Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sean Duffy said his department may punish air traffic controller absences during the shutdown. He was referring specifically to ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened penalties for air traffic controllers who failed to show up for work for extended periods during the government shutdown. Speaking with reporters on ...

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association is warning that air traffic will be made less safe by the government shutdown, which forced air traffic controllers on Tuesday to miss their first ...

Oct. 28 (UPI) --The federal government shutdown has deprived the nation's air traffic controllers of full paychecks for the first time on Tuesday, which has some airlines supporting them.

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(AP) - A shortage of air traffic controllers caused more flight disruptions Monday around the country as controllers braced for their first full missing paycheck during the federal government shutdown ...