In Shutdown, Each Controller ‘Has Their Own Story Of What They Can Stand’
The post In Shutdown, Each Controller ‘Has Their Own Story Of What They Can Stand’ appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Among air traffic controllers, including those at DCA, “Everybody is down,” says a union leader.(Photo by Al Drago) © 2025 Bloomberg Finance LP The federal shutdown entered its fourth week Tuesday, bringing the first missed paycheck for air traffic controllers and triggering delays at airports including Atlanta. An air traffic advisory issued Tuesday morning by the Federal Aviation Administration noted insufficient staffing at facilities including Atlanta TRACON (Terminal Radar Approach Control) and Denver International, the busiest and fourth busiest U.S. airports. On Monday, the FAA cited staffing shortages and imposed ground delay programs affecting airports in Newark; Dallas and Austin. Austin Airport in Texas and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Monday. Flights in the southeast were delayed earlier because of significant staffing shortages at the Atlanta Terminal Radar Approach Control. The current shutdown differs from the previous 35-day shutdown of 2018-2019 because “In the last one, as it got towards the end, you could feel the ship was straightening itself out,” said Dan McCabe, southern regional vice president for the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. “This one feels like it could just go on forever. ” With no paychecks on Thursday, “Today is the day it all became real for everybody,” McCabe said Tuesday in an interview. A 20-year controller, he oversees about 3,200 controllers at 60 southern region FAA facilities, including major hubs in Atlanta, Charlotte and Miami. “It’s the same in Atlanta and Charlotte as it is across the country,” he said. “Everybody is down. Everybody feels a little hopeless. Everybody has their own story of what they can stand. You don’t know where anyone’s break point is. “The workforce is young,” he said. “A lot have never seen a real shutdown. A lot of them are thinking, ‘I didn’t know this was a thing. They don’t…
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Among air traffic controllers, including those at DCA, “Everybody is down,” says a union leader.(Photo by Al Drago) © 2025 Bloomberg Finance LP The federal shutdown entered its fourth week Tuesday, bringing the first missed paycheck for air traffic controllers and triggering delays at airports including Atlanta. An air traffic advisory issued Tuesday morning by the Federal Aviation Administration noted insufficient staffing at facilities including Atlanta TRACON (Terminal Radar Approach Control) and Denver International, the busiest and fourth busiest U.S. airports. On Monday, the FAA cited staffing shortages and imposed ground delay programs affecting airports in Newark; Dallas and Austin. Austin Airport in Texas and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Monday. Flights in the southeast were delayed earlier because of significant staffing shortages at the Atlanta Terminal Radar Approach Control. The current shutdown differs from the previous 35-day shutdown of 2018-2019 because “In the last one, as it got towards the end, you could feel the ship was straightening itself out,” said Dan McCabe, southern regional vice president for the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. “This one feels like it could just go on forever. ” With no paychecks on Thursday, “Today is the day it all became real for everybody,” McCabe said Tuesday in an interview. A 20-year controller, he oversees about 3,200 controllers at 60 southern region FAA facilities, including major hubs in Atlanta, Charlotte and Miami. “It’s the same in Atlanta and Charlotte as it is across the country,” he said. “Everybody is down. Everybody feels a little hopeless. Everybody has their own story of what they can stand. You don’t know where anyone’s break point is. “The workforce is young,” he said. “A lot have never seen a real shutdown. A lot of them are thinking, ‘I didn’t know this was a thing. They don’t…
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