US EditionAir traffic staffing problems mount during shutdown, hitting Newark Airport
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The closure of the federal government has entered its second week, and the shortage of air traffic controllers has already strained operations and disrupted flights at some U.S. airports. Reagan National Airport was the last to report delays this week due to staffing problems on Wednesday. However, earlier this week there were problems at airports in Chicago, Newark, Denver and Nashville, and even the control tower had to close in Burbank, Calif…
FAA Staffing Shortages Worsen As Shutdown Enters Eighth Day
As the government shutdown entered its eighth day, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported new staffing shortages affecting key air traffic control centers, including Newark Liberty International Airport. The facility was short-staffed for two hours Wednesday morning as the Department of Transportation cited a rise in sick calls among controllers who are required to work without pay. Air traffic control staffing shortfalls caused a se…
Government shutdown drives staffing flight delays from 5% to 53% as air traffic controllers call out | The New York Ledger
The Federal Air Travel Administration (FAA) reported extra air traffic interruptions leading into Wednesday night, as across the country staffing lacks struck a number of significant nerve center, consisting of Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Staffing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is the greatest cause for issue, with a ground hold-up program anticipated Wednesday night, according to the FAA. There were more …
The delays due to the lack of air traffic controllers affected airports in the last 48 hours, including those from Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Nashville, Tennessee, Newark, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Burbank (California), which had to close on the second-day night due to the lack of personnel. The Federal Administration of Aviation (FAA) warned early this week that, due to the paralysing (known as 'shutdown'), dozens of air traff…
Low airline staffing leads to large delays at U.S. airports
Only one week into the federal-government shutdown, the U.S. aviation system is already feeling the strain. Flight-data expert FlightAware reported that U.S. airports delayed over 9,000 flights on Monday and Tuesday. Staffing shortages at federal air-traffic control facilities across the nation forced authorities to reduce the number of takeoffs and landings at several airports. Sean Duffy, the secretary of transportation, confirmed on Monday th…
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