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Airlines

US freezes flight cuts at 6% as air traffic control absences shrink

US airlines cancelled 900 flights on Nov 12 - the fewest in six days - under the FAA’s 6% per cent requirement.
US airlines cancelled 900 flights on Nov 12 - the fewest in six days - under the FAA’s 6% per cent requirement.

US Senate to hold hearing on government shutdown impact on aviation safety

Last weekend, 1.2 million passengers were delayed or had flight cancellations due to air traffic controller absences.
Last weekend, 1.2 million passengers were delayed or had flight cancellations due to air traffic controller absences.

US airlines cancel 1,200 flights on Nov 11 as shutdown continues

Flight reductions were set to hit 8 per cent on Nov 13 and 10 per cent on Nov 14.
Flight reductions were set to hit 8 per cent on Nov 13 and 10 per cent on Nov 14.

New plant on Pulau Bukom to make sustainable aviation fuel from 2028

Aether Fuels founder and chief executive Conor Madigan speaking at the signing ceremony for the Project Beacon facility, which will be located on Pulau Bukom.
Aether Fuels founder and chief executive Conor Madigan speaking at the signing ceremony for the Project Beacon facility, which will be located on Pulau Bukom.

Airlines cancel more than 1,500 US flights on Nov 10 as shutdown persists

Several cancelled flights are displayed on a departures board at Boston’s airport on Nov 10, 2025.
Several cancelled flights are displayed on a departures board at Boston’s airport on Nov 10, 2025.

US flight delays, cancellations accelerate as air traffic controller shortages surge

The shutdown has led to shortages of air traffic controllers who, like other federal employees, have not been paid for weeks.
The shutdown has led to shortages of air traffic controllers who, like other federal employees, have not been paid for weeks.

US fourth-quarter GDP could be negative if shutdown drags on: White House economic adviser

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett warned that the US could be looking at a negative final quarter of the year.
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett warned that the US could be looking at a negative final quarter of the year.

US air travel could ‘slow to a trickle’ as shutdown bites, says transport secretary

US airlines are bracing themselves for more government-mandated flight cuts triggered by a government shutdown.
US airlines are bracing themselves for more government-mandated flight cuts triggered by a government shutdown.

US airlines brace themselves for third day of government-mandated flight cuts

Passengers enter a security checkpoint at Chicago’s airport, as a US government shutdown reaches a record 40 days.
Passengers enter a security checkpoint at Chicago’s airport, as a US government shutdown reaches a record 40 days.

Air traffic control staffing shortages due to US govt shutdown lead to travel chaos

Travellers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, on Nov 6 amid the US government shutdown.
Travellers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, on Nov 6 amid the US government shutdown.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.