Commentary: Our system is in crisis because air traffic control is an increasingly high-tech industry we are trying to run within an old-fashioned bureaucracy.

The government shutdown is taking a growing toll on air traffic controllers who are working without pay. Staffing shortages led to big delays over the weekend, raising concerns about holiday travel.

Some airlines are stepping in to help feed air traffic controllers and other unpaid federal aviation workers who missed their first full paycheck on Tuesday, Day 28 of the government shutdown. United ...

Multiple air traffic controllers have told Forbes they expect large numbers of colleagues to quit their jobs in the coming days—which will compound the pressure on remaining controllers during the ...

President Donald Trump on Monday offered bonuses for unpaid air traffic controllers who did not miss work during the shutdown, but also suggested those who took time off should leave the profession ...

Air traffic controllers across the US received their first zeroed-out paycheck Tuesday because of the protracted government shutdown — and staffing shortages are causing airport delays to pile up ...

OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 17, 2025 /CNW/ - NAV CANADA announced today its traffic figure for the month of November 2025 as measured in weighted charging units for enroute, terminal and oceanic air navigation ...

President Donald Trump and former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg have sparred over the condition of the air ...

President Donald Trump suggested giving a $10,000 bonus to air traffic controllers who remain on the job through the government shutdown despite having their paychecks delayed. Trump floated the idea ...

Air traffic controllers issued a desperate plea to lawmakers to end the government shutdown, as thousands of workers continue without paychecks. Federal employees, including air traffic controllers, ...

The government shutdown highlighted a fragile link in the nation's aviation system: finding enough air traffic controllers to keep flights on schedule. The 43-day closure, during which controllers ...