As the government shutdown enters its third week, air traffic controllers are bracing for financial uncertainty: potentially weeks of work without a paycheck. Recommended Video Deemed essential workers, air traffic controllers are expected to work during the government shutdown that began Oct. 1, but are not being compensated during the funding lapse. They received a partial paycheck on Oct. 14 for work performed before the shutdown, but will receive a $0 paycheck for their

The Kremlin shuts its airspace to US airlines in 2022 in response to Western sanctions over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. China's largest state-owned airlines have condemned a US plan to stop them flying over Russia on journeys to or from America. The US Department of Transportation said the current shorter routes used by Chinese planes give them an unfair advantage over their American competitors. "Being able to use the most efficient route provides a competitive advan

A landmark agreement to cut global shipping emissions has been abandoned after pressure from Saudi Arabia and the USA to end the talks, the BBC reported. More than 100 countries had gathered at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)’s headquarters in London to approve a deal first agreed in April, which would have seen shipping become the world’s first industry to adopt internationally mandated targets to reduce emissions, the 17 October report said. However, US Presi

American Airlines is axing Ozempic and other popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs from its health care plan as part of a cost saving plan, angering the carrier’s flight attendant union which says the new policy is excluding crew members from vital health coverage. From January 1, 2026, American Airlines will only cover GLP-1 medications for crew members who have Type 2 diabetes, while employees who have used drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro to manage their weight as a chronic heal

LOS ANGELES- Pilots on American Airlines (AA) Flight 6469 mistakenly believed a cockpit breach was underway, prompting the flight to return to Omaha Airport (OMA) less than 40 minutes after departing for Los Angeles (LAX) on Monday (October 20, 2025). The false alarm occurred when the cockpit intercom, accidentally left open, transmitted static noise that the pilots misinterpreted as an attempted intrusion, according to an airline spokesperson. American Airlines Pilots Ge

The Trump administration withheld $40 million in funding for California, saying the state was not enforcing a language requirement for long-haul drivers. Eli Soler recently added an element to his classes for would-be commercial truck drivers: a mock roadside English-proficiency test. “How many hours have you driven? Where is this load going to?” Soler asks Spanish-speaking students while pretending to be a police officer. Soler, who runs a Miami-based commercial driving scho

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

LONDON — A U.S. diplomatic broadside personally led by President Donald Trump derailed a historic effort to tax climate pollution from shipping.  A fractious meeting of the International Maritime Organization in London ended Friday with a decision to adjourn for a year, after Saudi Arabia, backed by Russia, pushed for a pause.   That means the effort to set binding international rules to cut greenhouse gases from shipping — responsible for about 3 percent of global emissions

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

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