With airlines cleared to resume normal operations following the FAA’s decision to lift its flight-reduction mandate because of the government shutdown, Orlando International Airport is preparing for a slight increase this Thanksgiving travel season.

Despite efforts on Capitol Hill to reopen the federal government, stress on airports nationwide continues to mount. On Tuesday, flight reductions increased to 6%, with projections of reaching 10% on Friday if the shutdown persists. That’s up from 4% last week.

As lawmakers in Washington continue negotiating an end to the ongoing government shutdown, flight disruptions across the country — including at Orlando International Airport — are intensifying.

From the airports to the seaports, a lot of Central Florida vacationers going on cruise at Port Canaveral get to the coast through Orlando International Airport, but some of those passengers are now worrying over whether they’ll return home on time.

With the government shutdown extending into a second month, there are some new concerns about how the space industry could be impacted.

As the federal government shutdown stretches into its second week, the Federal Aviation Administration is reporting staffing shortages at air traffic control towers across the country.

A ground stop was called at Orlando International Airport due to an equipment outage, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

As SpaceX celebrated its tenth test launch Starship launches 10th flight test of its giant rocket expected to land astronauts on the moon, not everyone is just as excited about Starship’s future.

As the FAA proposes to close the beach when the rocket powerful enough to carry humans to the moon and Mars is ready to launch from Florida, a series of public meetings is getting underway this week, which are expected to be attended by some opposed to the idea.

Long-standing concerns about military helicopters flying in crowded airspace and worries over short staffing among federal aviation workers have emerged as key factors in investigators’ inquiry into the fatal midair crash between an Army helicopter and a commercial airliner earlier this year.

The Federal Aviation Administration appears no closer to discovering the origin of an ice chunk that pierced the roof of a Palm Coast home.

SpaceX is asking the FAA to let it launch double the number of times it already does now at a record-breaking pace.

Footage taken over the scene showed the plane in a wooded area northwest of Wedgefield with an apparent bent wing.

President Donald Trump's remarks this week blaming diversity recruitment at the FAA as a potential reason for the plane crash that killed 67 people has drawn attention to the agency’s attempts to address its most pressing and long-standing staffing problem.

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration says he will step down next month to let President-elect Donald Trump name his choice to lead the agency.

The Federal Aviation Administration announced that has signed an agreement with Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University to offer a program aimed at reducing the nationwide air traffic controller shortage.

The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring an investigation into what went wrong with the landing of a SpaceX rocket booster that launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Wednesday.

Federal Aviation Administration officials say the agency has doubled its number of enforcement cases against Boeing since a door plug blew off a 737 Max in midflight.

SpaceX returns to flight with a Starlink mission from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

As SpaceX waits on the feds to allow rocket launches again here, locals and visitors are without the signature perk of being on the Space Coast.

SpaceX has asked the Federal Aviation Administration to resume flights of its Falcon 9 rocket just days after a Starlink mission from California suffered a malfunction, prompting the agency to ground the reusable launch vehicles.

An Orlando-bound flight completed its trip Thursday from Virginia’s Ronald Reagan National Airport after avoiding a collision on the runway with a jet that was starting its takeoff, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

News 6 continues checking with airport officials to learn more about the local impact after the FAA's order to ground some Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft.

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A small plane experiencing a fuel problem was forced to make an emergency landing in a Brevard County field on Monday, according to the sheriff's office.

Storms moving through Central Florida have grounded flights at Orlando International Airport on Sunday, according to the FAA.

The average annual salary for a controller in 2021 was $129,750, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and controllers also get to have top-notch benefits working for the government.

The Federal Aviation Administration will require new commercial airplanes to be manufactured with a secondary barrier on the flight deck.

A sharp increase in rocket launches is disrupting commercial air travel, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, and the agency is looking to minimize those disruptions.

Two people were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide at Longwood home, according to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office.

Until Wednesday, few travelers had heard of a Notice to Air Missions, or NOTAM.

The Federal Aviation Administration ordered all domestic flights to pause operations following an outage of its Notice to Air Missions system.

Members of the paramotor aviation community are speaking out to educate and inform people after a pilot was seen causing concerns for residents in Clermont.

As the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board investigate a twin-engine plane that flipped over during a severe storm at the Orlando Executive Airport Thursday, News 6 is learning new information about who uses the aircraft.

The summer travel demand is high and Delta Air Lines says it’s preparing for the challenges that come with that by cutting flights back.

Travel is booming, and the Federal Aviation Administration is trying to cut down on flight disruptions.

The airline industry is raising the stakes in a showdown with AT&T and Verizon over plans to launch new 5G wireless service this week, warning that thousands of flights could be grounded or delayed if the rollout takes place near major airports.

Leaders at the nation’s top airlines are warning of a “catastrophic” impact on flights this week in the United States.

A coastal community in southeast Georgia hopes to soon find out whether the federal government will allow it to build a launch site for commercial rockets.

More and more Americans are taking to the skies again.

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. A small plane carrying two people made an emergency landing on a busy Collier County interstate Friday much to the surprise of drivers on the road. According to the Collier County Sheriffs Office, a small, single-engine, two-seat Cessna plane made an emergency landing on southbound Interstate 75 around 10 a.m. The plane was coming from Sanford and was making its final approach to Naples Municipal Airport when it began experiencing engine failure, deputies said. Neither the pilot, nor the passenger was injured in the crash, and the Federal Aviation Administration was called in to investigate the emergency landing, as is standard procedure. Deputies said the incident caused the southbound entry ramp to be shut down, but I-75 remained open to traffic.