Karen Walker
October 17, 2025

Ronald Regean National Airport

Credit: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. government shutdown looks set to continue well into a third week and maybe longer as Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate dig deeper into their positions. Congress failed to pass appropriations legislation for the 2026 financial year that began Oct. 1, so the government shut…

Karen Walker

Karen Walker is Air Transport World Editor-in-Chief and Aviation Week Network Group Air Transport Editor-in-Chief. She joined ATW in 2011 and oversees the editorial content and direction of ATW, Routes and Aviation Week Group air transport content.

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