The Federal Aviation Administration can require commercial airlines at designated U.S. airports to implement percentage-based flight reductions as an operational tool to manage safety risks and air traffic controller staffing shortages.
November 13, 2025
high
operational
Regulatory/operational authority used to reduce traffic volumes when controller staffing or safety conditions warrant.
Flight reduction orders by the FAA can be implemented as percentage limits during specified daily time windows and applied across commercial airlines.
November 09, 2025
high
temporal
Mechanism for operationally limiting flights when controller staffing is constrained.