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Detroit Metro Air Traffic Controllers Work to Educate People on Shutdown Impacts
More than 5,900 flight delays occurred by Sunday evening, with 22 controller shortage incidents reported at major U.S. airports, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
- On Tuesday , hundreds of U.S. air traffic controllers missed their first full paycheck and took second jobs, National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Nick Daniels said.
- Since October 1, 2025, the U.S. government shutdown has forced roughly 13,000 air traffic controllers and about 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers to work without pay, while the Federal Aviation Administration is about 3,500 controllers short of targets.
- Flight tracking data show widespread delays, with staffing shortages causing nearly 7,000 flight delays on Oct 27 and 8,800 on Oct 26, alongside a ground stop at Los Angeles International Airport and delay programs at Chicago O'Hare, Washington's Reagan National, and Newark Liberty International Airport.
- FAA data show a rise in controller absences linked to frustration, with 22 shortage "triggers" reported and Joe Segretto saying morale is declining as trainees drop out.
- On Tuesday , air traffic controllers who received two-week-old partial pay at 90% face missing their first full October paycheck and plan assemblies at at least 17 airports, increasing pressure on U.S. Congress.
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Hundreds of air traffic controllers take second jobs as US shutdown continues
Hundreds of U.S. air traffic controllers have taken up temporary second jobs as a prolonged government shutdown meant they missed their first full paycheck on Tuesday, mounting pressure on a strained aviation safety system, a union official said.
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