FAA reopens El Paso airspace
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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
The FAA has issued a temporary flight restriction, halting all flights to and from El Paso and Santa Teresa, New Mexico, until Feb. 20.
The governor's response was nowhere to be seen.
For several tense hours overnight, airspace over El Paso and a wide swath of southern New Mexico went dark. The
A notice of temporary flight restrictions indicates President Trump will make his annual Presidents Day weekend visit to Mar-a-Lago.
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FAA failed to coordinate before it ‘hit the switch’: Security expert
The Federal Aviation Administration did not follow protocols for coordinating agencies before deciding to close airspace
The FAA’s unprecedented flip-flop in closing El Paso airspace—only to reopen it hours later—is raising questions from aviation safety experts.
President Donald Trump brought the issue to the fore in January when he threatened to decertify all Canadian-made aircraft if the country did not soon certify the Gulfstream 500, 600, 700, and 800. He specifically called out Montreal-based Bombardier and said he would revoke certification of the company's Global Express.