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 ...
Five weeks into the government shutdown, controllers across the country, forced to work without pay, are taking second jobs to stay afloat. By Gabe Castro-Root Gabe Castro-Root reached out to about ...
President Donald Trump on Monday offered bonuses for unpaid air traffic controllers who did not miss work during the shutdown, but also suggested those who took time off should leave the profession ...
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The Federal Aviation Administration has long struggled with a shortage of air traffic controllers and the recent government shutdown has only exacerbated the crisis. Controllers were forced to work ...
WASHINGTON — With the federal government open for business again, air traffic controllers can finally get paid for all the work they performed during the 43 days of the shutdown. Transportation ...
Air traffic controllers faced either President Donald Trump‘s wrath or gratitude on Monday, depending on their actions during the government shutdown. Trump said any air traffic controllers who have ...
The longest government shutdown in US history shook travel plans across America earlier this month as a shortage of air traffic controllers resulted in thousands of delayed or canceled flights. But ...
With air traffic controllers in the news lately, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Emily Hanoka, a former controller who retired earlier this year, about the stresses and sacrifices involved in the work. Air ...