America’s Longest Government Shutdown Shows Why We Must Free Air Traffic Control From Politics

Union head warns unpaid air-traffic controllers are 'resigning every day'

National Air Traffic Controllers President Nick Daniels told CNNs Wolf Blitzer that flight delays and complications facing customers this week are not looking like a temporary problem that will clear up once the federal government is reopened, considering the number of air-traffic controllers quitting their jobs.When asked “what's different” from the 2019 shutdown, Daniels said "the issues are getting worse by every day."“It's no surprise to any…

Air Travel Likely to Suffer into Holidays Due to Democrat Shutdown

by Rich Mitchell at CDN - The current government shutdown, maintained by Democrats’ refusal to reopen the government, is 36 days old. According to the Air Traffic Controllers Union chief, the damage being done by Schumer and company could last into the holidays. National Air Traffic Controllers Union Chief Nick Daniels told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Thursday that the damage … Click to read the rest HERE-> Air Travel Likely to Suffer into Holiday…

America’s longest government shutdown shows why we must free air traffic control from politics

Nations that moved air traffic control out of politics have better tech, no shutdown chaos, and stable funding. Congress keeps choosing dysfunction instead.

SCOOP: Homeland Security Chairman outlines "increased risk" of air travel due to Schumer Shutdown

Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R., N.Y.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, explained to the Washington Reporter how his home state senator’s ongoing shutdown is causing an “increased risk amid an evolving threat landscape.”While Senator Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) continues his historic obstruction, Garbarino painted a bleak portrait of what America’s airports look like — and laid the blame squarely at the feet of S…

U.S. Airline Bosses to Meet Vance Over Shortage of Air Traffic Controllers

The government shutdown continues to negatively impact the travel industry due to staffing shortages.

Last Night’s Election May Be the Moment the Shutdown Finally Cracked

This isn’t a political post — it just happens to involve politics because the shutdown has reached a point where it impacts air travel in a way most of us have never experienced. We’re six weeks into the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, and the people who make it possible for planes to take off and land — TSA officers and air traffic controllers — are still being told to show up for work even though the paychecks stopped weeks ago. N…