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What to know as hundreds of flights are grounded across the US – an air travel expert explains

Major airports across the United States were subject to a 4% reduction in flights on Nov. 7, 2025, as the government shutdown began to affect travelers.

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Airlines hit back at Trump’s plan to ban US flights over Russia

One airliner argued that the ban would ‘inconvenience travellers’ from both nations

The Independent UK

‘Overselling flights should illegal‘: Los Angeles woman gets denied boarding on overbooked flight. Then she realizes how they choose who gets kicked off

There’s a common practice in the airline industry in which a carrier will sell more tickets to a flight than passengers it can actually hold. This is called “overbooking.”

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Trump officials cut planning grant for Texas high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said if the private sector wants the rail line, it should cover planning costs.

The Texas Tribune

Navajo Nation objects to private moon mission placing human remains on the lunar surface

NASA has responded to the Navajo Nation's objections over a private mission placing human remains on the moon alongside agency science payloads.

Space

Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal with debt

Alaska Air Group has agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal including debt

The Independent UK

Canadian airlines brace for a summer of change as U.S. airlines consider reforms

The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued a report on the causes of flight disruptions before and after the pandemic. The report also outlined the challenges airlines faced managing and responding to these flight disruptions.

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Mother launches fight against United Airlines after claiming staff ignored her son’s peanut allergy on flight

The mother has issued a formal complaint with the US Department of Transportation

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