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How the Government Shutdown Is Making the Air Traffic Controller Shortage Worse

Working without regular pay, combined with the possibility that they won’t get paid at all, is resulting in real financial stress for air traffic controllers, who perform one of the most stressful jo...

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

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US air safety at risk with traffic controllers as 'pawns' in shutdown, official says

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Air traffic controllers begin work without pay, workers union and passengers chime in

Air traffic controllers began working without pay across America on Tuesday, as the federal government shutdown stretched on and added uncertainty for thousands of families.

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Unpaid air traffic controllers say government shutdown endangers flyers

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Is it safe to fly during the government shutdown? Experts weigh in.

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Delta's CEO Explains Why Air Traffic Control Systems Are Slowing Down Our Flights

Delta's CEO says there's a surprising reason flights are taking longer today than they did decades ago, and it has little to do with the planes.

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Delta CEO says air traffic control systems are so outdated that some commercial flight routes were faster in the 1950s than they are today

Delta CEO Ed Bastian also revealed that, due to aging air traffic control systems, it actually takes longer today to fly from Atlanta to LaGuardia than it did in the 1950s when the airline opened that route.

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Here's how pilots, airlines train for air traffic control disruptions as summer travel ramps up

Blacked-out air traffic control screens and communication issues in places like Newark, Denver and Jacksonville over the past several months have put a renewed focus on the U.S.' aging air traffic control system. The Fourth of July could set a new travel ...

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy urges air traffic controllers to show up for work: ‘Need to go to their jobs’

I’m encouraging air traffic controllers to show up for work,” Duffy said on Wednesday during an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper.