CommercialGovernment Shutdown Hearing: Modernization Threatened, Staffing Uncertain Presidents of five major aviation groups appeared before Congress Wednesday to testify on the impact of the 35-day government shutdown and support the bill that would ensure consistent funding for the FAA…
RegulationNew House Bill Would Fund FAA During Government Shutdown A new bill that would protect the FAA's funding in the event of government shutdown was put forward Friday in the House of Representatives by Reps. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., and Rick Larsen,…
ATM ModernizationNATCA Wants Separate Funding Source for Aviation After Shutdown The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) wants stable, reliable funding for aviation to ensure that nothing like the 35-day government shutdown that just ended can ever hamstring it again — which might…
ATM ModernizationController Shortage Causes Delayed Flights, La Guardia Ground Halt UPDATE: Shortly after this story's publication, President Trump and Congress announced a three-week agreement to temporarily restart the government. It remains to be seen if that will translate to long-term, full funding.…
ATM ModernizationMajor Aviation Organizations to Government: End the Shutdown An alphabet soup of nearly every major association, union and advocacy group in the aviation industry has come together to urge end the partial government shutdown that has furloughed government workers for…
ATM ModernizationNational Air Traffic Controllers Association Sues U.S. Government The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) is suing the U.S. federal government on behalf of members who have not received pay for work done during the ongoing partial government shutdown. Filed in…
CommercialWith No End in Sight, Government Shutdown Chafes Aviation Industry It has been 19 days since the beginning of the U.S. government's partial shutdown amid political infighting over funding for President Trump's proposed border wall between the U.S. and Mexico, and aviation…
ATM ModernizationAviation Industry Hoping Government Shutdown Over Before Serious Delays Occur The U.S. government has been partially shut down since December 22, furloughing workers in "non-critical" agencies including much of the FAA and Department of Homeland Security during the busiest travel time of…
ATM ModernizationFAA Shutdown Already Delaying Data Comm Transition to En Route Airspace The U.S. federal government partial shutdown is already delaying the FAA’s ability to stay on schedule with the deployment of air traffic controller-to-pilot digital messaging technology in high altitude airspace. Data Comm…
ATM ModernizationCan Automation Enable a Time-Based US Air Traffic System? The FAA’s goal of moving to a time-based air traffic system is challenged by the unpredictability of severe weather and the ability of air traffic controllers to introduce more automation into the…