Government shutdown hits air travel, closing a control tower and causing delays across the country

The impact of the government shutdown hit travelers across the United States Monday, as air traffic controllers called out ...

An air traffic control tower was unstaffed. Is this the U.S. government shutdown breaking point?

Of all the replies a pilot doesn't want to hear when they radio air traffic control, "the tower is closed due to staffing" is ...

Delays spread to major airports across the country, as the seventh day of government shutdown impacts travelers

There are not going to be enough air traffic controllers in the tower at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Tuesday night ...
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Government shutdown forces airlines to juggle flights

Staffing shortages during the government shutdown forced Burbank Airport pilots to follow tower-less protocols, causing ...

Air traffic audio reveals tense moments before small plane crashed near Toronto high school

Harrowing air traffic control audio reviewed by CBC News reveals the tense moments before a small plane crash-landed near a ...

Government shutdown disrupts air travel as controller staffing issues cause major delays

WASHINGTON (TNND) — The ongoing government shutdown is having a large impact on air travel; air traffic controller staffing ...

Air traffic audio captures tense moments before plane crash in Toronto park

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says the plane had departed from Orillia and was en route to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.
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Controller scolds Spirit Airlines pilot to 'pay attention' to radio calls as Air Force One flies 8 miles away

A Spirit Airlines pilot was scolded by air traffic control on Tuesday after not immediately responding to a controller’s instructions as Air Force One flew about 8 miles away.Listen to the air traffic ...

'Pay attention': Spirit Airlines flight warned to move away from Air Force One

The pilots of Spirit Airlines flight 1300 received several warnings from air traffic controllers to move their aircraft away ...

Flights resume after radar and communication outages hit air traffic controllers in Dallas

A telecommunication outage caused Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers in Dallas to lose radar and some communications Friday afternoon, leading to flights being stopped at the area ...