As Shutdown Slows Air Traffic Training, These Schools Are Stepping In

New programs cannot turn out the numbers needed to make up for the controller shortfall. But they hope to have a higher ...

Air Traffic Controllers Just Missed Their First Paycheck—Here’s What it Means for Travel

Air traffic controllers missed their first paychecks Tuesday amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown. One controller, Zac ...

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

Controllers have urged air passengers to contact their representatives to end the shutdown. The transportation secretary also ...
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Air Traffic Controller Says Fears About Flying During Shutdown Are Justified

An air traffic controller working two jobs through the government shutdown isn't trying to alarm flyers ... but, he thinks a ...

Flight delays become more common as air traffic controllers go without pay during shutdown

Air traffic controllers are missing another paycheck due to the ongoing government shutdown, raising concerns about financial ...

Duffy says shutdown threatens air traffic control student aid

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says shutdown threatens stipends for air traffic control students, raising the risk some ...

Opinion: ‘A big, fat zero’ for air traffic controllers should be unacceptable

The controller workforce has been understaffed for more than a decade, resulting in mandatory overtime, including regular ...

Air-traffic controllers miss their first paycheck. The shutdown’s effects on airports are getting worse.

The U.S. government shutdown is nearing its first full month with Washington still gridlocked. This week also marks the first ...

The future of air traffic control grows more uncertain as the federal government shutdown continues

The 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.

Flight Delays Mount as Unpaid Air Traffic Controllers Strain During Government Shutdown

The ongoing government shutdown has created a cascading crisis in America’s skies, with unpaid air traffic controllers calling in sick at unprecedented rates and causing thousands of flight delays ...

Hundreds of air traffic controllers take second jobs as US shutdown continues

Air traffic controllers and trainees are taking side hustles like waiting tables, delivering food for DoorDash and driving for Uber.