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Administrator of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Bryan Bedford on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 19, 2026. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
Jul 17, 2026

FAA chief vows fast time-table to reform air traffic control systems

The head of the FAA says the agency needs another $10 billion from Congress to reform the antiquated U.S. air traffic control system.

Breeze Airways inaugurated a new twice-weekly nonstop service from Salisbury Regional Airport to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport beginning July 1, 2026. Flights will operate on Wednesdays and Saturdays. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Jul 14, 2026

Eastern Shore airports get federal funds for big improvements

Airports in all three counties on Maryland's Lower Shore will benefit from federal grants to fund big improvements in Salisbury, Ocean City and Crisfield.

Breeze Airways announced plans to commence flight service at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport in October 2026. (Maryland Aviation Administration) 
Jun 25, 2026

New BWI airline set to launch in October

Breeze Airways announced plans to commence flight service at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport in October, state transportation officials said. 

Passengers make their way through the terminal as they travel ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday at Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, on Nov. 22, 2023. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File photo)
May 13, 2026

US plans $22B rebuilding of Washington Dulles airport

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the federal government plans a $22 billion rebuilding of Washington Dulles airport.

JetBlue Airways plans to launch service between BWI Marshall Airport and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, starting July 9, 2026. (Maryland Aviation Administration)
May 4, 2026

JetBlue expands service to BWI starting July 9

JetBlue Airways announced it would add Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport to its expanding flight service.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers walk through the domestic terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta on March 27, 2026. (REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer)
Apr 30, 2026

Trump signs bill to fund DHS after lengthy shutdown over ICE operations

The U.S. House passed bipartisan legislation to fund Department of Homeland Security agencies including the Secret Service and TSA.

Passengers wait in a TSA security checkpoint queue that stretches through Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Baltimore on March 29, 2026. (REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz)
Mar 30, 2026

Major airports like BWI return to normal as TSA workers get paid

Major U.S. airports that suffered massive disruptions for weeks after TSA security officers went unpaid say operations are returning to normal.

A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer checks passengers as they travel through a TSA security screening checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta on March 24, 2026. (REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer)
Mar 27, 2026

Trump orders government to pay airport security workers

President Donald Trump said he will take executive action to pay 50,000 airport security workers as a deal stalled in Congress to address staff shortages.

A crane retrieves a wing from the wreckage in the Potomac River on Feb. 3, 2025, in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the river, by the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in Arlington, Virginia. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo)
Mar 26, 2026

House committees approve aviation safety reforms after DC midair crash

Two U.S. House committees unanimously voted to pass sweeping aviation safety reform legislation to address recommendations issued after a collision in Washington airspace that killed 67 people.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are present as passengers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint after hundreds of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were ordered to deploy to airports to help fill TSA staffing gaps, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta on March 23, 2026. (REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer)
Mar 23, 2026

ICE agents deployed to airports amid staffing gaps

Immigration agents began deploying at over a dozen airports to aid security screening as staffing absences by unpaid airport security officers have caused massive delays.

TSA agents work at a security checkpoint at Ronald Reagan International Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on March 15, 2026. (REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz/File Photo)
Mar 19, 2026

Small airports could soon shut down over TSA absences, Duffy warns

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that if a partial government shutdown continues, small airports could soon shut down.

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Mar 18, 2026

Shannetta Griffin applies engineer’s mindset to BWI Airport, Maryland Aviation Administration

As Shannetta Griffin approaches her one-year mark as the Maryland Aviation Administration and BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport’s executive director and CEO, she reviews the responsibilities, challenges and goals she faces.