Tag: air traffic controllers
FAA urges lawmakers to reopen the government amid staffing shortages
Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Federal Aviation Administration officials on Friday night urged Congress to approve government funding as…
Airports Crippled Across U.S. Amid ‘Surge’ In Air Traffic Controller Callouts
Air travel across the U.S. has continued to experience severe delays as a âsurgeâ of unpaid air traffic…
Air traffic control absences surge, hitting almost half of major US airports
By David Shepardson and Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nearly 50% of the 30 busiest U.S. airports faced shortages of…
Controllers union backs âcleanâ short-term funding bill
The head of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association union on Friday explicitly called on Congress to pass…
At least 15 people hospitalized after JetBlue flight drops altitude and forces emergency landing in Florida, officials say
At least 15 people were taken to a hospital after a drop in altitude on a JetBlue flight…
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…
Air traffic controllers ‘wearing thin’ ahead of first missed paycheck
Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Already short-staffed air traffic controllers are feeling the strains of the nearly month-long government…
Flight delays in US to grow worse, transportation secretary warns
US air traffic controllers are increasingly looking for second jobs and calling out sick, as they continue to…
US warns flight disruptions may increase as shutdown drags on
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Republican leaders in Congress on Thursday warned that…
The longer the shutdown lasts, the harder it is to mask
The White House has tried to tune the ongoing government shutdown so that everyday Americans barely notice. That's…
US air safety at risk with traffic controllers as ‘pawns’ in shutdown, official says
By David Shepardson and Doyinsola OladipoARLINGTON, Virginia/NEWARK (Reuters) -More than 13,000 U.S. air traffic controllers face rising stress…
US airlines say it is ‘imperative’ FAA get quick wins in air traffic overhaul
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group representing major U.S. airlines said it is imperative the Federal Aviation Administration…