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80% of NYC-area air traffic controllers absent amid 'surge' in callouts: FAA

"After 31 days without pay, air traffic controllers are under immense stress and fatigue," the FAA said in the update.

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Air traffic controller shortages cause widespread flight delays amid government shutdown

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Shutdown Makes Air Travel System ‘Less Safe,’ Air Traffic Controllers Say

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FAA urges lawmakers to reopen the government amid staffing shortages

Half of our Core 30 facilities are experiencing staffing shortages, and nearly 80% of air traffic controllers are absent at New York-area facilities.

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Air traffic control absences surge, hitting almost half of major US airports

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Orlando airport experienced flight delays overnight due to lack of air traffic controllers

CBS News

Air traffic controllers told to keep working during government shutdown as some call in sick

The union representing the nation's air traffic controllers is directing its members to keep working during the U.S. government shutdown now stretching into its second week, with the labor group warning that failure to report for duty could lead to ...

Yahoo

America’s air traffic controller shortage is even worse during the government shutdown—but job candidates can make $145,000 per year

Air traffic controllers, expected to work without pay during the government shutdown, aren’t showing up at airports. It’s making the industry’s headcount problem even worse, with staffing down 50% in some areas. The U.S. government shutdown is ...

NPR

Air Traffic Controllers helped end the last government shutdown and may again

A shortage of air traffic controllers may have played a key role in ending the last government shutdown in 2019. Those controllers could be in a powerful position this year as well. Lawmakers in Washington are no closer to a deal to end the government ...

Packers Wire

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Pease Air Guard workers brace for government shutdown

A potential federal government shutdown loomed, threatening to furlough civilian employees at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and Pease Air National ... some of whom are firefighters and air traffic control tower employees at Pease, Heilshorn added.