Airlines have canceled more than 1,000 flights to comply with a shutdown-related FAA directive to reduce traffic at 40 airports, including Atlanta, Chicago and Dallas.

American Airlines said in a statement that it is the FAA’s responsibility to set an airport’s arrival rates and that it follows the agency’s scheduling rules. It said it works with FAA officials and made schedule adjustments at National this month at their request, spreading its flights more evenly using 15-minute windows.

The Federal Aviation Administration has updated helicopter route charts at several Washington, D.C. area airports, including some permanent changes eight months after a midair collision that killed 67 people on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National ...

Friday marked the beginning of hundreds of flight cancellations at major airports across the country as the FAA begins reducing air traffic by 4%.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is bracing for nationwide air traffic disruptions Tuesday night as staffing shortages hit several major control centers, including Chicago, Nashville, Houston and Las Vegas. Officials said the shortages, which come ...

Airlines cut over 1,000 U.S. flights as the government shutdown forces the FAA to reduce service amid unpaid air traffic controllers calling out, causing long lines and limited disruptions that could worsen if the shutdown continues.

Passengers on flights canceled due to the FAA order are entitled to a refund from the airline. While Knoxville's airport is not on the reduction list, travelers to and from 40 major hubs could be affected.