Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says airport delays are “going to get worse” amid shutdown – CBS News Watch CBS News Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that airport delays are “going to get worse” as the government shutdown stretches on and air traffic controllers go without a second paycheck. Source…
U.S. airports see major delays amid shutdown staffing shortages – CBS News Watch CBS News Some of the busiest airports in the U.S. are experiencing major delays caused by staffing issues from the ongoing government shutdown. Source link
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday delayed flights at airports in Austin, Newark and Nashville as air traffic control staffing problems continue to snarl flights and a government shutdown hits its 31st day. At least nine FAA facilities were facing staffing issues on Friday and the agency said it was…
By Idrees Ali and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. airports reported more than 20 incidents of air traffic controller shortages on Saturday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said, in the latest sign of the government shutdown’s impact. Some 13,000 air traffic controllers and about 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers must work even if they are not…
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday raised concerns about air traffic controllers taking on second jobs to pay their bills during the government shutdown. “If you have a controller that’s working six days a week, but has to think about, ‘How am I going to pay the mortgage, how am I going…
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By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Acting NASA chief Sean Duffy and billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday traded barbs online over who should lead the space agency, a day after Duffy invited companies to compete with Musk’s SpaceX for a moon landing mission. The spat involving the U.S. space program and the SpaceX CEO, which have…
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, attends the Viva Technology conference at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk criticized acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy after he told media outlets this week that the billionaire’s space company is falling…
By David Shepardson and Doyinsola Oladipo ARLINGTON, Virginia/NEWARK (Reuters) -More than 13,000 U.S. air traffic controllers face rising stress and financial insecurity after Tuesday’s disbursement of what will be their last paycheck during the government shutdown, posing potential risks for air travel, the head of an employee union said. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said last…
Nasa has barred Chinese nationals on US visas from its facilities and networks, in the latest reflection of Washington’s mounting concern over Beijing’s progress in space and other advanced technologies. Although the space agency has typically restricted the employment of Chinese citizens, Chinese nationals on US visas without affiliations with Chinese government institutions or state-owned…