Air traffic controller turns to DoorDash, gets loan as paychecks run dry during shutdown: "Pressure on top of pressure"

Air traffic controller Jack Criss, a single father, says he's had to make difficult financial decisions to support his family ...

Air traffic controllers are about to miss their first paycheck, forcing some into side gigs

As essential workers, air traffic controllers are required to work without pay during a government shutdown forcing some into ...
Opinion
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From the Editor's Desk: King of Clubs

In an SNL skit from decades ago, a street gang member tries to sway a young woman to join them by siphoning gas for the gang as her admittance, but ...

This former air traffic controller's flight tip is a game changer if your flying during the government shutdown

Since October 1, 2025, travelers who intended to get on a plane have had their stomachs in knots over this government ...

Air traffic controllers working without pay until government shutdown ends

Air traffic controllers are expected to get a partial paycheck on Tuesday. That accounts for the hours they worked before the ...
The Conversation

How the government shutdown is making the air traffic controller shortage worse and leading to flight delays

Brian Strzempkowski does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...
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Air traffic controllers who duck unpaid work during the shutdown could be fired, Duffy warns

Even though the U.S. has a stark shortage of air traffic controllers, ones who call in sick instead of working without a paycheck during the federal government shutdown risk being fired, the U.S.