US EditionTransportation Secretary to discuss government shutdown's potential impact on Newark Airport
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy highlights staffing shortages and equipment failures amid a six-day shutdown with 13,000 unpaid air traffic controllers working, officials said.
- On October 6, 2025, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is expected at Newark Liberty International Airport to address how the government shutdown is affecting the nation's transportation system, joined by Nick Daniels urging an end to the shutdown.
- After a weeklong impasse, the shutdown has entered its sixth day following an Oct. 1 funding lapse, with congressional leaders deadlocked as Democrats seek ACA subsidy extensions and Republicans demand a reopening first.
- Operational reviews show aging traffic-control tech at Newark Liberty International Airport includes decades-old systems, with hourly capacity dropping to 68 flights after blackouts earlier this year and a 2024 Government Accountability Office report finding 37% unsustainable.
- Essential Air Service funding will lapse as soon as Sunday, risking reduced service in Alaska and all 50 states, while federal employees face missed paychecks on Oct. 14 and 13,000 air traffic controllers work unpaid.
- The FAA's recent hiring gains risk being stalled by the shutdown, as 2,026 new air traffic controllers joined in fiscal year 2025 but recruitment and retention could suffer, while the Trump administration threatened mass layoffs and roughly 4 million federal workers could go without pay.
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'Am I going to get a paycheck?': US govt shutdown cause staffing issues at airports, delays flights
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has said that air traffic controllers have been increasingly calling in sick since the government shutdown last week. He added that staffing had been cut by 50 per cent as the shutdown entered its sixth day on Tuesday
Newark Airport could be hit with more delays due to government shutdown, Trump official warns
Trump's transportation secretary said unpaid air traffic controllers are calling in sick during the government shutdown, potentially causing a ripple effect of delays.
Duffy warns of flight cancellations during shutdown
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that rural and small communities will see cuts to the federal subsidies supporting their airline services as soon as Sunday if the government shutdown continues. The Transportation Department gives subsidies to airlines through the Essential Air Service program to guarantee they provide commercial service to smaller communities throughout the United States. Duffy said the money that funds these subsidie…
Transportation Secretary Addresses Shutdown Impact on Transportation Systems
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Nick Daniels hold a news conference at 12:15 p.m. ET on Oct. 6 to discuss the impacts of the ongoing government shutdown on the nation’s transportation systems. ...
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