ARLINGTON, Virginia/NEWARK, Oct 14 (Reuters) - More than 13,000 U.S. air traffic controllers face rising stress and financial insecurity after Tuesday's disbursement of what will be their last paycheck during the government shutdown, posing potential risks for air travel, the head of an employee union said. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said last week that staffing issues among air traffic controllers were to blame for 53% of flight delays since the shutdown, now in its

As the federal government shutdown enters its third week, a familiar crisis is unfolding across America's skies. Air traffic controllers - who keep millions of passengers safe every day - are once again working without paychecks, and the cracks in the system are showing. On Monday evening, pilots preparing to depart from Hollywood Burbank Airport in California  heard silence from their control tower. Unstaffed due to controller absences, it had simply closed. For several hour

WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that air traffic control staffing issues delayed travel...

Inspectors from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) watched on during a series of flights that American Airlines conducted as it...