Ground delays issued amid shortage of air controllers as shutdown continues

Departures to Orlando International Airport are delayed an average of 2.7 hours overnight Thursday due to staffing issues, ...

Shutdown pain intensifies as air traffic controllers lose pay, and food assistance is drying up

Food assistance, health care costs, air travel, and military pay all face major strain if the shutdown extends beyond this ...

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 ...

Air-traffic controllers miss their first paycheck. The shutdown’s effects on airports could get much worse.

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

Flight delays hit Orlando, Dallas, DC due to shortage of air traffic controllers

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Flights at Orlando, Dallas/Fort Worth and Washington, D.C. airports were delayed on ...

Orlando airport experiences flight delays due to lack of air traffic controllers

Passengers can expect average delays of nearly three hours, the FAA said, warning that at some point all flights into Florida ...

Could air traffic controllers delaying senators’ flights end the shutdown?

On Thursday, air traffic controllers caused delays at Reagan National Airport just as lawmakers were headed home. The top two ...

4,300 Flights Delayed Thursday As Air Traffic Controller Shortage And East Coast Storms Snarl U.S. Airspace Amid Shutdown

As rain and thunderstorms pelt the East Coast on Thursday, air traffic controllers continue to call out of work in greater ...

I’m an air traffic controller. We’re struggling in the shutdown.

There is zero margin for error in our jobs. Showing up to work every day, not knowing when or if you'll be paid, is deeply ...

Air traffic controllers' union chief says tension is at an 'all-time high' as workers miss their first full paycheck of the government shutdown

"Air traffic controllers are not only stressed, they're not only fatigued, they're angry. They're upset," Nick Daniels said.

Arizona air traffic controllers face financial strain as shutdown enters day 30

It’s day 30 of the government shutdown, and essential federal employees like air traffic controllers are feeling the ...

Delta and United Plead With Congress to End Shutdown

“Delta Air Lines implores Congress to immediately pass a clean continuing resolution to reopen the government so that our air ...