US Federal Aviation Administration

Air traffic control staffing crisis delay more flights as US government shutdown remains unresolved

Air traffic control staffing crisis delay more flights as US government shutdown remains unresolved

  • Some 13,000 air traffic controllers and about 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers must work without pay during the government shutdown
  • FAA is 3,500 air traffic controllers short of targeted staffing levels and many had been working mandatory overtime and six-day weeks even before the shutdown
By Reuters ·