Tag Archives: air traffic control

  • News airplane

    Furlough-fueled delays strike airports

    The log jam is expected to continue as each FAA employee has to take 11 furlough days through September.

  • News FAA Air Traffic Control System Command Center

    Airlines ask court to block FAA furloughs

    The nation’s airlines asked a federal court on Friday to stop the imminent furlough of air traffic controllers, saying the cuts could delay 6,700 flights daily with passengers waiting up to four hours in some cases.

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    FAA announces 173 air traffic control towers to close

    The federal government will close 173 air traffic control towers at small- and medium-size airports on April 7 because of forced spending cuts.