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 ...

Government shutdown continues to disrupt flights as air traffic controllers work without pay

The ongoing government shutdown continues to disrupt flights and put pressure on air traffic controllers, who are working ...

Government shutdown continues to add to stress on air traffic controllers and disrupt flights

The ongoing government shutdown continues to disrupt flights and put pressure on air traffic controllers who are working ...

Air traffic controllers have become reluctant bargaining chips in the government shutdown. They just want to get paid.

America's 13,000 air traffic controllers will soon receive their first $0 paycheck. They hold a delicate power in ...
Hoodline

Aviation in Crisis, Republican Leaders Blast Democrats Amidst Government Shutdown Straining Air Traffic Controllers

Republican officials highlight the impact of the government shutdown on aviation safety and unpaid air traffic controllers.

Air traffic control trainees brace for impact of government shutdown

The FAA's training academy in Oklahoma City is operating in spite of the government shutdown, but air traffic control trainees are still feeling its impact.
THE WEEK

Could air traffic controllers help end the government shutdown?

There appears to be no end in sight to the government shutdown, but one specific group of federal employees may be able to steer Congress toward a resolution: air traffic controllers. With the ...
Christian Science Monitor

Shutdown spotlights a persistent problem: Too few air traffic controllers

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
New York Post

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warns air traffic controllers who call out sick during shutdown could be fired

Even though the U.S. has a stark shortage of air traffic controllers, ones who call in sick instead of working without a paycheck during the federal government shutdown risk being fired, the U.S.
The Register Citizen

How the government shutdown is making the air traffic controller shortage worse and leading to flight delays

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The Conversation U.S. asked Brian Strzempkowski and Melanie Dickman, aviation experts ...