Even before the order was lifted, data from aviation analytics company Cirium seems to indicate airlines weren’t cutting all of the flights mandated by the government over the weekend.
The reductions were set to rise to 10% by the end of the week, but more air traffic controllers are coming to work because of an end to the U.S. government shutdown.
The data from the recorders, commonly called “black boxes,” will allow investigators to piece together what happened in the final minutes as the doomed jet took off.
Secretary Duffy said normally staffing shortages cause about 5% of flight delays, but that number has been routinely higher over the last month — at times surpassing 50%.
Freight booking and payment platform says forwarders can now manage both air and ocean in a single, connected system, saving time and syncing modes as trade patterns shift.
The crash comes at a time of widespread air travel disruptions across America caused by air traffic controller shortages since the U.S. government shutdown began October 1.
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