Air traffic controllers are about to miss their first paycheck, forcing some into side gigs

As essential workers, air traffic controllers are required to work without pay during a government shutdown forcing some into ...
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Don't Get Too Close To Air Force One Or An Air Traffic Controller Will Embarrass You

Even expert pilots working for some of the world's largest commercial airlines need to be humbled sometimes. During a flight on Tuesday, September 16, a pilot flying a Spirit Airlines Airbus A321 was ...
PBS

Airports face delays as shutdown deepens air traffic control staffing woes

Thousands of flights have been delayed this week as the government shutdown enters its eighth day. It’s hard to know exactly how many delays are due to staffing shortages from the shutdown, but ...
The New York Times

Air Traffic Staffing Shortages Disrupt Travel for Second Straight Day

The national air space has long been reeling from a staffing crisis among air traffic controllers, as the F.A.A. grapples with a shortage of about 3,000 controllers. By Karoun Demirjian and Christine ...
NPR

Shutdown strains already short-staffed air traffic controllers, union president says

Air traffic controllers will continue to work under strain as the government shutdown drags on, according to the head of the union that represents them. "What they're working under is one of the ...