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WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration briefly closed some airspace over Lake Michigan on Sunday to allow for military activity.

A shortage of pilots is limiting the number of flights that airlines can operate, which can cause problems during peak travel periods

Congress is taking up key aviation legislation just after close calls between planes at airports in New York and Texas

WASHINGTON — As Congress sets its sights on aviation policies and oversight of the White House’s implementation of infrastructure and energy transition investments, President Joe Biden could echo Democrats’ demands for airline passenger protections, dig into aviation safety and lean on key infrastructure law projects as part of his State…

FedEx carrier and commercial aircraft were given clearance to use same runway

President Joe Biden could echo Democrats’ demands for airline passenger protections as part of his State of the Union address.

Just before a FedEx cargo airplane was due to land, an air traffic controller cleared the Southwest flight to depart from the same runway. The FAA and the NTSB are investigating the incident.

A FedEx Corp. widebody jet flew over the top of a Southwest Airlines Co. plane early Saturday in Texas after an air-traffic controller cleared the passenger plane to take off from the same runway that the cargo aircraft was preparing to land on, aviation authorities said.

U.S. defense and military officials said Saturday that the balloon entered the U.S. air defense zone north of the Aleutian Islands on Jan. 28 and moved largely over land across Alaska and then into Canadian airspace in the Northwest Territories on Monday.