WASHINGTONPOST (Todd Frankel) - FAA wants to permanently restrict planes over Mar-a-Lago, long a Trump complaint
The rules would affect flights traveling into and out of the nearby airport recently renamed after the president.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Michael Ramsey) - No-fly zone to become permanent over Trump Tower in NYC: FAA
(NewsNation) — The FAA has announced a permanent no-fly zone over Trump Tower in Manhattan that will remain in effect even after owner President Donald Trump leaves office. The change, effective Oct. 29, comes at the request of the U.S. Secret Service, which also requested a “permanent fixed flight restriction” areas for the president’s Mar-a-Lago estate [...]
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - NORAD F-16s intercept many general aviation aircraft violating temporary flight restrictions
The restrictions were located over Bedminster and East Rutherford, and three of the aircraft that violated the airspace were intercepted by NORAD F-16 fighter jets.
REDSTATE (Rusty Weiss) - F-16s Scrambled, Flares Deployed After Pilots Breach Airspace Near Trump at World Cup Final
HUFFPOST - Pentagon Let CBP Use Anti-Drone Laser Before FAA Closed El Paso Airspace, AP Sources Say
The confusing arc of events began as the FAA announced it was shutting down all flight traffic over the city on the U.S.-Mexico border for 10 days, but the closure ended up only lasting a few hours.
AXIOS (Alex Fitzpatrick) - Unusual FAA restriction closes El Paso airspace for 10 days
A 10-mile ring of airspace centered on El Paso, Texas, is effectively closed to aircraft for the next 10 days after the Federal Aviation Administration issued a surprise restriction late Tuesday night for "special security reasons." Why it matters: The temporary flight restriction , or TFR, includes the airspace over El Paso International Airport, effectively shutting down the city's main aviation link. - A notice to pilots classified the area as "national defense airspace," and warned that deadly force may be used against aircraft violating the restriction, standard language for such designations. What they're saying: "All flights to and from El Paso are grounded, including commercial, cargo and general aviation," El Paso International…
NEWSNATIONNOW (David Gonzalez) - FAA grounds all flights to and from El Paso International Airport
The FAA issued the flight restriction, which appears to be security related, effective February 10 at 11:30 p.m. (MST) to February 20 at 11:30 p.m (MST).
ABCNEWS - FAA halts El Paso flights for 10 days, citing 'special security reasons'
The Federal Aviation Administration issued temporary flight restrictions.
NYTIMES (John Yoon) - F.A.A. Halts All Flights at El Paso Airport for 10 Days
No flights would be allowed to or from the airport for 10 days under a flight restriction order that cited unspecified “special security reasons.”