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.

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.

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.

Hundreds of FAA employees were fired over the weekend as part of the Trump administration's mass firing of probationary employees.

Two fatal crashes at Venice Municipal Airport in 2022 and 2023 were blamed on spatial disorientation.

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 sudden closure of airspace around El Paso, Texas, by the Federal Aviation Administration stemmed from the Pentagon’s plan to test a laser for shooting down Mexican cartel drones.