CommercialCongressman: Would FAA Funding Bill Make Future Shutdowns 'Easy'? Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.), the ranking member on the House Subcommittee on Aviation, is concerned that a proposal to keep the FAA fully funded during any future government shutdowns would open up a can…
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…