Air travelers should expect worsening cancellations and delays this week even if the government shutdown ends, as the Federal Aviation Administration rolls out deeper cuts to flights at 40 major U.S.

Almost everyone agrees that the US air traffic control system is broken. Longstanding staffing shortages. Antiquated technology. And now, air traffic controllers are caught in the middle of a ...

New programs cannot turn out the numbers needed to make up for the controller shortfall. But they hope to have a higher success rate than the Federal Aviation Agency’s official academy. New programs ...

Update: October 28, 2025, at 1:40 p.m. ET As politicians continue infighting over the ongoing shutdown of the United States Government, the aviation industry has taken a massive hit, as Tuesday marked ...

Flight delays linked to the ongoing federal government shutdown continue, with this past weekend marking the worst for air traffic control staffing shortages since the shutdown began, according to a ...

While the Federal Aviation Administration is facing an air traffic controller staffing shortage, it’s also testing a modern alternative to the traditional air traffic control system called a digital ...

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 ...

The FAA issued a ground delay at Nashville International Airport due to an air traffic controller shortage. The delay, caused by the ongoing government shutdown, was scheduled to last up to two hours ...