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Around 4.7 million people are expected to fly over the five-day period surrounding Thanksgiving, the highest projection in nearly two decades.

The Federal Aviation Administration could stand to lose millions of dollars a day if Congress allows its authorization to lapse this weekend.

And more from our Deep Dive interview with Franklin Foer

The House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration for the next half-decade, moving at a time of growing dysfunction and disruption in the system to make a number of changes that affect passengers.

The House cleared away a number of potential sticking points that threatened to hold up the bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration.

The House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration for the next half-decade, moving at a time of growing dysfunction and disruption in the system to make a number of changes that affect passengers.

Former House Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Bill Shuster has lobbied on the FAA bill on behalf of Airlines for America since last month.

US Transportation Secretary warned of possible delays starting July 1 for airplanes that have not yet had radio altimeters updated to address potential 5G C-Band interference

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is warning airlines to be ready when wireless companies power up their 5G service next month

5G: Some aviation experts believe that C-Band signals are too close on the radio spectrum to the frequencies used by radio altimeters, which measure the height of a plane above the ground. Newer altimeters are protected from interference, but some airlines have complained that a shortage of the devices has prevented them from upgrading all their planes.