Air traffic controller shortages cause widespread flight delays amid government shutdown

Data showed a “broader slowdown” Thursday across the country's aviation system for the first time since the shutdown began on Oct. 1, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.

FAA reports increasing air traffic controller call-outs as shutdown enters second month

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) pressed lawmakers to reopen the government late Friday as major airports across the U.S. experience flight delays and cancellations due staffing shortages ...

Nearly 13,000 air traffic controllers working without pay as shutdown enters second month

Some people at Reagan National Airport (DCA) on Friday night were in the Halloween spirit, but for others, the thought of ...

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

A surge in callouts among air traffic controllers "is straining staffing levels" at multiple airports across the U.S. -- ...

The Latest: Trump administration must fund SNAP payments during the shutdown, judges rule

Federal judges have ruled that the Trump administration must continue funding SNAP during the government shutdown ...
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TSA, air traffic controllers at MBS airport not getting paid due to shutdown, get donated meals

Essential workers, including about 28 TSA employees and 20 air traffic controllers, continue to work without pay due to the shutdown. "We donated 24 meals for that day," Diane Keenan of the East Side ...