Sean Duffy Says He Doesn't Want Air Traffic Controllers Working as Uber Drivers During Shutdown

The shutdown is already causing flight delays. Service to more than 170 airports could stop entirely

(NEXSTAR) – The federal government shutdown, which began Oct. 1, has started to impact air travel, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy admitted, as air traffic controllers – who are working without pay – call out sick. Several major airports were experiencing delays on Wednesday, and smaller airports were at risk of losing service altogether by the end of the week. The Essential Air Service program, which subsidizes airline service to small comm…

Air traffic control staffing steady, but stress during shutdown worries DOT

An Alaska Airlines jet lands at Newark Liberty International Airport. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor)The Federal Aviation Administration reported no travel delays due to staffing levels at U.S. air traffic control facilities Wednesday, following a day of some delays related to above-average absences at a handful of facilities. An FAA operational plan posted about noon Eastern Time on Wednesday, the eighth day of the federal governme…

Airlines are getting snarled. That could be what ends the government shutdown

Air traffic controllers are opting to call out sick rather than work for no pay. It's an action that has ended shutdowns before

Traveling Soon? Here’s How the Shutdown Could Mess Things Up

As the government shutdown hits the one-week mark, airports across the U.S. are starting to feel it. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reported staffing shortages in Nashville, Boston, Dallas, Chicago, Newark, Denver and Philadelphia, among others, as well as at major air traffic control centers in Atlanta, Houston and Dallas. For the uninitiated, both air traffic controllers and TSA personnel are government employees, which means th…

Will Air-Traffic Controllers End the Government Shutdown?

Air-traffic controllers are calling in sick, and flights are being delayed. Jeff Wise reports they have a huge amount of power to force an end to the government shutdown.

Transportation Secretary worried that air traffic controllers may 'have to take a second job and drive Uber' because of government shutdown

"Now what they think about as they’re controlling our airspace is, 'How am I going to pay my mortgage? How do I make my car payment?"