The Federal Aviation Administration ended what was initially announced as a 10-day suspension of all flights over El Paso, Texas on Wednesday.

Last minute announcements and abrupt changes by the Trump administration have caused confusion in an already strained U.S. aviation system.

Federal aviation authorities abruptly lifted a planned 10-day closure of El Paso International Airport just hours after announcing the temporary grounding of all flights over unspecified reasons.

APL’s involvement in unmanned aircraft safety traces back to its earlier work on collision avoidance for manned aviation. Researchers supported the FAA’s development of the Airborne Collision Avoidance System, helping to design and validate algorithms that became the safety net for pilots worldwide.

More than 10,000 Federal Aviation Administration workers are furloughed.

The Bombardier Challenger 600 carrying eight people crashed on takeoff at Bangor International Airport around 7:45 p.m. Sunday night as New England and much of the country grappled with a massive winter storm.

The Federal Aviation Administration reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas on Wednesday morning, just hours after it announced a 10-day closure that would have grounded all flights to and from the airport.

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration faced harsh criticism from senators over a litany of failures before the January 2025 collission of a American Airlines regional jet and Army helicopter that killed 67 people.