The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that flight reductions at 40 major U.S. airports will remain capped at 6%, avoiding the originally planned increase to 10%.

This decision follows an improvement in staffing as more air traffic controllers have begun returning to work after calling out due to stress and financial strain.

Driving the news: The flight cuts were initially implemented due to widespread absences among controllers, worsened by missed paychecks during the longest government shutdown in history. • The Department of Transportation and FAA’s safety team made the decision based on data showing a “rapid decline” in controller absences, enabling the current 6% cut limit to persist. • Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy emphasized that safety remains the top prior

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