The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) suddenly sealed off the skies around El Paso, Texas, for ten days on the pretext of “special security reasons,” grounding every flight in and out of the region. The broad edict, which began on February 10, 2026, and concludes on February 20, grounds every flight, including medical evacuation planes, without
An emergency airworthiness directive from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with operational implications for aircraft assembled in Canada, operating in the United States, was issued with immediate effect following a presidential instruction on the certification status of these aircraft. An emergency measure, which grounds aircraft on the next available landing, unless otherwise exempted, indicates a