Airlines brace for further chaos, even as eight Democratic senators broke ranks with their party to back a deal that could end the shutdown.

The fact that planes are generally less full in early November helped airlines limit the impact. That will change as Thanksgiving nears.

Niraj Chokshi, our reporter covering transportation, describes where and how flights are being cut in the government shutdown.

Airline planning and scheduling teams went into overdrive to identify which flights to cut while minimizing consequences for customers, pilots, flight attendants and the bottom…

The aerospace company was hurt by the delay of a new plane but made progress on increasing production of the 737 Max, its most popular…

The Federal Aviation Administration raised a production limit that the regulator had imposed after a door panel blew off a plane during a flight last…

Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have accounted for most of the industry’s profits since 2022. Their appeal to wealthy travelers could become a liability…

Carriers like Spirit and Frontier have lost customers to bigger competitors and seen their costs balloon. Some are in financial distress.

During the last government shutdown, which began in late 2018, many demoralized workers called out sick or did not show up to work.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the aerospace company will be allowed to approve some new 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner jets.