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fromSFGATE
6 days ago

SFO's flight delays continue to balloon amid staffing issues, foggy weather

Fog and understaffing at San Francisco International Airport's tower, amid an unpaid-controller government shutdown, caused prolonged flight delays, cancellations, and planned traffic reductions.
fromSFGATE
1 week ago

How SFO's largest airlines are handling the FAA's reduction in flights

In an unprecedented move, the Federal Aviation Administration has directed airlines to cancel up to 10% of flights across 40 major airports to relieve pressure on air traffic controllers, who are not being paid during the government shutdown. Flights nationwide on Friday and Saturday have already been cancelled, and San Francisco International Airport is among the affected airports listed Thursday by the FAA, along with neighboring Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport.
US politics
#government-shutdown
fromSFGATE
1 month ago
US politics

1,300 federal employees at SFO are working without pay amid government shutdown

fromSFGATE
1 month ago
US politics

1,300 federal employees at SFO are working without pay amid government shutdown

Environment
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 week ago

Bay Area atmospheric river: Damaging winds, rain lead to power outages, delays at SFO

An atmospheric river caused widespread flight delays, power outages, and damaging winds across the Bay Area, with conditions expected to improve after 9 a.m.
#waymo
#united-airlines
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

New SFO Museum Exhibition "Give Me a Ring: A Telephone Retrospective"

The exhibition features an array of classic telephones from the late 1800s to the 1990s, showcasing designs from Art Deco phones to 1960s Picturephones and a 1958 Touch-Tone prototype.
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US news
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 months ago

Federal agents 'stormed the cockpit,' removed Delta co-pilot from flight at SFO, passengers say

Federal agents arrested the co-pilot of Delta Flight 2809 after landing at San Francisco International Airport.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
4 months ago

Near-Miss Between Taxiing Jets at SFO Sounds Like Fault of Overworked Air Traffic Controller

An air traffic controller's error nearly caused a collision at San Francisco Airport, highlighting concerns over controller fatigue.
#aviation-safety
fromABC7 San Francisco
5 months ago
San Francisco

United plane makes wrong turn during SFO takeoff, nearly colliding with SkyWest flight: FAA

Aviation safety is under scrutiny following a close call at San Francisco International Airport involving two commercial jets.
fromSFGATE
6 months ago
San Francisco

United undergoes back-to-back flight incidents at SFO within 8 hours

Two United Airlines flights had a wing strike incident at SFO with no reported injuries.
FAA is investigating the incident involving two aircraft pushing back.
Passengers were safely evacuated and rebooked on other flights.
A separate landing incident on the same day raised further safety concerns.
San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
5 months ago

United plane makes wrong turn during SFO takeoff, nearly colliding with SkyWest flight: FAA

Aviation safety is under scrutiny following a close call at San Francisco International Airport involving two commercial jets.
San Francisco
fromTravel + Leisure
7 months ago

This U.S. Airport's Super-effective 'Quiet Policy' Is Getting a Loud Reaction From Travelers-What Side Are You On?

SFO's 'Quiet Airport Policy' has successfully reduced terminal noise by 40 percent since 2020.
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