WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has temporarily banned general aviation operations and nonscheduled aircraft flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), as well as 11 other major U.S. airports amid the government shutdown, which the Senate took its first step toward ending on Sunday night.

According to a press release from the National Business Aviation Administration (NBAA), this order will, as of now, expire on Dec. 31.

"Safety is the cornerstone of business aviation, and the NBAA is fully committed to ensuring the safety of the NAS (National Airspace System ) ," NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen said in a statement. "Among the ways we will do that is to ensure business aviation operators have an understanding of these restrictions and the

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