FAA reports increasing air traffic controller call-outs as shutdown enters second month |
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) pressed lawmakers to reopen the government late Friday as major airports across the U.S. experience flight delays and cancellations due staffing shortages amid the lapse in funding.
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents and nearly 13,000 air traffic controllers are among the federal workers that are deemed essential and have been working without pay since the government shutdown began.
Under the strain, airports in........