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The FAA’s unprecedented 10% flight reduction highlights long-standing air traffic control shortages worsened by the government shutdown.
A surge in callouts among air traffic controllers "is straining staffing levels" at multiple airports across the U.S. -- including in the New York City area where 80% of controllers are absent, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday evening.
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 ...
ARLINGTON, Virginia/NEWARK-More than 13,000 U.S. air traffic controllers face rising stress and financial insecurity after Tuesday’s disbursement of what will be their last paycheck during the government shutdown, posing potential risks for air travel ...
A pilot preparing to take off Monday from Hollywood Burbank Airport in California took the routine step of radioing the air traffic control tower. But instead of the usual back-and-forth conversation of coordinating departure, the pilot received a ...
The Hollywood Burbank Airport in California went without air traffic controllers for hours on Monday night amid the government shutdown. A staffing shortage meant there were no controllers on duty between 4:15 p.m. to 10 p.m. local time, and their ...
WASHINGTON — For nearly six hours Monday, a major airport in Southern California had no air traffic controllers managing flights from the tower, causing delays and cancellations. The issues at Hollywood Burbank Airport, about 10 miles north of Los ...
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