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An airplane takes off from New York’s Laguardia Airport after the FAA ordered flight cuts at 40 major airports amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., November 7, 2025. Ryan Murphy | Reuters Air traffic controllers and technicians with perfect attendance during the government shutdown will receive […]
Planes line up on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport on November 10, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. has been scrambling to hire more air traffic controllers for years. The longest-ever federal government shutdown might have made that even harder. “We need more of them […]
A person rides an electric scooter past the air traffic control tower at Reagan Washington National Airport as the U.S. government shutdown continues in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., Oct. 8, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters U.S. air traffic controllers Tuesday missed their first full paychecks since the government shutdown began at the start of the month, […]
An airplane takes off the control tower at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Oct. 8, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images U.S. air traffic controllers have received partial paychecks, their union said Tuesday, and they could miss their next paychecks altogether if the government shutdown lasts another two weeks. “The job […]
A group representing major U.S. airlines said it is imperative the Federal Aviation Administration accomplish some “quick wins” in the $12.5 billion overhaul of the aging air traffic control system, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Wednesday. Airlines for America CEO Chris Sununu in a previously unreported letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy […]
The Hollywood Burbank Airport air traffic control tower stands in Burbank, California, on Oct. 6, 2025. Mario Tama | Getty Images A shortage of air traffic controllers are delaying flights, the Federal Aviation Administration warned on Wednesday, as concerns grow about the effect of the government shutdown on U.S. aviation. There were half-hour delays at […]
An airport control tower is seen at Newark Liberty International Airport, on May 6, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. Andres Kudacki | Getty Images Air traffic controllers have been under strain for years, but a 90-second equipment failure last month exposed how decades of staffing shortages, underinvestment and patchwork solutions for those who guide planes […]
Chegg seen at the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 13, 2025. Danielle DeVries | CNBC Chegg on Monday filed suit in federal district court against Google, claiming that artificial intelligence summaries of search results have hurt the online education company’s traffic and revenue. The legal move come nearly two years after former CEO Dan […]
