U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday that he was ordering a 10% reduction in flights at 40 major airports to account for an air traffic controller shortage caused by the 37-day ongoing shutdown. He said the cuts would start at 4% on Friday. That was roughly in line with the rate of canceled flights at Logan.

Massport confirms that Boston is among the 40 major hubs to see flight reductions due to the government shutdown.

Logan International Airport became the first major United States airport to electronically screen air cargo Oct. 14 when the Massachusetts Port Authority began running a test security program to examine the technology’s effectiveness. ‘Since Sept.

East Boston is notably home to Logan Airport, but what fliers may not see from above are the snowy owls being rescued by Norman Smith. "Since 1981, I've been going out to Logan Airport and capturing and relocating snowy owls," said Smith, a raptor ...