These air-traffic controllers are leaving their jobs and heading to Australia

Dozens of controllers have departed the U.S. to take jobs overseeing air-traffic in Australia; ‘everybody knows about it.’ ...
AOL

America’s air traffic controller shortage is even worse during the government shutdown—but job candidates can make $145,000 per year

The U.S. government shutdown is affecting the livelihood of thousands of air traffic controllers, as they’re expected to keep working without a paycheck. It’s led to major staffing shortages and ...
New Orleans City Business

Isolated flight delays may spread as air traffic controllers go without pay during shutdown

Air traffic controllers missed their paychecks Tuesday because of the ongoing government shutdown, raising concerns that flight delays could multiply as increasingly stressed-out controllers call out ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Unpaid air traffic controllers say government shutdown endangers flyers

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With the shutdown over, what’s next for air traffic control?

Scott Turner used to jump out of airplanes. A skydiver in his youth, Turner cultivated a passion for air travel early. These days, he’s got his feet firmly planted in San Angelo, where he helped start ...
fox13now

10,000 air traffic controllers work without pay amid government shutdown

SALT LAKE CITY — Air traffic controllers across the country are working without paychecks as the government shutdown continues, raising concerns about the profession's future and worker retention.
Houston Public Media

Trump slams air traffic controllers who called out during the government shutdown

President Trump gives brief remarks to members of the press after exiting Air Force One on Sunday. (Tasos Katopodis | Getty Images) President Trump is slamming U.S. air traffic controllers who called ...
New York Post

Exhausted, unpaid air traffic controllers warn as government shutdown puts plane passengers at risk

This situation can’t fly. The safety of every American plane passenger is being imperiled as the government shutdown drags into its second week, irate air traffic controllers say. More than 14,000 ...
Yahoo

Furloughed air traffic controller doing DoorDash urges lawmakers to make a deal | CUOMO

Jack Criss, an air traffic control specialist for the FAA, voiced his concerns about the weekslong government shutdown during the NewsNation Town Hall on Wednesday night at the Kennedy Center. The ...

US aviation crisis sees fed-up air traffic controllers leave for Australian jobs

US air traffic controllers are leaving the US for jobs in Australia, citing lower workloads, better rosters and higher morale ...
WSB-TV

Air traffic controller picks up second job after missing paycheck due to government shutdown

WASHINGTON, D.C. — An air traffic controller in the Washington, D.C. area is speaking out about the impact of the ongoing government shutdown, saying it has forced him to take on a second job to make ...