On any given day, air traffic controller Matt Ellington and his colleagues are calling the shots for hundreds of planes and ...

In May, The Verge reported that the US aviation system was so fragile that “the smallest disruption can throw the entire ...

Controllers met travelers at O'Hare Airport asking them to demand elected officials end the 3-week-old shutdown.

As the ninth day of the government shutdown wears on, the focus is on how many air traffic controllers show up to work ...

Here's the reality: air traffic controllers and TSA agents are classified as "essential workers," which means they're still ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday threatened to fire "problem children" air traffic controllers who fail to ...

As the nations enters the second week of a government shutdown, the Federal Aviation Administration has braced for more ...

Multiple airports from New York to California are experiencing flight delays. The alerts come as some airports have gone dark ...

The government has been shut down for more than a week, and Congress still appears deadlocked on a funding plan.

The U.S. government shutdown is making travelers worry about flight safety and delays. Some airport staff are working without pay, and a few airports had small delays. Officials say its still safe to ...

By Pete Muntean, Aaron Cooper, Rebekah Riess, Dalia Faheid, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is again reporting short staffing at air traffic control operations as the ...

The government shutdown continues to hamper air travel in its second weekend. Flight-tracking website FlightAware.com is only reporting 82 canceled flights within, into or out of the U.S. as of 4 p.m.