At midnight, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered private-jet operations at 12 major U.S. airports to a temporary halt. This follows a separate FAA mandate last week calling for a 10 percent phased reduction of domestic flights, both commercial and private, at 40 high-impact airports.

The FAA orders come as airports struggle with safety issues. Some air-traffic facilities are at 53 percent of normal staffing levels, according to reports, with certain shifts down 80 percent. Caught in the government shutdown, air-traffic controllers have not been paid since early October. The U.S. Senate is now working on a path to temporarily end the shutdown, at least until January 30, 2026, so government employees can return to work.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), a tra

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