Alexandra Skores - Reporter/Writer
Alexandra Skores
Reporter/Writer
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‘The stress is just always there,’ as thousands of FAA workers go without paycheckOct 30, 2025For certain workers at the Federal Aviation Administration, the government shutdown hit hardest this week with a $0 paycheck. -
Investigation into crash of small jet owned by Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil prompts urgent NTSB recommendationOct 29, 2025The investigation into the crash of a Learjet, owned by Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil, has prompted the National Transportation Safety Board to issue an urgent recommendation to make sure similar planes’ landing gear are “securely attached.” -
The future of air traffic control grows more uncertain as the federal government shutdown continuesOct 29, 2025The impact of the federal government shutdown on the air traffic control system in the United States could linger on well beyond the reopening of the government. -
Lingering government shutdown causing flight delays and making air travel ‘less safe’ every dayOct 25, 2025Every day of the federal government shutdown air traffic controllers calling out sick have caused flight delays, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday. -
Songwriter Brett James’ plane entered a ‘tightening spiral’ before crashing, the NTSB said in a preliminary reportOct 20, 2025The plane Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James was piloting entered a “tightening spiral” before it crashed and killed everyone on board last month, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. -
Democratic senators say Kristi Noem broke the law with video played at TSA checkpointsOct 15, 2025Democrats in the Senate are calling for an investigation and immediate removal of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s video being shown at some Transportation Security Administration checkpoints blaming Democrats for the government shutdown. -
Multiple airports refuse to play Kristi Noem video that blames Democrats for government shutdownOct 15, 2025Several major US airports - including Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International, Portland International, Seattle-Tacoma International, and three in New York - are refusing to play a video of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in which she blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown. -
Legal questions arise as many airports refuse to play Kristi Noem’s shutdown message blaming DemocratsOct 15, 2025Travelers going through the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Detroit Metro Airport will come face to face with a video of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the shutdown of the federal government.
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Delays spread to major airports across the country, as the government shutdown impacts travelersOct 8, 2025There would not be enough air traffic controllers in the tower at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Tuesday night, the Federal Aviation Administration warned. In Nashville, so many controllers have stayed home, the facility - which guides planes into and out of the airport - is closing. -
Government shutdown hits air travel, closing a control tower and causing delays across the countryOct 7, 2025The impact of the government shutdown hit travelers across the United States Monday, as air traffic controllers called out sick, closing a control tower and leading to delays at major airports. -
Tandem skydivers become separated, with one falling to his death and the other hanging from a treeOct 6, 2025A skydiving instructor fell to his death in Nashville this weekend after a tandem jump went wrong and he somehow became separated from the other skydiver and their parachute. -
Delta plane took off into a hailstorm in 2023 after all weather data was not reviewed, report saysOct 3, 2025Delta Air Lines pilots and dispatchers didn’t look at all available weather information when they sent a plane into a damaging hailstorm in Italy in 2023, Italian transportation investigators ruled in a report published Thursday. -
International Organization rejects increasing mandatory commercial pilot retirement ageOct 3, 2025The International Civil Aviation Organization rejected a proposal Friday that would have allowed older commercial pilots to keep flying. -
Amazon resumes drone delivery after two of its aircraft crashed into crane in ArizonaOct 2, 2025Two Amazon Prime Air delivery drones struck a crane in Arizona, resulting in “substantial” damage and a fire Wednesday, prompting the company to ultimately suspend delivery drone operations. -
American Airlines plane aborts takeoff at Los Angeles International Airport after cargo jet crosses the runway in front of itSep 30, 2025An American Airlines pilot taking off at Los Angeles International Airport had to slam on the brakes, Sunday, after a cargo plane crossed the runway in front of it. -
FAA will continue to limit arrivals and departures at Newark Airport through October 2026Sep 25, 2025The Federal Aviation Administration is extending the limited rate of arrivals and departures at Newark Liberty International Airport through next October.
About
Alexandra Skores is a CNN reporter/writer covering transportation.
Skores previously worked as an aviation reporter at The Dallas Morning News in Dallas, Texas covering airlines, air travel and the aerospace industry. She wrote about American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, navigating national attention brought by two of the world’s largest air carriers located in Texas, and has interviewed several of the industry’s CEOs and public figures. Skores also led coverage of the 50th anniversary of DFW Airport, the business of Dallas-Fort Worth’s airlines and airports, including labor relations among aviation unions, and chronicled a series of stories on an activist investor’s campaign against Southwest Airlines, ultimately leading to a major leadership shakeup and changes at one of the region’s most historic airlines.
Skores began her career in news as an intern in local newspapers at The Dallas Morning News, The Oregonian in Portland, Oregon and The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She joined The Dallas Morning News as a business reporter covering breaking news in 2022, where she also covered the business of sports, writing about the region’s highest paid CEOs and covering quarterly earnings calls for high-profile companies in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Skores is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. She is a graduate of the University of Iowa, where she was the former managing editor of the student-ran newspaper, The Daily Iowan. Skores is based in Washington, DC and is originally from Chicago, IL.