The government shutdown highlighted a fragile link in the nation's aviation system: finding enough air traffic controllers to keep flights on schedule. The 43-day closure, during which controllers ...
Air traffic controllers are back in the news during the federal government shutdown because of shortages. What happens if your next flight gets impacted? Here’s what we know. Why are controllers ...
The main entrance to FAA's Fort Worth Air Route Traffic Control Center in Fort Worth is pictured, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Tom Fox / Staff Photographer Scott Turner used to jump out of airplanes. A ...
WASHINGTON — More than a month into the last government shutdown in 2019, a few air traffic controllers finally reached their breaking point. There was only a “slight increase” in sick leave at two ...
There was only a "slight increase" in sick leave at two facilities in Virginia and Florida that handle high-altitude traffic, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. But it was enough to ...
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