Air traffic controllers are becoming Uber drivers and restaurant servers on top of six-day airport shifts to make ends meet during government shutdown

Deemed essential workers, controllers are required to work during the shutdown, but will receive a $0 paycheck starting next week.

FAA says US air traffic control staffing issues cause more flight delays

The Federal Aviation Administration said late Sunday that air traffic control staffing issues were delaying travel at airports in Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta and Newark as a U.S. government shutdown hit its 19th day.
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Visa Reforms, Air Traffic Control: Issues the Travel Industry Spent Millions Lobbying For

Some trade groups and companies notably increased their third-quarter spending compared to the same period last year.

Sean Duffy Says Air Traffic Controllers Working 'Without Pay,' Doing Gigs To Put Food On The Table, As Staffing Shortages Hit Major Airports

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says that the ongoing government shutdown has hit Air Traffic Controllers, who are working long hours without pay. ATC Workers Driving DoorDash, Says Sean Duffy Sharing a clip from his interview with Fox News on the social media platform X on Saturday,
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WATCH: Furloughed Air Traffic Controller’s Shutdown Question Stops NewsNation Town Hall Cold

I’m driving DoorDash to pay my daughter’s tuition”—cut through partisan noise at NewsNation’s town hall. The post WATCH: Furloughed Air Traffic Controller’s Shutdown Question Stops NewsNation Town Hall Cold first appeared on Mediaite.
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