$75K Per Non-Compliant Flight: Airlines Could Face Steep Shutdown-Related Fines

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is going to be threatening hefty civil penalties on a handful of airlines, after multiple carriers notably fell short of the government-mandated schedule cuts that were put in place during the US government shutdown earlier this fall. An emergency order required carriers to trim flight operations at around 40 major airports all across the country in order to ease pressure on short-staffed air traffic control facilities.