Browsing: Air Traffic
Delta CEO slams ‘inexcusable’ shutdown that led to canceled flights and workers doing high-stress jobs without pay
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian delivered a scathing critique of the recent government shutdown and its operational impact on…
Air traffic controllers are becoming Uber drivers and restaurant servers on top of six-day airport shifts to make ends meet during government shutdown
As the government shutdown enters its third week, air traffic controllers are bracing for financial uncertainty: potentially weeks of work…
You’re 10 times more likely to have a flight delay during the government shutdown, Transportation Secretary says: ‘These controllers are stressed out’
Thanks to the government shutdown this month, flight delays are even more prominent. In fact, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said…
America’s air traffic controller shortage is even worse during the government shutdown—but job candidates can make $145,000 per year
The U.S. government shutdown is affecting the livelihood of thousands of air traffic controllers, as they’re expected to keep working…
United’s CEO proclaims the budget airline model is dead and argues they ‘screw the customer’
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told The Wall Street Journal in an interview on Thursday the budget airline model is…
FAA says controller shortage and tech issues mean Newark airport flight limits will extend into June
The flight restrictions that have been in place at New Jersey’s largest airport ever since air traffic controllers first lost their…
Delta CEO says air traffic control systems are so outdated that some commercial flight routes were faster in the 1950s than they are today
During the past couple of weeks, chronic flight delays and cancellations at Newark Liberty International Airport have revealed a litany…
Newark chaos spreads to another airport as Denver air traffic controllers lose communications for 90 seconds
Air traffic controllers in Denver lost communications with planes around that major airport for 90 seconds earlier this week and…
Air traffic controllers are so overworked, the FAA created a shortcut for new college grads
Still staring down the barrel of a sector-wide shortage, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is fast-tracking young adults into the…











