Transportation Secretary Duffy said the U.S. air traffic system is antiquated and urged the Senate to pass the Big Beautiful Bill which has $12.5 billion earmarked for system upgrades.

Meanwhile, under an interim order, FAA set the maximum number of flights at the airport be limited to 28 arrivals and 28 departures an hour, until the reconstruction work on the runway is done. During peak times previously, there could be as many as 77 departures and arrivals each hour.

With the fate of EPA regulations uncertain, advocates say local environmental protection efforts, like a community air monitoring network, are increasingly important.

New Delhi and Islamabad engaged in four days of intense fighting during their most serious conflict in decades in early May, but social media posts about the violence have falsely shared a video of an air crash in the United States as the aftermath of an Indian attack on a Pakistani market.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he wanted a brand new air traffic control system, but it could take years — or even decades.