely group to fill much needed air traffic controller jobs - gamers

‘It’s not a game. It’s a career,’ an FAA ad declares over the pulsing beat of song ‘Heads Will Roll’

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US government wants gamers to become air traffic controllers

"It's not a game," transportation secretary Sean Duffy says: "Its [sic] a career!"

The Independent UK

Sean Duffy claims soaring cost of jet fuel is a ‘short-term issue’

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Sean Duffy tells Americans who can’t afford to fly that soaring costs are ‘short term’ thanks to Trump

Transportation Secretary responded to questions about the soaring cost of jet fuel amid the Iran war

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Delta’s CEO says AI’s biggest opportunity in aviation isn’t inside the plane—it’s air traffic control

Partly because of air traffic control issues, it takes longer to fly from Atlanta to New York today than it did in the 1950s, Bastian said.

The Independent UK

Sean Duffy announces plan to reunite with Real World producers to create YouTube series as TSA meltdown continues across the country

Transportation secretary to return to reality TV roots with new five-part series touring the U.S. with his family

Space

Why won't NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts land on the moon when they get there?

Artemis 2 will launch four astronauts around the moon no sooner than April 1. Why won't this quartet land on the lunar surface?

The Guardian - US

Trucking schools struggle as Trump administration strips immigrant licenses and demands English

New rules force trucking schools to cut staff and classes, and 7,000 training providers lose accreditation

The Independent UK

Decades of near misses at NY airports all but predicted LaGuardia runway tragedy as pilots pleaded: ‘Please do something’

‘LGA is starting to feel like DCA did before the accident there,’ a pilot wrote last summer, referencing the crash over the Potomac that killed 67

The Independent UK

LaGuardia plane crash live updates: Runway safety system ‘did not generate an alert’ for air-traffic controllers before fatal collision

Officials say the collision almost certainly involved ‘multiple failures’

The Independent UK

LaGuardia crash underscores pressures on already strained air traffic control workforce

Air traffic controllers at New York’s LaGuardia Airport were juggling a runway emergency moments before an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck Sunday night

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