Airports Crippled Across U.S. Amid 'Surge' In Air Traffic Controller Callouts

"After 31 days without pay, air traffic controllers are under immense stress and fatigue," the Federal Aviation ...

'Misery map' shows which major airports are getting hit the hardest with flight delays and cancellations

Cancellation rates are high at airports in the New York metro region, including LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy, and Newark.

Judges order funding of SNAP benefits, but delays are still expected during shutdown

President Donald Trump says his administration is asking the court to clarify "how we can legally fund SNAP as soon as ...

Air traffic controller shortages cause widespread flight delays amid government shutdown

Data showed a “broader slowdown” Thursday across the country's aviation system for the first time since the shutdown began on Oct. 1, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.

FAA reports increasing air traffic controller call-outs as shutdown enters second month

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) pressed lawmakers to reopen the government late Friday as major airports across the ...

Seattle travelers brace for flight disruptions as FAA struggles with staffing shortages

SEATTLE — As the Federal Aviation Administration reports growing staffing shortages amongst facilities nationwide, travelers coming through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Halloween say they ...
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FAA: Staffing Shortages Might Snarl Weekend Flights

The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday issued an operations advisory warning of staffing shortages — or "staffing triggers" — at ...

80% of NYC-area air traffic controllers absent amid 'surge' in callouts: FAA

A surge in callouts among air traffic controllers "is straining staffing levels" at multiple airports across the U.S. -- ...

Lack of air traffic controllers hits almost half of major US airports

By David Shepardson and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nearly 50% of the 30 busiest U.S. airports are grappling with ...

JFK forced to ground all planes due to wild winds, shutdown — as all of NYC’s major airports in crisis

John F. Kennedy Airport was forced to ground all planes Friday as the metro area’s two other major airports were also snarled by high winds, as the ongoing government shutdown has reduced air ...

Air traffic controller shortages lead to broader US flight delays as shutdown nears one-month mark

Travel delays were adding up at airports across the U.S. on Friday as the government shutdown drags on, putting even more pressure on air traffic controllers who have been working without pay for a ...