Tag: staffing shortages
Major airport closures and flight delays amid government shutdown
Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that the government shutdown, now in its sixth…
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…
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…
Maddow Blog | Friday’s Mini-Report, 10.31.25
Today’s edition of quick hits.* A closely watched case: “A Rhode Island federal judge on Friday ordered the…
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…
FAA delays flights for third day as government shutdown continues
By David ShepardsonBALTIMORE (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration delayed flights for a third straight day on Wednesday at…
US airports start to see delays as shutdown hits air travel
The US government shut down has caused flight delays and cancellations at the Hollywood Burbank Airport and others…
Five years after a tragic DC 911 misfire, America’s emergency dispatch systems are still overwhelmed and underfunded
Billie Shepperd was planning her daughter Sheila’s 60th birthday party in June 2020 when the phone rang.She had…
Democrats demand answers on cuts to firefighters during critical fire season
As federal firefighters grapple with strained resources in an intense year of fire activity, Democratic lawmakers are demanding…