FAA orders traffic cuts amid shutdown
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Nick Daniels, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, said workers have gone too long without paychecks to work safely.
Beginning next week, daytime rocket launches are all officially scrubbed thanks to the government shutdown.
One major airport serving New Jersey shut down TSA checkpoints due to federal shutdown. What can travelers expect next?
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Airlines step up to support federal workers as nearly 13,000 air traffic controllers go unpaid
Major airlines are providing meals and support to unpaid air traffic controllers and TSA officers during the federal government shutdown.
The Federal Aviation Administration told airlines on Thursday to cut 4% of flights at 40 high-traffic airports starting Friday, according to a document seen by Reuters.
This morning, hundreds of flights at some of the busiest airports in the nation are now cancelled amid the ongoing government shutdown. The head of the Federal Aviation Administration says this unprecedented move is meant to alleviate stress on air traffic controllers who have been working without pay for 38 days.