Airline CEOs Went to the White House. Here’s What They Want

The CEOs of American Airlines and United Airlines attended a White House roundtable with Vice President J.D. Vance Thursday afternoon to discuss the impact of the ongoing government shutdown.

Delta CEO Ed Bastian was not at the meeting. In statement, the carrier said, "Delta Air Lines implores Congress to immediately pass a clean continuing resolution to reopen the government so that our air traffic controllers, TSA and CBP officers charged with the safety and efficiency of our national airspace can collect the paychecks they deserve."

Vance held a closed-door meeting with American CEO Robert Isom, United CEO Scott Kirby, Air Line Pilots Association president Jason Ambrosi, and Airlines for America CEO Chris Sununu. After the meeting, the industry leaders pressed Congress to pass a short-term spending bill to reopen the government.